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MasterCard is introducing a credit card that comes with a fingerprint scanner to make paying for items at stores more secure. MasterCard’s contactless payment option is hardly new, allowing users to tap a card at checkout (and bypass the PIN code process). But MasterCard is now teaming up with
Snapchat today announced plans to roll out its first advertisement to its users this weekend. The ad will appear in “Recent Updates” and will only be sent to US users.The company also revealed how its ads will work on the platform, at least initially. Ads can be ignored: Users will not be required t
We’ve seen a lot of mini PCs based on Intel’s Atom SoC, but this latest one is easily the smallest. A Chinese vendor called Shenzhen Apec Electronics has started offering an honest-to-goodness x86 computer that’s the size of a thumb drive. The “APM-D01″ measures only 3.
Sony is rumored to be abandoning its six-monthly, high-end smartphone release pattern for a more traditional annual refresh, and it could start with the Xperia Z4. According to a report published by AndroidOrigin.com, the new flagship phone will come during Mobile World Congress next year, and will
Good news for subway commuters in New York: you’ll soon be able to make phone calls and connect to the Internet at more stations. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Transit Wireless have deployed wireless and Wi-Fi networks in another 40 underground stations, including 11 new Manhat
Tumblr has launched an official app for OS X today, one day after the release of Apple’s latest desktop operating system. It’s available for free in the Mac App Store right now, and Tumblr wants you to know that it does two things, and two things only. First, it’s a web wrapper for
Amazon is beginning to launch its same-day grocery delivery service, Amazon Fresh, in New York, with service to one Brooklyn neighborhood starting today. Recode reports that the service will begin in Park Slope, a generally well-off neighborhood associated with city parents, and that Amazon intends
It’s a good time to be a TV addict. Just one day after HBO announced that it would offer standalone streaming for viewers without cable or satellite service, CBS stepped up to the microphone to announce its own streaming service, CBS All Access. Described by the mega-corp as an “on demand and Nielse
Anonymish social network Whisper is tracking some users’ location even after they opt out of tracking, according to a new report. The Guardian says that in the course of discussing a partnership with the Los Angeles company, it discovered that Whisper monitors users’ rough location regar
Streaming music service Rdio today announced that it will upgrade its entire library of music to AAC audio files, which offer a higher quality of sound than MP3. The move marks the first time Rdio is giving users more control over the sound quality while listening to songs on mobile devices as well
Google officially announced Android 5.0 Lollipop yesterday, which takes advantage of 64-bit processors such as the Tegra K1 chip in the new Nexus 9 and other devices. Samsung is also jumping in on the opportunity with its new 64-bit Exynos 7 Octa processor, which was just announced. We don’t typical
Mozilla has added a new feature to the most recent beta build of its Firefox browser that allows users to make video calls across the web without the need for any sort of additional software or plugin. Released today, the Hello Firefox feature has been built in partnership with operator Telefonica,
