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A 17-year-old German student contends PayPal has denied him a reward for finding a vulnerability in its website. Robert Kugler said he notified PayPal of the vulnerability on May 19. He said he was informed by email that because he is under 18 years old, he did not qualify for its Bug Bounty Program. He will turn 18 next March. PayPal, which is owned by auction site eBay, outlines the terms and conditions for its Bug Bounty Program on its website, but does not appear to have an age guideline. PayPal officials did not have an immediate comment. Many companies such as Google and Facebook have reward programs. The programs are intended to create an incentive for researchers to privately report issues and allow vendors to release fixes before hackers take advantage of flaws. Facebook pays a minimum of US$500 for qualifying bugs, while Google pays from $100 up to $20,000 depending on the severity of the issue. Neither has an age restriction listed o

Google may want crowd-sourced app or may just want to mess with Facebook, delaying its plans and boosting reported $1 billion price tag Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze , igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook. Citing unnamed sources, Businessweek today reported that Google is one of multiple companies negotiating to buy Waze, which is said to have a $1 billion price tag. According to the report, Israel-based Waze is in talks with "multiple parties" concerning an acquisition, and is also considering whether to raise venture capital and remain independent. [ Get expert advice about planning and implementing your BYOD strategy with InfoWorld's 29-page "Mobile and BYOD Deep Dive" PDF special report . | Keep up on key mobile developments and insights with the Mobilize newsletter . Google did not respond to a request for comment on the report. Earlier this month, Facebook was said to be negotiating to buy W

The organisation - which represents the mobile industry - said that the surge in connected devices and the growth of machine-to-machine communications were creating huge demand. In a report it lays out some of the ways that mobile is transforming lives, particularly in the developing world. Mobile health services could help save one million lives in Africa, it said. The five-year forecasts were released to coincide with Mobile World Congress - the association's annual tech event in Barcelona.   Health and learning The fight against deadly diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and the ongoing fight against HIV will increasingly be helped by the greater use of mobile connectivity, according to the report. Some 240 tonnes of food spoils during transit and in storage every year, but using mobile to track trucks and monitor the temperature of storage facilities could save enough food to feed 40 million people in 2017 - equivalent

RIM is about to make BBM app for other mobile devices, hopefully blackberry is going to go down in market value

Facebook is in talks on a potential $1 billion deal to buy the Israel-based GPS mobile navigation app Waze, The Wall Street Journal reported. The report late Thursday, citing unnamed sources, said the discussions were "serious" but that no deal had been finalized. Waze, which claims more than 40 million users, could allow the world's biggest social network to expand its offerings in areas such as driving directions, or avoiding traffic jams or car accidents. Waze describes itself as an app bringing together "the world's largest community of drivers who work together to fight traffic, and save time and gas money on their daily commute." Facebook declined to comment on the report. The Journal said Facebook could use the app to expand its mobile offerings and get a foothold in the field of online maps. It would one of the biggest deals ever for Facebook, which last year took over Instagram in a stock deal initially pegged at $1 billion, hut with a final v