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Google Pay combines Android Pay and Google Wallet under one brand name

Google has announced the merger of Android Pay and Google Wallet into a single brand, Google Pay. Google Wallet was first launched in 2011, and at one time supported NFC payments for goods and services. In 2015, the company launched a new service, Android Pay/

Financial Google Android

·8 years ago

Intellibox looking set to change the way we sell our phones

Start-up company, Intellibox looks set to change the way we sell our phones. A pioneering new way to instantly exchange your unwanted phones for cash, begun in a few selected locations across the UK has been hailed as a ‘great success’.

News UK

·8 years ago

Galaxy S8 and S8+ Rose Pink launches in UK

With Valentines Day coming up next month, manufacturers appear to be launching "romantic" colours in time for that special day. Earlier this week LG announced a beautiful Raspberry Rose edition of the LG V30 and Samsung has today announced the launch of the Rose Pink version of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphone in the UK.

Devices and OS Samsung Android UK

·8 years ago

Uber App Clone another Android malware targeting unsuspecting users

IT security researchers at Symantec have discovered malware that secretly spies upon Uber’s Android app and extracts private, sensitive data such as users’ passwords. This allows attackers to hijack accounts owned by Uber users and has been dubbed Android.Fakeapp.

Amazon Android

·8 years ago

Telegram for Android brings multiple accounts support

Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings support for multiple accounts on the same device and adds a quick reply shortcut. You can now add up to three accounts and switch between them using the left sidebar menu...

Android Apps

·8 years ago

Eric Schmidt to step down as Executive Chairman of Alphabet

Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google who played an integral role in Google’s rise to power, is stepping down as executive chairman at the search engine's parent company Alphabet.

News Google

·8 years ago

Facebook and Universal Music sign deal to allow copyrighted music videos

Facebook has sealed a deal to allow copyrighted music videos to be used across its social media sites. The deal with Universal Music, thought to be worth several hundred million dollars, will allow users to share and listen to music without breaching copyright.

News

·8 years ago

EE showcases end-to-end 5G network architecture with 2.8GBPS speeds

EE today demonstrated 2.8Gbps download speeds across an end-to-end 5G test network in its UK mobile lab. The breakthrough test, carried out in partnership with Huawei,

Huawei 5G Connected UK EE

·8 years ago

Bad mobile manners annoy 93% of smartphone users

In conjunction with OnePoll, Carphone surveyed mobile habits of 2000 smartphone users in the UK to find out what habits annoy us most, and which habits we’re guilty of ourselves, in a bid to bring back good old-fashioned phone etiquette.

Opinion UK

·8 years ago

Google announces Home Mini and Home Max

Google today revealed two additions to the Google Home family today - Google Home Mini, a smaller, more affordable version of its Google Home voice activated assistant as well as Google Home Max, a higher-end version.

Connected Devices and OS Google

·8 years ago

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL officially announced

Google unveiled the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones today, and both follow closely to their predecessors in terms of dimensions and shape, with a 5-inch 16:9 display with stereo speakers.

Devices and OS Samsung Google Android

·8 years ago

Google releases October 2017 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the October 2017 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin for at least a month or so.

Devices and OS Google Android

·8 years ago

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