PayPal launches digital gift card store, boasts iTunes as its first partner
PayPal must not have been content to let you add pre-paid gift cards to your digital wallet, because now it’s selling them directly. The online-payment juggernaut is kicking off this new program — dubbed PayPal Digital Gifts — with none other th…
China Mobile Subsidary Launches Reservation System for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c [iOS Blog]
A China Mobile subsidiary in the Chinese city of Suzhou has launched a reservation system [Google Translate] for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, potentially signaling the overall launch of Apple’s mobile devices on the carrier, reports Fortune.
While the page does not offer customers the…
Android 4.4 KitKat Makes Its Debut On The Android Platform Versions Chart, Claims 1.1% Of It
Since the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat‘s highly anticipated release into the proverbial wild, we’ve been wondering what kind of penetration the new Android build has made in the wider community. The Android Developers have answered this question with their monthly survey of the…
Canon’s EOS M2 mirrorless camera promises double the focusing speed of the original
Canon (finally) launched its first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera last year and while we loved the design and the image quality of the EOS M, the focusing speed, well, left a lot to be desired. The EOS M2 looks set to answer that particula…
WhatsApp Messenger gets its long-awaited iOS 7 makeover
WhatsApp is more than a little late to the iOS 7 app update party, but it’s making up for the long delay with a sweeping upgrade to its Messenger client. In addition to sporting an appropriately flatter interface, the new version introduces broadc…
Select Explorers can now purchase a second Google Glass unit
Forget trawling eBay or craigslist for Google Glass — your best bet is to pal up with someone who already owns one. Select Explorers who couldn’t access the Glass accessory shop have received an email from the search giant with a fix in tow and t…
Sony says it sold 2.1 million PS4s in November
One million units in a day was a pretty good start, and SCE’s Andrew House has just announced that the company’s now sold 2.1 million PlayStation 4s as of December 1st. That combines sales from the US, Europe and parts of Asia, although the Sony c…
HP’s new Android Slate tablets sneak onto market just after curfew
Hewlett Packard’s Slate line of Android tablets just barely missed their November deadline for hitting retail. However, the good news is that if you’ve been itching to try company’s latest takes on tabs, all you have to do is head over to its prod…
Motorola botches Moto X Cyber Monday sale, offers buyers ‘we’re sorry’ Wednesday
Remember that $349 off-contract Moto X deal we mentioned in our Cyber Monday roundup? That didn’t exactly go to plan. According to Motorola, insufficient pre-sale testing and overwhelming demand crippled the MotoMaker customization engine, crashin…
Dennis Woodside of Motorola Apologizes for Cyber Monday Debacle. New Deals Coming.
Cyber Monday has come to a close, and hopefully a lot of you out there got discounted gifts for yourself and loved ones. If you were one of the many lucky users that were trying to get yourself a Moto X and trying to use the Moto Maker, well your Cyber Monday wasn’t all that […]
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