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Square Readers now thinner, durable and more reliable
Square Inc. revolutionized how small businesses do their transactions with the introduction of Square Reader, a dongle that connects to a smartphone or tablet via its headphone jack, to allow merchants to accept credit card payments. Though the original device delivered, we later found out that it wasn’t quite perfect yet. Some users had to ...
Snapchat seeks to silence alleged co-founder Reggie Brown
Earlier this year, Snapchat, the controversial self-destructing messaging app was hit by a Facebook-like controversy when ousted co-founder Reggie Brown filed a case against the company Brown’s case states that he is entitled to one-third ownership of Snapchat, along with co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy, claiming that the idea for the self-destructing messaging app ...
A colorful solution for Smart Home WiFi networks
This week’s SmartHome roundup features a smart WiFi solution for your home, a power strip that makes room for chargers, and a new home automation solution teaming a retailer and router company. airfy WiFi’s become a standard in American infrastructure, cultivating a connected culture always ready to share. One German startup, airfy GmbH, hopes to ...
iBeacon will help you get around Apple Stores
Apple has introduced a new way to get right ‘in your face’ the next time you visit one of its retail shops. On Friday, Apple turned on its iBeacon, an indoor positioning system that will serve as your personal concierge upon stepping into its Apple Stores. iBeacon wil guide you to the place where you ...
Snoop Dogg to sell next record for Bitcoin
Are Bitcoin enthusiasts interested in buying hit songs using their digital currency? The answer’s not clear, but we could be about to find out if hip hop legend Snoop Dogg, a.k.a Snoop Lion, follows through with what he tweeted last week My next record available in bitcoin n delivered in a drone. — Snoop Dogg ...
Facebook considers adding “Sympathize” button
Browsing through Facebook you’ll see all sorts of posts from people sharing a song they like, something that annoys them, something good happening to them, and of course, there are plenty of bad things too. But what exactly do you do when you see a post about bad things? Do you hit the like button? ...
SmartWorld Weekly: From urban gardens to smart bras
This week’s SmartWorld Series features solutions for keeping an urban garden, new gadgets for the Quantified Self, Volvo leading the autonomous car race and news on wearable tech’s future. If you missed this week’s SmartWorld Series, here’s your chance to catch up on the exciting developments happening in the connected world. Each week, we round ...
Instagram might be launching a photo printing & delivery service
Instagram has just sent out invites to the press for an event which surprisingly was not announced via email. The Instagram invites came on a white piece of paper containing information about the event, which is to be held on December 12, 2013 in Midtown Manhattan in New York at 10 AM. The invite doesn’t say much ...
Bank of America report: Bitcoin can become a major means of payment
Bitcoin continues to grow strong, maintaining a value above the $1,000 mark that it recently broke. Though some still doubt Bitcoin will ever become a viable currency, analysts at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch believe that it has the power to be one. In a research report released by the bank today, BoA analysts stated that ...
Wearable Tech to soar in 2018 : Thanks smart bras + Bluetooth smart chips
A recent study by Juniper predicts that wearable gadgets will hit 130 million by 2018. This means more manufacturers will be focusing on wearable products, each with the aim of gaining consumer appeal for these branded devices. It’s not hard to fathom that big name manufacturers will be interested in the wearable tech industry, as Nike has ...