Apple Pay Cash is finally starting to roll out to users in the States, bringing the ability to send other iOS users payments directly through iMessage. The update is arriving piece by piece to those who’ve downloaded iOS 11.2, which launche... Apple Pay Cash starts rolling out to iPhone users in ...This entry was posted in Apple Pay Mobile payments TC and tagged apple on December 4, 2017 by Brian Heater
As promised earlier, Target today launched its own mobile payments system with the introduction of “Wallet” in the Target app. Wallet, as the name implies, allows Target shoppers in-store to both check out using their smartphone as we... Target launches its own mobile payments system with debut of ...This entry was posted in App Apps e-commerce Finance Mobile mobile payments payments retail TC on December 4, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Facebook and Instagram have begun testing a feature that allows you to more easily bring your Instagram contacts into Messenger. The experience, which is entirely opt-in for the app’s users, is the latest in a series of integrations between... You can now import your Instagram contacts into MessengerThis entry was posted in Apps Messenger Mobile Social and tagged facebook instagram on December 4, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Kinin is a new portable aromatherapy vaporizer that, in theory, offers a refreshing break from THC and nicotine based vapes. Multi-use products let you inhale the strange fragrances of “Narrow leaf eucalyptus,” “Polynesian kava ... Kinin puts aromatherapy in your mouthThis entry was posted in Gadgets Health TC on December 4, 2017 by John Biggs
Solar power could transform small communities around the world, but remote villages can’t always scrape together the thousands of dollars required to install the cells. The Sun Exchange wants to change that by leveraging the hearts and wall... The Sun Exchange funds solar installations with micro-investments and bitcoinThis entry was posted in Battlefield Bitcoin Gadgets GreenTech hardware TC on December 4, 2017 by Devin Coldewey
Star Wars has had a strange smartphone history. The franchise was a no brainer for the Motorola Droid — Verizon actually had to license the name from Lucasfilm, so it follows that a few R2D2 handsets followed over the years. More recently, ... OnePlus celebrates ‘The Last Jedi’ with a limited edition Star ...This entry was posted in hardware Mobile OnePlus star wars on December 4, 2017 by Brian Heater
Last month Qualcomm rejected a $70 per share acquisition offer from Broadcom — but the rival chipmaker isn’t stepping away. Today it’s announced it’s nominated a slate of eleven directors for Qualcomm’s board. Read M... Broadcom piles fresh pressure on Qualcomm to talk takeoverThis entry was posted in acquisition hardware Mobile qualcomm TC on December 4, 2017 by Natasha Lomas
A Mumbai-based startup called ftcash is helping small businesses in India move beyond cash. In some cases, it’s also providing loans to fund their operations. Co-founder Vaibhav Lodha, who demonstrated ftcash on-stage today at TechCrunch... ftcash helps Indian businesses accept cashless payments and loans them ...This entry was posted in Battlefield Mobile payments Startups TC on December 4, 2017 by Anthony Ha
For the first time, Facebook is opening up to children under age 13 with a privacy-focused app designed to neutralize child predator threats that plague youth-focused competitors like Snapchat. Rolling out today on iOS in the US, “Messenger... Facebook “Messenger Kids” lets under-13s chat with whom parents approveThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC and tagged facebook on December 4, 2017 by Josh Constine
Onefootball founder and CEO Lucas Von Cranach, whose popular football app now has 25 million fans in 200 countries around the world, confirmed on stage today at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2017 that his company has raised more funding — inclu... Onefootball has quietly raised a Series C round and added ...This entry was posted in Apps Europe Football Media Mobile TC on December 4, 2017 by Sarah Perez,Frederic Lardinois