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In its new report, Juniper Research is looking at the prospects of contactless mobile payments, forecasting that more than 1 in 4 of US and Western European users will use their NFC-enabled mobile phone to pay for goods in-store by 2017, which is up from 2% this year. Worldwide, more and more NFC payment pilots…
RIM will soon launch a new version of its tablet OS to select users willing to experiment with the beta software. According to PlayBook product manager Michael Clewley (his tweet is here), PlayBook OS 2.1 will be pushed into beta within the next couple days. We’ve no idea what the new version of the platform…
Samsung unveiled a new device in its own backyard – Galaxy R Style. Set to be offered by all major carriers in Korea — including SKT, KT and LG U+ — it comes with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, LTE connectivity support, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, NFC, T-DMB mobile TV, GPS and 16GB…
Digging far down into the latest beta of iOS 6, 9to5Mac was able to uncover some new information about the next iPhone model and Apple’s rumored 3D Maps app. The hints were found in layers of code, so it’s about to get very geeky. First, a new iPhone model running iOS 6 contains references to…
While we may have to wait until later this year to get the full scoop on Android Jelly Bean, there’s a good chance that we’ll see some interesting new features at Google I/O next month. We’re still not exactly sure what Google has been working on for the upcoming version of its mobile operating system…
The Daily is reporting that Microsoft is gearing up to release a version of its productivity software suite, Microsoft Office, for the iPad and Android tablets on November 10, 2012. The news supports rumors from BGR last week that Microsoft would release the Office tablet app at some point in November and obviously debunks early reports…
Netflix released an update today for iOS with a new feature in the settings that allows users choose whether they want to stream video content using cellular data or restrict it for only when they are connected to WiFi. The change is very small, but incredibly useful for those on capped data plans and want…
Just when you thought the story about Siri saying the Nokia Lumia 900 is the best smartphone was over because Apple told Siri to keep her damn mouth shut, here comes the Samsung Galaxy S III with S Voice. It too is capable of answering the question “What is the best smartphone?” and it too…
After a delay in customs, the EVO 4G LTE is now officially cleared and will be available in Sprint stores on June 2nd. That’s right, this Saturday you’ll be able to walk into a Sprint store and claim the hot new handset for yourself. Essentially a tweaked HTC One X, the EVO 4G LTE is…
Opera is expanding its browser onto more platforms, but this time it’s going outside of the typical smartphone boundary. The company is releasing the Opera Mini 7 browser for feature phones with a flagship feature it calls Smart Page. With Opera Mini 7 for feature phones, it appears Opera is targeting the people who are…