For $250 million, Samsung has acquired LoopPay. This addition means that the Korean phone company has entered the mobile payment market. So what did LoopPay do? They’re the guys who invented the technology where you could use your phone case to pay at the credit card swipe. Now, Samsung’s master …
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Galaxy Tab S2: The iPad Killer
It hasn’t been officially announced yet, but details of Samsung’s next tablets have been leaked. If everything is true, then the rumors point to a June launch. So far, there will be two tablets going under the name Galaxy Tab S2. It’s unclear whether the tablets will have a 8-inch …
Read More »The Moto 360 vs Apple Watch – Battle for supremacy
The Moto 360 and the Apple Watch are the most talked about smartwatches in the world. These two smartwatches run on 2 different platforms and are not cross-platform compatible. However there are some rumors about the Moto 360 support coming to iOS. So just to get the specs out of …
Read More »Apple Watch “Patent”
Does Apple know what it’s doing? After a year of waiting, the company has finally received the patent, for their Apple Watch design, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). And if we recall from April, they also have the patent for their Apple Watch bands. What does this mean …
Read More »Apple Pay might not be the way, as it turns out to be risky
Apple Pay has become the most popular mobile payment platform across the U.S. and parts of Europe, but evidence from a security researcher shows that the platform isn’t as safe as Tim Cook thought it would be. It seems that even though Apple Pay brought so many banks (and the %15 …
Read More »iPhone 6 might no longer be sold in the U.S. as Ericsson sues Apple
Ericsson has filed seven suits against Apple for patent infringement, and now demands that iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales be stopped in the United States. Ericsson has come forth to the U.S. International Trade Commission asking them to block iPhone sales across the United States. That might mean …
Read More »Apple wants to hire Samsung employees, it’s not a joke
It seems Apple has seen the potential behind Samsung and its employees and is now looking to hire professionals from the company to work on their own products. According to a report from The Korea Times, Apple has already started looking to recruit former or current Samsung employees, especially in …
Read More »Apple to invest $1.7 billion into a new Japan Display plant
Apple has big plans for the future of its display technology, after their sapphire crystal glass provider went bankrupt last fall. It seems Tim Cook is in talks with Japan Display, a Japanese screen maker, to start manufacturing their own displays, in their own plants. According to a Reuters report, …
Read More »Motorola tells Ive how it is: Apple is outrageous
Motorola has found the criticism coming from designer Jony Ive as offensive and came through with a comeback that tells Apple and Ive how it is: Apple products are outrageously expensive. If you don’t know what we’re referring to here, you should read the extensive profile The New Yorker published …
Read More »Former GM CEO says Apple has no idea what it’s getting into with the iCar
Apple is supposedly working on an electric vehicle dubbed the Titan to rival with Google’s own self-driving car as well as with Tesla’s offerings. Even though many dismissed the rumors about the Apple iCar as misleading, invoking that the Cupertino-based company is improving their 3D mapping technology and not testing an …
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