Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

iPad 2 Launch Date

Apple is planning a launch iPad 2 in the same seasonal schedule as the first iPad, which went on sale in April 2010. Apple will host an event on March 2, where the company is expected to take the wraps off the newest iPad model, an individual with knowledge of the situation said. Apple declined [...]

iPhone New Rare Type of Screw

The computer giant has started to use a rare type of screw that pretty much no one apart from them and their engineers has the screwdriver for. The five-pointed ‘pentalobular’ fixing is currently being fitted to the iPhone 4 and MacBook Air, as well as other types of new hardware. The tamper-resistant screw, which is [...]

Starbucks Mobile Payments

Customers using the Starbucks Card Mobile app on their iPhone, iPod touch or BlackBerry will now be able to use those devices as tender. Nearly 6,800 company-operated Starbucks stores in the U.S. will begin accepting mobile payments Wednesday. Starbucks Card Mobile lets users add their Starbucks Cards, track rewards and reload cards as needed via [...]

Your Mobile Phone is Becoming Your Wallet

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For years, tech companies have demoed flashy prototypes of systems that let customers use their mobile phones in place of cash or credit cards. This year, those systems are heading out of the labs and into the real world. Starting Wednesday at Starbucks (SBUX, Fortune 500) stores throughout the U.S., the cashier can now scan [...]

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