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Apple Watch is selling out fast, shipping dates extended up to 6 weeks
Pre-orders for the Apple Watch started at 12:01 a.m. PDT Friday, April 10. Shipping is set to start April 24; however, certain versions sold out quickly and consumers will have to wait up to six weeks or longer before they will be able to have their Apple Watch on their wrist. The shipping date for ...
eBay, PayPal split: business as usual – almost
eBay Inc. announced last September that it would spin off subsidiary PayPal in 2015 to form two publicly traded companies: eBay Inc. and PayPal Holdings Inc. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filling released yesterday by eBay has revealed some of the terms of the proposed separation. The split is due to happen later ...
Where to buy the Gold Apple Watch: Find a stocked store near you
Apple has said that only selected Apple Stores in the U.S. and authorized Apple resellers internationally will carry the high-end Gold Apple Watch Edition. MacRumors reported today that buyers interested in the gold Apple Watch Edition can use Apple’s ‘Find Locations’ tool to locate an Apple Store near them that has stock. To find an ...
Apple Pay now accepted by 10 more merchants
On Wednesday, Apple added 10 new merchants to the “Where to use Apple Pay” page on the company’s website. The total number of merchants that now support Apple’s NFC-based mobile payments system is now 68. Three of the new merchants added to the page are not new though. Oracle Arena, the Amway Center and U.S. ...
The newest features in iOS 8.3: What you need to know
On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 8.3, the third major update to iOS 8. First seeded to developers in February, in March iOS 8.3 became the first-ever iOS update released for public beta testing. The general release of iOS 8.3 brings new features, design updates and more to the mobile operating system. Here is a roundup ...
Still on the fence about Apple Watch? Perhaps these reviews will help
It’s been a long wait since the Apple Watch was first announced in September. The wearable will finally become available for pre-order on Friday, April 10, before it goes on sale two weeks later on April 24. Apart from fake Apple Watches on sale in China and garish augmented reality renderings of an Apple Watch ...
Mobile payments wars heat up as Microsoft prepares to enter the market
If the latest report proves accurate, Windows Phone users may soon have their very own mobile payments solution, just like their iPhone and Android smartphone toting friends. According to a report by USA Today, Faisal Khan, a banking and payments consultant at Faisal Khan & Company, has uncovered documents showing that Idaho has awarded Microsoft ...
Scientists develop bendable battery that fully charges in one minute
Scientists at Stanford University in California have revealed what they call a “breakthrough in battery technology” that may lead to the ability to manufacture safer and longer lasting batteries for everyday devices, laptops and mobile phones. Batteries based on the new technology may also mean a smartphone can be fully charged in just one minute. ...
Samsung expects another decline in profit for first quarter
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. expects its earnings for the first quarter (Q1) of 2015 to decline as the company’s smartphone business continues to lose market share to competitors. In an earnings estimate released Tuesday, the South Korea-based electronics giant said it expects operating profit for the quarter ending March 31 to be 5.9 trillion won ...
Android co-founder Andy Rubin raises $48M for hardware startup incubator
Andy Rubin, Android co-founder and former head of Google Inc.’s robotics division, has raised $48 million to launch Playground Global LLC, an incubator focused on hardware startups. The company is structured as a venture capital fund, but the regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission did not identify the individual investors. As noted by ...