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Former Nokia Money crew kicks off iKaaz mobile payments, lets shops go with or without NFC
Posted On 17 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
It's a big day for mobile payments. Multiple former Nokia Money veterans have formally launched iKaaz, a two-pronged strategy to phone commece where choice is the order of the day. The first components, M-POS and its accompanying Tap & Pay, are r...
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11-year-old wins $20,000 at AT&T hackathon for creating app that discourages texting while driving
Posted On 23 Sep 2012 By Alexis Santos. Under: Uncategorized.
AT&T's already working on an app to keep folks from texting while driving, but earlier this month it gave folks at a Los Angeles hackathon the chance to develop their own solution. David Grau, a creative director and designer at an interactive ag...
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iPhone reportedly vulnerable to text message spoofing flaw
Posted On 17 Aug 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
If you're an iPhone owner, you may want to use good judgment before responding to any out-of-the-blue text messages in the near future. French jailbreak developer and security researcher pod2g finds that every iPhone firmware revision, even iOS 6 bet...
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Texas man foretells dire outcome: messages ‘I need to quit texting,’ before driving into ravine
Posted On 04 Aug 2012 By Zachary Lutz. Under: Uncategorized.
Despite our love of gadgets, we're not willing to give any slack to people that text while driving, and for one good reason: it's freaking dangerous. You've heard the grim stories before, but few incidents resonate to the heart of the matter like tha...
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DARPA-backed Power Pwn is power strip by day, superhero hack machine by night
Posted On 22 Jul 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Call the Power Pwn the champion of white hat hacking. Underneath that Clark Kent power strip exterior, there's a Superman of full-scale breach testing that can push the limits of just about any company network, whether it takes 3G, Ethernet or WiFi t...
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RIM applies for patent on detecting emotion in messaging, wants you chilled while you BBM
Posted On 19 Jul 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Ever get the shakes sending out an angry text message? You'd better be careful if you buy a BlackBerry in the future, as RIM is trying for a patent that would telegraph all that wrath to the recipient on the other end. The technique uses a myriad of ...
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RIM applies for patent on detecting emotion in messaging, wants you chilled while you BBM
Posted On 19 Jul 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Ever get the shakes sending out an angry text message? You'd better be careful if you buy a BlackBerry in the future, as RIM is trying for a patent that would telegraph all that wrath to the recipient on the other end. The technique uses a myriad of ...
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Google launches Gmail SMS for text-based email in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya
Posted On 18 Jul 2012 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Smartphones and email-equipped feature phones have proliferated in even the most resource-dry areas of Asia, Europe and North America, but for many subscribers in Africa, SMS is the only option for text-based communication on the go. And, to give res...
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Skype confirms fix rolling out for instant messaging bug
Posted On 17 Jul 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
When one of your main services throws up a pretty embarrassing bug, you're going to want to squash that quick. Skype has stepped up and done just that, according to its blog. The hotfix will be rolling out for version 5.10 for Windows, 5.8 for Mac, 4....
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OnStar seals partnership with RelayRides, makes renting out your car even easier (hands-on video)
Posted On 17 Jul 2012 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
Remember that partnership between OnStar and RelayRides we wrote about last March? Well it's finally coming to fruition today, with the peer-to-peer car sharing service launching support for remote door unlocking via OnStar's proprietary API. As a re...
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