If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the day your iPhone’s Gmail app would catch up with its Android counterpart, we’ve got good news for you. There’s a new update rolling out now (spotted by 9to5Mac) that adds the ability to send and request money, and — for procrastinators like me — snooze messages to make them disappear …
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You can now earn cash by using your Samsung Galaxy device to pay for items. Samsung on Thursday unveiled its new Cash Back program for Samsung Pay, which has started rolling out exclusively for users in the US. There is a new section on the mobile payment app’s home screen that shows you exclusive offers from retailers. When you click …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Snap reveals a new version of its Snap Spectacles, which offer faster uploads and water resistance. Facebook earnings show strong growth in users and revenue, despite Cambridge Analytica woes. The long-awaited death of cash may finally be reaching a tipping point. Now playing: Watch this: Snap Spectacles are back…why??? (The 3:59, Ep. 393) 4:09 …
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This story is part of “Follow the Money,” a look at how digital cash is changing the way we save, shop and work. Bob Anstett just wanted a soda. He was on a work trip in St. Augustine, Florida, late last month, and one morning thought he’d pop into a nearby Dunkin Donuts. While standing in line, he noticed a …
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This story is part of “Follow the Money,” a look at how digital cash is changing the way we save, shop and work. John Kunze walked into a check-cashing store along Lexington Avenue in Manhattan a few months ago. It had red neon signs in the windows, cold fluorescent lights and a loop of muzak piping through the speakers. He …
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Unlocking the Galaxy S9 might be faster — but that doesn’t mean it’s more secure. Samsung’s newest smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, include a new feature the company calls Intelligent Scan. The technology combines Samsung’s secure iris scanner with its less-secure facial recognition unlock technology. When unlocking your phone, it first will scan your face. If that fails …
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Consumers have been slower than expected to embrace using their phones to pay for goods and services at the cash register. Yet Apple CEO Tim Cook is still hoping for the demise of physical currency. That’s one of the key takeaways from Cook, who spoke at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday. The comment was a response to a question …
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Apple won a Chinese silver medal last year, with the iPhone 7 Plus being the second-highest selling phone in the populous nation in 2017. In 2018, though, the electronics giant is going for gold. In something of an uncharacteristic move, Apple is partnering with Ant Financial, an affiliated company of e-commerce giant Alibaba, to allow for customers to buy products …
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I pull out my phone. I tap it to the terminal. I’m told I can’t use it, I have to use a credit card. I apologize, reach for my wallet. I feel like an idiot. This is me making payments in 2017. I don’t use my phone to pay for things all that much. Or, my watch. I use my …
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Sooner or later, every device might be capable of making payments. Garmin Pay, announced earlier this year as a competitor to Fitbit’s new mobile Fitbit Pay platform and other wearable payment services such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, is now live. To use it, you’ll need to have a Garmin Vivoactive 3 smartwatch. But you’ll also need …
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