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International Payment Networks Facing Emerging Threat from Domestic Competition and m-POS, Says ABI Research

Source: Street Insider

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The dominant payment brands, such as MasterCard and Visa are facing increasing competition from both newly established domestic networks (most notably RuPay in India and PBOC 3.0 in China) and ...
Full article at: Street Insider  More like this  6 days ago, 10:31am CDT

Gesture that smartphones can appreciate

Source: New Scientist

CAN'T get to the phone? Try waving at it. A device that enables a smartphone's camera to recognise gestures – without gobbling up precious battery life – looks set to transform the way we make calls. Microsoft's Kinect and the soon-to-b ...
Full article at: New Scientist  More like this  6 days ago, 7:16am CDT

Report: Multi-device shared data plans available to only 5% of global subscribers

Source: Fierce Wireless

Plans provided by operators to allow users to share large data buckets among several mobile devices are seen as an important customer retention and revenue-generating tactic. However, a new report says such plans are st ...
Full article at: Fierce Wireless  More like this  6 days ago, 6:11am CDT

Multi-device Shared Plans Available to 5% of the Worldwide Mobile Subscriber Market, Says ABI Research

Source: Business Wire

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABI Research’s latest mobile Internet pricing tracker reinforces the notion that there are essentially five mobile Internet pricing models in operation: the Tiered Usage Pricing Plan; th ...
Full article at: Business Wire  More like this  1 week ago, 9:01am CDT

Gemalto's street survey in Dubai reveals overwhelming appetite for contactless technologies

Source: AME Info

This enthusiasm extends beyond the replacement of cash and encompasses a host of other applications such as public transport access, loyalty schemes and e-tickets for major music and sports events. Moreover, the survey ...
Full article at: AME Info  More like this  1 week ago, 8:14am CDT

3D Printing: Future Of Manufacturing

Source: Good

3D printing and rapid prototyping technologies have become more prominent over the past few years, with newer materials and processes expanding the capabilities ...
Full article at: Good  More like this  1 week ago, 6:12am CDT

Six Numbers Reveal the Booming Business of Auto-Analytics

Source: Harvard Business Review

by H. James Wilson | 9:00 AM May 16, 2013 For millennia people have run by feel, an "art of combining our breath and mind and muscles into fluid self-propulsion over wild terrain," says Christopher McDougall in his anthr ...
Full article at: Harvard Business Review  More like this  May 15 2013, 3:48pm CDT

Google to Stream Music for a Price - Analyst Blog

Source: NASDAQ

Reportedly, Google Inc. ( GOOG ), the world's most popular Internet search engine provider, plans to launch a subscription-based music streaming service to challenge companies such as Spotify Ltd. that offer a similar kind of servi ...
Full article at: NASDAQ  More like this  May 15 2013, 3:28pm CDT

What's Fueling Amazon's Incredible Revenue Growth?

Source: ETF Investor

Amazon’s (AMZN) revenue growth in the recently reported quarter stood at 22%. Although the figure came down compared to last year, it is still impressive for a company that’s garnering $16 billion in quarterly revenues. There is no doubt that the overall ...
Full article at: ETF Investor  More like this  May 15 2013, 2:45pm CDT

Microsoft Plans Meek Summer Update to WP8

Source: TechNewsWorld

It appears that Microsoft won't be rocking the Windows Phone 8 boat very much until 2014. Microsoft spread some crumbs Tuesday about an update to its mobile operating system coming this summer, and the o ...
Full article at: TechNewsWorld  More like this  May 15 2013, 12:10pm CDT


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