Coinbase is planning to set up a new trading venue outside of the U.S., according to reports. The exchange has announced plans to accelerate its "Go Broad, Go Deep" international strategy over the following two months, launching new products and services in markets on six continents. Coinbase has started talking to its existing international clients including market makers and institutional investment firms about setting up a separate platform headquartered outside the U.S., Bloomberg...

Outdoor apparel retailer Eddie Bauer yesterday announced plans to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy code. The filing asks the court for permission to sell the company to private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors and continue retail and catalog operations, including honoring its gift cards. Eddie Bauer sells its gift cards and e-cards into the incentive and corporate markets channel, and is a member of the Incentive Gift Card Council. Citing concerns about its ability to meet debt...

There were lots of great entries in Incentive’s second annual Motivation Masters awards. The programs, which took place between Jan. 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010, included several glitzy, ultra-high-end travel programs. But one that stood out was a short, points-based incentive program for the frontline retail sales staff of the Western region of Dillard’s, a Gilbert, AZ-based department store chain with 296 stores in 29 states and annual sales exceeding $6.2 billion. The company’s 2009...

Apple's iPad is on fire, but a whole new generation of competing tablet computers is now on the market. The new tablets tout improvements from more complete web-browsing capabilities to highly robust operating systems, notably Google Android. Google developed the Honeycomb version of Android specifically for tablets, rather than using the operating system it originally designed for smartphones. BlackBerry and Microsoft also have created operating systems, though they command smaller market...

The Sound Platform wireless home audio system from Soundfreaq lets users enjoy music stored on an iPad, iPod, or iPhone, Android, or BlackBerry smartphone without having to put their devices on a shelf. The Bluetooth-enabled Sound Platform can stream music or audio wirelessly, providing high quality, room-filling sound from up to 33 feet away and letting users keep their devices exactly where they want them: in their hands. That means using email, browsing the web, watching movies, and...