Picture this: You’re sitting in La Premiere, watching the latest superhero blockbuster on the big screen. Just as the superhero in question is about to be pummelled by the bad guy, you have a sudden and irrepressible craving for a choc top. Do you leave the movie to satisfy your hunger, missing the key action sequence? Or do you suffer through until the movie shifts to the unavoidable romance subplot? The answer is neither, thanks to a new technology being trialled by Mastercard, Commbank and Hoyts. More »
We got told about it back in October, but the Commonwealth Bank’s Kaching app, offering NFC functionality and the ability to send payments to others, is now officially available. More »
According to the Commonwealth Bank, the figures are pretty one sided, but it raises the question as to whether you bank online on mobiles at all. More »
The Commonwealth Bank wasn’t letting too many details slip about the NFC-enabled case it’ll sell to customers at yesterday’s Kaching launch. A quick hands-on shows the manufacturer, as well as how it’ll handle the issue of charging while in its case. More »
The Commonwealth Bank has been using augmented reality in its property app for almost a year now – and it’s a pretty good solution too. But for the non-tech savvy among us, it can also be a little bit confusing… which is why the bank has released a new 3D reader augmented reality app to try and explain how to use its property guide app. It’s kind of like Inception, except much less entertaining. More »
The Commonwealth bank is putting a lot of time and effort into dragging banking into the 21st century. Its most recent idea? A wall of Macs and iPads to offer Internet banking to customers within the branch. More »
One of the best techs in Japan is their regular use of NFC payments in mobile phones. While we don’t have that here in Australia yet, the next best thing is the Commonwealth Bank’s PayPass debit and credit cards, which will soon work in Bunnings and Dymocks stores around the country. More »
Announced way back in April, the Commonwealth Bank’s augmented reality iPhone property app is now available to download from the App Store. Covering 95 per cent of residential properties in Australia, the app will let you see how much your neighbours house is worth with no effort at all. More »
Augmented reality is all kinds of awesome, especially when it’s used for something practical. And the upcoming Commonwealth bank Real Estate iPhone app looks like it will be extremely practical for anyone in the property market. More »
