Day: 25 January 2011

Apple adding mobile payments in iPad and iPhone

The rumours that Apple is to build-in mobile payments into the iPhone 5 are old, but now the rumour is that payments will also be built into the iPad 2 and enable iTunes for m-payments. According to the report in Bloomberg Apple will embed a NFC-based mobile payment services into the next iteration of its…

Enter the Developer Economics 2011 mobile developer survey and win

Give your opinion on the state of the future mobile development platforms, and get a chance to win an Amazon voucher for $1,500 and free device testing time for your business. Mobile device testing business Vision Mobile are launching their Developer Economics 2011 mobile developer survey, and they need your help all you have to…

Starbucks rolls out mobile payments in the US

Seattle based coffee store Starbucks is to roll out a mobile payment service to over 7,800 stores in the US. Starbucks has been piloting a mobile payments system since September 2009 in stores in Seattle and Silicon Valley and they’re so happy with the results they’re rolling out the system to all the 6,800 stores…