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PayPal has announced during the National Retail Federation held at New York City that PayPal Here, the card reader that lets businesses accept credit and debit card payments by using a dongle on their Android or iOS mobile devices, is getting updated with EMV (EuroPay, MasterCard, Visa) support and zero-contact transactions.
The updated PayPal Here card reader will now be able to accept transactions done through any chip card, magnetic strip, or contactless forms of payment, which includes mobile wallets.
According to information released by Spotify, the music streaming service provider has had a pretty good year. The company recently announced that by the end of 2014, it had amassed 60 million active users across the globe, and managed to hit a total of 15 million in paid subscriptions.
Cricket Wireless, a subsidiary of AT&T's, has confirmed that it will discontinue Muve Music beginning next month. In addition to that, the prepaid wireless carrier is also planning to get rid of its legacy CDMA network.
However, it is not all bad news. Muve Music will be replaced by the budding music streaming service Deezer, which will be made available to subscribers of Cricket Wireless starting January 31st.
The reason may be the quality of network. Or maybe the cost. But the fact of the matter is: consumers do switch from one mobile carrier to another. But if you think that people are doing because they are not happy with the customer service, you may be wrong. At least according to recent surveys conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP).
According to information collected by market monitoring firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple's latest iPhone models -- the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus -- have bumped up the sales figures of iOS smartphones, causing a small dip in Android's market share.
In the corporate world, iOS is king. Well, at least based on a survey conducted by investment firm Piper Jaffray.
Piper Jaffray asked 112 corporate information officers (CIOs) regarding what mobile platform they are currently using. According to the firm's survey, 98 percent of the CIOs favored using iOS for business. Furthermore, 89 percent of them stated that they provide iOS devices for their employees. The survey covers the use of both iPhones and iPads in corporate settings.
It seems that everyone is into phablets nowadays. Chinese phone maker ZTE has just announced its own phablet offering, the Grand X Max+. But whereas Apple, Samsung, and Google are offering phablets with premium price tags, ZTE is positioning its product with a distinct cost effective advantage.
Over the past few months, Microsoft has been notably turning its attention to developing mobile software solutions even on platforms that it competes with. The company has not been denying it, and has even stated on record that it is employing a strategy that lets them go where their users are, no matter what the platform.
It is an interesting tactic to say the least, and may be a very smart move. After all, Microsoft's hardware sales are no longer as dominant as before and it may make more sense for them to choose their battles more wisely this time.
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