The security PIN system that Google Wallet users have to enter to verify transactions has been compromised. Thankfully, the chances of your wallet being used against you is relatively low — assuming you haven’t rooted your phone, that is. More »
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 »
I bet you’re looking at these ZIK Parrot by Starck cans and thinking how hot they are. Hey! Eyes up here, buddy. Don’t be shallow. They’re packed tight with some very cool tech, but yes, they are begging to be stroked. More »
That four digit pincode when pairing gadgets via Bluetooth? According to the NFC Group, it’s an unnecessary boundary in intergadget communications that NFC could fix! That’s right, NFC is not just about mobile payments anymore! 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 »
Microsoft was keen to tell the world that there was over 500 improvements to Windows Phone 7 in its 7.5 Mango update, but was less keen to list them all out. It turns out that one of those features was NFC support caked into the OS, although so far there’s no hardware support for the technology. More »
The axe-wielding maniacs over at iFixit are tearing Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus limb from limb! O, the humanity! If you’ve been eager to see what makes Google’s new flagship beast tick, here’s your photographic anatomy lesson. More »
Nokia revealed its NFC speakers a while ago, and a couple of weeks ago, while testing the Nokia N9, I had the chance to give them a quick test. Now Nokia’s announced how much one of these snazzy looking speakers will cost. 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 »
