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Google Wallet users previously had to have a prepaid card attached to their Google Wallet account. Now, as Google Wallet accepts both debit and credit cards, Google has decided to phase out prepaid cards entirely.
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The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple released the much-awaited sixth generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, at its press event on Sept. 12 with Apple CEO Tim Cook taking centerstage to announce the arrival of the new device.
Nokia's City Lens app, demonstrated on its Lumia 920 smartphone earlier this week, is available for its Lumia 900, 800, and 710 devices as of yesterday. The app allows users to see names of businesses through the camera and tap on the display to receive more information, such as walk distance, contact details, directions, and reviews. It is an augmented reality app, according to Nokia, so the details show in real-time.
"The best things in life are free" goes the adage and a recent research conducted by Gartner, Inc. shows that free apps will account for nearly 89 percent of the total mobile app downloads in 2012.
Intel Corp showed off hybrid tablets and ultrabook laptops with voice and gesture recognition technology along with an upcoming low-power chip in a bid to convince Wall Street a slump in the personal computer industry is only temporary.
Toys R Us has decided to join the increasingly crowded tablet market; the toy retailer announced on Monday, Sept. 10, that it plans to start selling its own proprietary tablet designed specifically for children. The news comes ahead of the lucrative holiday season, which can account for up to 40 percent of retailers' annual sales.
Amazon may be flying high after its Kindle Fire tablet launches, which touted state-of-the-art wireless technology, but the e-retailer has a chink in its armor. The high-end 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire 4G tablets have yet to get sales approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Google-owned YouTube recently pulled the YouTube app for iOS 6 due to the end of an agreement between it and Apple. Google promised that a new app was in development, and the company has delivered on that promise.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) unveiled some of its upcoming Windows 8 Ultrabooks and laptops a little over a week ago, and now it is time for the company's new all-in-one PCs. The HP Spectre One, HP Envy 23, HP Envy 20 TouchSmart, and HP Pavilion 20 will all debut this fall, packing features such as multi-touch screens and NFC technology.
RIM is launching BlackBerry 10 next year as a touch-screen-enabled reboot to its ailing mobile operating system. The company recently said that it will have the largest operating system of any launch device.
Recently leaked pictures of iPhone 5 suggest that the much-awaited smartphone will be longer and thinner than its predecessors.
Good news for those who are rocking a Windows Phone handset, and the folks who are planning to pick up a Windows Phone 8 device in the coming months. Instagram, the popular photography application is coming to the platform, though it is not sure if it will support both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8.
A new report is claiming that the new 13.3-inch Retina Mac Book Pros and updated all-in-one iMacs are now being shipped by one of Apple's supply chains. No word on how accurate this report is. However, if true, it is good news for those looking for an upgrade.