Google buys Softcard to take on Apple Pay February 23, 2015 Google has signed a partnership with Softcard to buy some of its payment solutions software. In a deft move, the search giant has also struck a bargain with several of the US’s biggest mobile carriers, which will see Google Wallet app pre-installed on thousands of handsets. Apple arrived at the near-field-communications party with Apple [...]
Is Apple about to change its rules with its new mobile operating system? February 22, 2015 iPhone users could be about to get a developer’s view of Apple’s operating system. The tech giant is reportedly planning to open up its new iPhone software to all users, rather than just developers, as part of a plan to improve functionality and eliminate bugs before the final release. The beta launch may, however, be [...]
Samsung to take on Apple in mobile payments sector with purchase of LoopPay February 18, 2015 Samsung has purchased LoopPay, a mobile wallet company that will rival Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The South Korean tech company has not disclosed the price of the deal it proclaimed will “accelerate the next wave of innovation in the digital smart wallet”. The move suggests that Samsung is ready to compete [...]
Former Apple boss quits role at Monsoon after two years February 18, 2015 Monsoon chief executive John Browett has quit after two years in the job to pursue other opportunities. The former boss Dixons Retail has had an eventful few years after leaving the electricals giant in 2012 to join Apple as head of retail. However, his stay at Apple’s US headquarters was short-lived and he [...]
Finance firms shun bond market as likes of Apple take the lead February 17, 2015 APPLE’S Tim Cook has rolled out four jumbo bond issues in the past two years – and according to new research published yesterday it seems he’s not alone. Figures from the influential Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show the number of non-financial companies issuing corporate bonds has jumped 77 per cent since 2008, [...]
Why the Apple Watch should obliterate sales records for wearable tech February 17, 2015 Apple is banking on its new Apple Watch being a breakthrough device for the wearable tech sector after ordering between 5m – 6m units from its Asian supplier. An April launch date for the product has been set by Tim Cook who said in Apple’s earnings call last month that his “expectations are [...]
Apple just patented a virtual reality headset February 17, 2015 Apple has become the latest technology giant to jump on the virtual reality bandwagon, after it patented a design for a virtual reality headset that works by by plugging the iPhone into it. The tech giant is actually surprisingly late to this particular party: US Patent No 8,957,835, aka "Head-Mounted Display Apparatus for Retaining a [...]
Apple hires BBC DJ Zane Lowe as tech giant bolsters its Beats team February 15, 2015 Veteran BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe is heading to the US to join the growing music team at iPhone-maker Apple. Lowe, who joined Radio 1 in 2003, will join Apple next month following his last show on 5 March. “The station has allowed me to share incredible music with the country’s best music fans. [...]
Apple and Pinterest partner to make app discovery easier February 12, 2015 The app store may have revolutionised the way we listen to music, read newspapers and order a cab, but there is one major problem with it which Apple hasn't addressed. Until now. Among the 1.4m apps, how do people find the app they’re looking for, and how do companies get their app into people’s hands? [...]
Arm Holdings’ full-year profit grows on the back of Apple iPhone sales February 11, 2015 Software design company Arm Holdings’ full year profit jumped 13 per cent to £411.3m, after the iPhone 6, holding the company’s core chip technology, enjoyed record sales. The Cambridge-based company, most known for selling microchips to smartphone giants Samsung and Apple, saw its revenue rise 11 per cent to £795.2m. Apple, one of Arm’s biggest [...]