Travelers to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague can pay for hotel bookings in bitcoin at any of the Holland’s three easyHotels. The easyHotel Holland website offers a ‘pay in bitcoin’ option upon checkout that generates a BitPay invoice, QR code and wallet address included, to settle the payment. The easyHotel brand has become increasingly popular…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) released its latest earnings report recently, exceeding the estimates of analysts with strong key metrics. As a result, Sterne Agee analysts have increased their estimates and price target for the social network. Shares of Facebook Inc (FB) have surged more than 5% after the recent solid earnings report. The company reported…
InterMune, Inc. (ITMN ) received breakthrough therapy designation for its primary product, Esbriet (pirfenidone), from the FDA. InterMune is looking to get Esbriet approved in the U.S. for the treatment of adults suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Breakthrough therapy designation is a status provided to candidates that show superiority over existing therapies for the…
US-based company CoinSafe says its new mobile and desktop apps can turn any local business into a ‘bitcoin ATM’, or face-to-face bitcoin exchange. The CoinSafe apps are free to use and allow businesses to trade bitcoins directly with walk-in customers. After registering their business name for inclusion in CoinSafe’s directory, owners then link the app…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ AAPL) is ready to dominate the e-book market .The Cupertino-based tech giant recently acquired book analytics company BookLamp, which features BookGenome technology that is similar to Pandora. Apple’s latest acquisition is rumored to help boost iBooks and compete against Amazon in the e-book market. BookLamp is a startup that breaks books down…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has been accused of blocking apps from rivals in the Android app marketplace, which is a multi-billion dollar industry. One such rival is Aptoide, a Portuguese app store. The firm wants legal action against Google and has urged EU regulators to consider the same, according to a report from Giga Om….
