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Amazon Web Services opens new Herndon office 27 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com's cloud services division, has officially opened its new Herndon office. The 12900 Worldgate Dr. facility expands Amazon's already sizable Northern Virginia infrastruct...
Washington home prices trail national gains 27 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
Home prices in June were up an average of 12.1 percent from a year earlier in the nation's 20 biggest cities, according to the monthly S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, with the annual gain in Washin...
Third time's a charm? Why the Air Force awarded more contracts under the $6.9B NetCents2 program 27 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
What do you do if your $6.9 billion program keeps getting protested by the losing bidders, halting performance in its tracks? If you're the Air Force, you just award more contracts. Eight more specifi...
Apple iPhone users may get trade-in program after all 27 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Apple has begun sharing with retail employees the details of a new program that will allow Apple Store customers to trade in their used iPhones for credit toward a new one, according to AllThingsD. A...
Your first college assignment: Think about your finances (Guest Blog) 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
With back-to-school season in full swing, millions of college students are unpacking their bags and adjusting to being on their own for the first time. As they roll into a new academic year away from ...
D.C. launches bid for 2024 Olympics 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Washington, D.C. is throwing its hat back into the Olympic ring, this time with a bid to host the summer games in 2024. The nonprofit D.C. 2024 officially launched today to begin exploring an Olympic...
Bitcoin Foundation meets with the Federal Reserve, FBI, Secret Service 27 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
The Bitcoin Foundation met with the Federal Reserve on Monday, and at least six other government agencies to plan the future of Bitcoin, the encrypted currency rapidly growing into a fully developed e...
Mobile commerce sales top $10B in first half of 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
Commerce transactions in the U.S. on smartphones and tablets totaled $10.6 billion in the first half of this year, according to a comScore estimate, AllThingsD reports. Commerce purchases made on mob...
Tablet users more engaged with ads 27 Aug 2013 | 06:37 pm
What, up until now, was seen as a distraction from TV, the tablet may be the key to captive audiences for ads, according to L.A. Biz. A new study by IPG Media Lab and YuMe shows tablet users are more...
New iPhone could be fast... very fast 27 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
The iPhone 5S, reportedly to be unveiled Sept. 10, will have a processor that runs 31 percent faster than the iPhone 5. Mashable, citing a Tweet from Fox News personality Clayton Morris, reported the...
