Google Wallet goes live: Smartphones become credit cards
Google has launched its mobile payments system’ Google Wallet’ in the US, allowing people to pay for purchases simply by waving their smartphones at the cash register.
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1 in 10 eBay customers now buying on mobile
The sales of goods through smartphones now account for more than a 10th of all purchases on eBay, according to new figures.
Intel partners Google for Android chips
Computing giant Intel has set up a development partnership with Google to help improve how the Android operating system runs on its processors.
Most Brits ‘don’t know what a QR code is’
Just over a third (36%) of Brits know what QR Codes are, and only 11% have actually used them, according to a new survey.
Right to reply: Is it a tablet? Is it a smartphone? No, it’s Samsung’s new Note device
Samsung has launched its latest mobile device, the Galaxy Note…but journalists can’t decide what it is. Daniel Ashdown, analyst at Juniper research, takes a closer look…
UK mobile web use soars, but quarter of Brits still with no internet: ONS
Mobile internet use in the UK continued to soar in 2011, with nearly half of internet users logging on in the past year via their smartphones, but a quarter of households remain without a connection as the digital divide shows no signs of closing, according to the latest government statistics.
Google’s searchable web TV coming to UK ‘within six months’
Google is set to bring its web TV service to the UK before February next year, the company has announced.
Google's searchable web TV coming to UK 'within six months'
Google is set to bring its web TV service to the UK before February next year, the company has announced.
Right to reply: iZettle set to conquer UK payments landscape
The latest indispensible app to add to the already seemingly indispensible smartphone is the iZettle — a payment service that makes it possible for anyone to take chip and pin card payments. Justin Schamotta at Choosetakes a closer look…
Nearly half of all German web users access online games
In June 2011 a total of 25.2 million German have visited online gaming sites, marking an 8% rise on last year, according to new research.