There’s Android Pay, Samsung Pay and even Walmart Pay for Android users to choose from for their mobile payment needs. Now the U.S. bank Chase is entering this already crowded field with its own Chase Pay app and system.
In a press release, Chase says that the app is currently only supported in Starbucks and Best Buy retail locations in the US. People who own a Chase credit, debit or “Liquid” card can store it in the app and use old fashioned QR codes to pay for items at those two retailers, with Touch ID support coming in a future update.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is smaller and lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ2, while still offering similar flagship specifications.
B&H is currently offering this 64GB unlocked smartphone for just $499.99.
You can read our Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact review to find out all the positive attributes of this phone. In fact, the slightly high retail price was one of the few downsides.
We were impressed by the sleek and sturdy design of this phone, as well as the vibrant display.
Earlier this week we reported that GooPhone had already unveiled a clone of the HTC One, and now they are at the cloning game once again, this time with the GooPhone N2 Lite.
As you have probably already guessed, the N2 Lite is GooPhone’s clone of the Galaxy Note 2. As you can see in the picture above, they did a very good job in mimicking Samsung’s design, although the bezel is a bit larger than the Note 2.
According to a new rumor stemming from Economic Daily News (via MacRumors), Apple could be in talks with Qualcomm and other suppliers to once again introduce an iPhone fingerprint sensor. However, this time the sensor could be under the phone’s display.
If true, it would be the first time ever that an iPhone has had an in-display fingerprint sensor. Starting with the iPhone X, Apple went all-in on its proprietary Face ID, which relies solely on facial recognition as a biometric security agent.
Woah, hold on. Before you head to the comments below and call me a moron, hear me out.
I know this is a ridiculous suggestion. Selfie cameras have been a staple of smartphone design for the best part of a decade for a reason. Taking it away would be like removing the battery, or the display, or the headphone ja… okay, bad example.
My point is, I know merely hinting at the idea of ditching selfie cameras will be contentious.
Mark Zuckerberg gave us a glimpse of what the social giant could be bringing to Facebook next year, and it’s very cool indeed.
Facebook shuts down Live Video API access for Prisma
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Just yesterday, Zuckerberg took to Facebook Live to show off some cool features that the team has been working on: some cool features that we could see on Facebook in the future, which include location requesting, GIFs as comments, and more.
We’re now in full swing for OTA updates of Android 5.0 Lollipop for a number of popular devices. But the majority of updates we’re hearing about are based out of either the US or Europe, and not too many out of Canada. A few weeks ago, we heard the HTC One M8 in Canada was receiving the update, and now it’s rolling out to a few more devices in the region. Starting today, the update to Android 5.
Today, Qualcomm has unveiled its latest mid-range mobile platform – the Snapdragon 636. The main billing with this product is the introduction of Qualcomm’s Kryo 260 CPU cores into the Snapdragon 63X range, bringing additional CPU power to a lower cost chipset.
The company states that the Kryo 260 CPU setup inside the Snapdragon 636 will deliver a 40 percent performance improvement over the Snapdragon 630’s 2.2 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU arrangement.
Update, 2:52PM EST: The video was taken down from Vimeo and Shaun Saperstein’s website (you can still see it in on Evan Blass’ Twitter feed). That makes it seem like the video was not supposed to be publicized.
Original post, 09:10AM EST: HTC’s smartphone business is in dire need of a reboot, but the company’s other big venture – virtual reality – is actually growing steadily. It wouldn’t be surprising therefore that HTC would want to use the Vive brand to boost its smartphone lineup.
Can’t get enough Star Wars? Good, because it’s everywhere nowadays. Following yesterday’s big Star Wars announcement from Google, Disney has just announced another partnership with Google and Verizon that will bring content from The Force Awakens to virtual reality. Beginning Wednesday, December 2nd, you’ll be able to experience a new virtual reality story based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens through your Google Cardboard headset. Disney says the VR experience will “tie directly into” The Force Awakens’ opening.