In a somewhat ironic turn of events, Google has bought technology from Softcard, the mobile payments app developed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile primarily to take on Google Wallet. The acquisition aims to integrate Google’s mobile payment option into every phone carried by the three large wireless carriers.
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Pebble expands into the Android Wear ecosystem
Pebble has released the full version of its support for the Android Wear operating system, allowing users to respond to notifications they receive through their wearables. The Pebble operating system first saw the light of day in December last year as a beta version for testing and to see how the consumer market would catch […]
Apple could be on track to release iPhone 7 in September
In a recent post last month concerning the rumored iPhone 7 (some call it the iPhone 6s, but we have yet to see), we have laid out several possibilities of what the next Apple flagship could look like and what features will be slapped into it. Now, industry sources have indicated that the iPhone 7 […]
Apple going up against Spotify and Rdio with new streaming service?
Apple’s WWDC conference 2015 is just a few months away, and already we are receiving a plausible rumor that the tech giant is planning to launch its own music streaming service at the event to complement what it already offers to music lovers out there, the Beats audio product.
WhatsApp rolls out voice calling in India
If you happen to be residing in India and has the latest version of mobile messaging app WhatsApp installed in your device, chances are you might be invited to try out the app’s new voice calling feature that the company is beginning to roll out in the country.
Microsoft seeks to dominate the mobile market with investment in Android startup
The business of developing an operating system for a mobile device is one of deciding factors that made Google successful in this market. Because the search giant controls your home screen, it gets pretty much of the revenue from ads.
