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Wireless Dynamics and Visa have teamed up to plug NFC into an iPhone and enable wireless transactions in over 40,000 locations across Turkey. All end-users have to do is attach the accessory, launch the app, and tap their phone on a sensor at the store, and they’ll have paid. Generally you won’t even have to…
Another day, another white iPhone story. When will it ever end? It just might be over in March, which fits with what Steve Wozniak said yesterday about the fairer version of the Apple smartphone. Rumors and inventory system leaks have pointed to a white iPhone 4 launch soon, so the latest rumor that the ivory…
Apple has just released the iOS 4.3 beta 3 for developers and we’re anxious to see what surprises are in this latest version. As you may recall, the last iOS 4.3 beta had multitouch gestures which could pave the way for a completely button-less iPad or iPhone in the future. Apple maintains that it is…
In a survey cross-referencing smartphone use with ethnicity, Nielsen found that Hispanics and Asians were the most likely to own a smartphone (45% each), followed by African-Americans (33%) and finally Caucasians (27%). In terms of those recently buying handsets, Asians have been buying the most of the last six months (60%), then Hispanics (56%), African…
A new lawsuit claims that the AT&T iPhone billing overcharges Apple phone and tablet owners and includes “phantom traffic.” The lawsuit was filed by Patrick Hendricks of California and the suit comes after his AT&T iPhone billing seemed high. He subscribed to the $15 data plan for 200 MB of data but he said he…
Hockey fans with an iPhone in-tow, take note. One of my absolute favorite sports news and scoring apps (ScoreMobile) has been updated with some killer new features with the hockey junkie in mind. New to the ScoreMobile app for iPhone (as of today!) is support for hockey push alerts. All you have to do is…
It’s that time of year when many people have either failed with their New Year’s diet or are pushing along with it and maybe getting a little bored. The new Fooducate iPhone app may become your best friend, as the barcode-scanning app can help people discover what’s really in their food and suggest healthier alternatives.…
Seesmic’s social networking app for iPhone has been updated to 1.2, including a handful of new features. The big one is the ability to post to Facebook Pages that you administrate, but there’s also new language support for Japanese, Spanish, German, and French, and image previews in tweets. They’ve changed how they’ve handled big gaps…
There are no shortage of ways to book hotels from your phone, as Kayak and others can achieve this goal. But the new Hotel Tonight iPhone app has been specifically built for mobile platforms and it is hoping to be the go-to program when you need a hotel room. The Hotel Tonight app has gone…
Steve Wozniak, the geek’s geek, has confirmed that the ever elusive white iPhone 4 is coming soon and talked about why it has been delayed. You may remember the kid who was selling white iPhone 4 parts online, and that the parts were somehow obtained from Foxconn. Well, The Woz purchased one of those white…