Tag: mobile
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Endless possibilities in the cloud
It was interesting the other day to read an online piece on 10 Technologies That Will Change the World in the Next 10 Years. Perhaps not surprisingly, the cloud was the third technology mentioned in this overview. We’ve already got video and music being accessed and stored in the cloud, the general expectation is that…
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The main reasons behind Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility
On Monday, Google announced that it had acquired Motorola Mobility, the handset development arm of the telecommunications company for a price of $12.5 billion (£7.5 billion). Google was quick to assure the public that Motorola will be run as a separate division to Android. One of the main drivers of the success of Android is…
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Square is making mobile payments even easier
Square is one of those new inventions that I look at and think: “that’s a cool looking new feature!”. More importantly, Square looks like it will take mobile payments to the next level. A few months ago I learned about wallet-less payments with the likes of Google and Orange enabling users to pay using their mobiles…
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Early days but wallet-less payments are the future
Using your mobile to pay for everyday things is definitely something we are going to hear more about over the months and years to come. A few months ago I wrote about the Mobile Money Network which aims to make shopping easier and now I’ve learned about businesses like Google, Orange and Verizon entering this arena. The…
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Simply Tap: how the Mobile Money Network aims to make mobile shopping easier
Mobile Money Network sounds like a great name to me. I had started envisioning a new rap group and crazy videos but then found out that it has everything to do with payment transactions conducted through mobile phones. The Mobile Money Network (MMN) is a new UK retail alliance, created by Monetise, Best Buy Europe…
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