Samsung Electronics has acquired LoopPay, a U.S. mobile payments firm that could help it counter the Apple Pay obile payments system. LoopPay produces small add-on devices for smartphones that can transmit credit card information in conjunction with a mobile app. When…
New rules on How to Unlock Your Smartphon
GOOD NEWS! As of February 11, 2015, that's all changed. Back in December of 2013, the major U.S. carriers set a voluntary deadline for a date by which consumers would be able to unlock their phones -- provided they met…
“Uber” is in Talks to Sell Over $1 Billion in Convertible Debt
Uber (private Car Rental Application Company) is in talks to sell more than $1 billion in convertible debt, a source familiar with the matter said, soon after the U.S. taxi service said it raised $1.2 billion in its latest funding…
Samsung ask Court to Throw out $930M Damages in Apple IP Suit
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) asked a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to toss out an order that it pay Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) $930 million for infringing on iPhone patents to make its Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. The…
Mobile Now Accounts for 50.3% of All Ecommerce Traffic
Last week represented the first time in history that more people used mobile phones and tablets to visit online stores than using computers. Looking at data from over 100,000 ecommerce stores that use the Shopify platform, we saw 50.3% of…
Smartphone growth to slow
Forecast: IDC says - Smartphone growth will continue at nearly 10% annually through 2018, but that’s well behind increases in recent years. IDC said Monday that global smartphone shipments in 2014 will reach nearly 1.3 billion units, an increase of 26% over 2013.…
Android Lollipop (5.0) Rollout Delayed
If you were wondering why your Nexus or Google Play Edition phone hadn't received an over the air (OTA) update delivering Android 5.0, the answer appears to be that Google is ironing out some serious bugs that would have made it unwelcome in the…
Lenovo Plans New Small-screen Windows Tablet
Lenovo has stopped sales of its existing small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S., but plans a new model for release by the end of the year. "We will continue to bring new Windows devices to market across different screen sizes,…
Google’s Android Studio Development Environment is Available
Google's Android Studio development environment is available in a beta version that makes it easier to create apps for smart-watches and TVs. The beta was announced at the Google I/O developer conference along with preview versions of Android L and the…
Wireless Carriers a Challenge for Internet of Things (IoT)
According to Google, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) will often require slow-but-cheap connectivity, pretty much the opposite of what wireless carriers offer today. The company has challenged carriers to make this IoT plan known so developers and customers can begin to plan…