Monthly Archives: February 2015

Kazakhstan to take measures to maintain national currency rate – president

Kazakhstan will take all necessary measures to prevent sharp fluctuations of the national currency rate – tenge Source: en.trend.az

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Car explodes in front of Kazakh Defense Ministry – Tengrinews

A car has exploded in front of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

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Nazarbaev Calls U.S. And EU Sanctions On Russia ‘Barbaric’

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has described U.S. and European Union sanctions against Russia as “barbaric,” saying that they are harming Kazakhstan and calling for the “de-dollarization” of th… Source: http://www.rferl.org

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Two Global Payments Showstoppers | PYMNTS.com

The big trend in payments is to move away from in-house payments processing systems to SaaS-based platforms that are easy to deploy, configure and enable new Source: http://www.pymnts.com

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Shell Pumps PayPal For Mobile Payments | PYMNTS.com

Tired of having to get out of the car in the middle of winter to pay for gas? Thanks to a new partnership between PayPal and Shell, payments for filling up can Source: http://www.pymnts.com

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Is Russia Preparing to Move to the Gold Standard? – Sputnik International

An article by Mises Institute contributor Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna believes that now is the ideal time for Russia to introduce a gold-backed ruble. Source: sputniknews.com

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Patent Troll Crackdown Gets New Life In Congress – Law360 (subscription)

The stalled effort to get tough on so-called patent trolls was revived in Congress on Thursday with the introduction of a bill that would make significant changes to patent law, including raising pleading standards, limiting discovery and requiring… Source: http://www.law360.com

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Samsung Smart TVs May Record, Transmit User Conversations | DSLReports, ISP Information

News: Samsung Smart TVs May Record, Transmit User Conversations Source: http://www.dslreports.com

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Congress takes another stab at patent law reform

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) has introduced a new version of the Innovation Act, a bill aiming to make it tougher for IP licensing firms (often referred to by critics as patent trolls) to pursue infringement suits. Source: seekingalpha.com

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Once More With Feeling: Patent Reform Introduced, And This Time The Trial Lawyers May Not Be Able To Kill It | Techdirt

This was widely expected, but Rep. Goodlatte has now officially re-introduced his patent reform bill, which largely mirrors the one that sailed through the House with ease a little over a year ago (in part because they took out some

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