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March 15, 2012 • 4:00 pm 0

Paypal today announced “PayPal Here” a mobile payment solution for iOS and soon Android. The new services utilizes a free smartphone app and an encrypted card reader to enable users to send invoices or accept debit and credit cards, checks and Paypal using one integrated product.

Currently, Paypal Here is in limited release but you can sign up to be notified automatically when it becomes publicly available.

In the U.S. and Canada, the PayPal Here card reader and merchant app are free. You pay 2.70% for swiped transactions and PayPal payments, and 3.5% + $0.15 if you type in the credit card information manually or scan the card using the Scan Card feature.

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Filed under: Android, General technology, Hardware, iOS, Media, Services, Software, Android, Australia, Canada, checks, David Marcus, global mobile payment, Hong Kong, iOS, MasterCard, mobile payment solution for Android and iOS, PayPal, Paypal Here, United States, Visa

October 19, 2011 • 11:31 am 1

Google and Samsung officially announce the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

by George Heymann

Technology-Headlines

Google and Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) at its press event in Hong Kong last night and there is a lot to report.

Let’s begin with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), the latest version of the Android OS by Google, it looks fantastic. The user interface (UI) appears to be heavily influenced by Matias Duarte the Director of Android user experience at Google. Matias was formerly the VP of User experience at Palm and led the interface design teams at both Helio and Danger.

The ICS user interface is elegant in its simplicity, its emphasis on typography starting with ICS Roboto font and layout stands out as a divergent path in Android development. ICS unified gestures throughout the UI and applications should make navigation simpler for new and experienced users alike.

The capacitive buttons are gone, ICS uses full touch screen controls that automatically orient themselves to match the orientation of the phone. The buttons can also be adapted for specific functions that are context sensitive within application sub-menus.

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Filed under: Android, General technology, Google, Hardware, Media, Services, Software, Android, Android people app, AndroidBeam, Andy Rubin, Asia, feature, featured, Galaxy Nexus Prime, GalaxyNexus, George Heymann, Gmail, Google, Google Nexus Prime, Hong Kong, http://technology-headlines.com, ICS, Matias Duarte, People application, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Super AMOLED, technology headlines, UI, User interface, WebOS, Wi-Fi hotspot, Windows Phone 7, WP7

October 14, 2011 • 8:22 am 0

Microsoft completes purchase of Skype

by Anna Schmidt

Technology Market

Microsoft has closed its acquisition of Skype Global. Negotiations of the definitive agreement under which Microsoft would acquire Skype, an Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion were led by investor group Silver Lake and the transaction was originally announced on May 10, 2011. Boards of directors of both Microsoft and Skype previously approved the acquisition.

Microsoft and Skype will remain focused on their shared goal of connecting all people across all devices and accelerating both companies’ efforts to transform real-time communications for consumers and enterprise customers. The completion of the acquisition also marks the official introduction of Skype as a new business division within Microsoft.

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Filed under: Media, Microsoft, Services, Anna Schmidt, boards of directors, business division, CPP Investment Board, current products, Czech Republic, definitive agreement, Ebay, enterprise customers, global negotiations, Hong Kong, http://technology-headlines.com, internet communications company, investor group, Microsoft, microsoft ceo, microsoft products, new ways, peer-to-peer network, phenomenal product, real time communications, silver lake, singapore hong kong, Skype, Steve Ballmer, technology headlines, Technology Market, Tony Bates, United States

September 20, 2011 • 6:00 am 0

Crowdcentric releases list of ‘top 10 social media events that shook the world’

by John Roberts

Technology-Market

Social Media Week organizers released a list of the “Top 10 Social Media Events that Shook the World.” These events, from the Arab Spring to Wikileaks to Charlie Sheen, were all fundamentally shaped by the use of social media, and in many cases would have never happened without social networks like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Social Media Week was launched by Crowdcentric in 2009 as the world’s first truly global conference designed to help increase understanding of the complex and integrated role social media plays in society. Unlike other conferences, Social Media Week is free to anyone, and those unable to attend in person can participate online to in many of the more than 450 events around the world.

In addition to analyzing social media’s impact, conference participants will discuss the upcoming trends and technologies that will revolutionize social media – and our society – in the months and years ahead. (Top 10 events list after the break)

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Filed under: General technology, Media, aftermath, Charlie Sheen, conference participants, earthquake in japan, global conference, global scale, handheld devices, Hong Kong, host cities, http://technology-headlines.com, impact conference, injustices, Japan, japanese earthquake, John Roberts, Julian Assange, LinkedIn, magnitude earthquake, New York City, organizers, protests, public opinion, september 19th, Social Media Week, social networks, technology headlines, Technology Market, tweets, Twitter, uprisings, WikiLeaks, YouTube

June 22, 2011 • 9:04 am 0

iPhone apps downloads grow in Asia, drop in West

by John Roberts

Technology Market

Download volumes for iPhone apps have increased in Asian countries while decreasing in Western countries, according to Distimo, a research company which monitors apps sales.

Distimo’s report covers the Apple App Store for iPhone for May 2011, and focuses on insights in market trends that are relevant for developers who want to grow their business in Asia.

The following countries in Asia are included: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Filed under: Apple, General technology, iOS, Ipad, Iphone, Media, Software, AppStore, Asia, asian countries, China, china hong kong, countries in asia, developers, differen, Distimo, Hong Kong, http://technology-headlines.com, india indonesia, insights, iPhone, iphone apps, John Roberts, market trends, pakistan, philippines, proportion, publishers, six months, South Korea, taiwan thailand, techeadlines, Technology Market, time frame, United States, vietnam, western countries

May 27, 2011 • 10:15 am 0

US Branding Group introduces world’s first anti-virus secure webkey

by John Roberts

Technology Market

Technology marketing solutions company US Branding Group announced that their patented USB Insert nano webkeys that are integrated in any custom physical print media such as brochures, direct mail and magazine ads are now certified McAfee Secure, thus becoming the first and only webkey on the market with anti-virus certification.

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Filed under: General technology, Hardware, Services, Chief executive officer, Hong Kong, John Roberts, Marketing, mcafee security, nano webkey, Rich Butler, Uniform Resource Locator, United States, Universal Serial Bus, us branding group, webkeys

Technology-Headlines

Paypal announces Paypal Here, an integrated global mobile payment solution for Android and iOS.

Google and Samsung officially announce the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Microsoft completes purchase of Skype

iPhone apps downloads grow in Asia, drop in West

US Branding Group introduces world’s first anti-virus secure webkey

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