A report earlier this year suggested that Apple was looking to bring its Apple Pay mobile payment system to Canada sometime in the first half of the year. An announcement was to have made in March but no such event materialized. The Wall Street Journal today suggests that the launch is now planned for sometime this fall. The report adds […]
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Jawbone to team up with American Express for fitness band mobile payments
Jawbone and American Express are teaming up to bring mobile payments to fitness bands. The new partnership will allow American Express cardholders to use nothing but their fitness band to make purchases at select merchants. A formal announcement from the two companies could come as early as later this week. The new functionality will only be available on future fitness […]
New details emerge about Google MVNO Project Fi service
Google effectively confirmed back in early March that it is planning to launch an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) service in the U.S. Some details have already emerged but a new firmware image for the Nexus 6 appears to have revealed far more. Obtained by Android Police, this firmware, sporting build number LVY47H, contains a new app that appears to […]
Android Wear could be coming to Apple iPhone
With the launch of Apple Watch pre-orders kicking off today, Apple is bringing the fight with perennial foe Google to one more market segment. While Android Wear devices got the early start, the Apple Watch is widely expected to dominate the smartwatch market. Needless to say, Google and its partners are none too pleased about such a possibility. Now comes word that Google […]
Apple Watch retail packaging revealed?
We’re only days away from the start of Apple Watch pre-orders. Apple has already revealed pretty much everything there is to know about its upcoming smartwatch but some details are still missing. Among them has been what the retail packaging will look like. Even that now appears to have been revealed. Jeremy Gan posted a number of pictures on his […]
Round Samsung Orbis smartwatch said to launch as Samsung Gear A
Rumours have been floating since the start of the year that Samsung is working on a new smartwatch with a round display. This is no longer anything special in itself but Samsung is rumoured to be including a number of features that will be, including a rotating bezel ring and gesture controls. Known by its alleged codename Orbis so far, […]
Google MVNO to offer free global roaming?
Google confirmed at Mobile World Congress last month that it was looking to launch its own MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) service. Google senior vice-president Sundar Pichai revealed little about the company’s plans though, promising only that additional information would be revealed in the coming months. Past rumours indicated that Google was in talks with a number of U.S. carriers […]
New render hints at Moto 360 successor design
Information about an updated version of the Moto 360 smartwatch (codenamed Smelt) continues to emerge ahead of an expected release sometime later this year. A leaked render posted on China’s social media site Weibo now gives us a glimpse at what it could look like. Assuming that the image is legitimate, it shows a device very similar to the original […]