We’ve heard it before… this is going to be the year that mobile payments will boom! Both Gartner and Forrester have made strong predictions of mobile growth, with Forrester recently saying that the U.S. mobile payments market will hit $90 billion by 2017, a 48% compound annual growth rate from the $12.8 billion spent in 2012.
Category: Technology news
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Triple-0 app offers faster help
Australia’s emergency services are set to launch a long-awaited triple-0 smartphone application to respond more quickly to people in a crisis.
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NBN fibre is ready for Ultra HD TV: are you?
Television’s next big thing – Ultra High Definition or UHDTV for short – has been attracting a lot of attention lately. 4K, a variant of UHDTV, has been heralded as more immersive than 3D and as the future of television.
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How to mend a broken heart
Transplants could become unnecessary if scientists can repair damaged organs with reprogrammed stem cells.
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Breakthrough in storing 700 terabytes of data 1 gram of DNA
Scientists in Britain on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in the quest to turn DNA into a revolutionary form of data storage.
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‘Augmented reality’ and bendy screens in a hands-free 2013
10 trends for the year ahead in technology.
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30 Days Is Too Long: Animated Rant About Windows 8
Check out this funny Windows 8: The Animated Evaluation.
I don’t need to say anymore..I’ll let the video speak for itself.
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Australian Police Warn Against Use of Apple Maps Due to Safety Concerns
Police in Victoria, Australia issued a warning to motorists this weekend regarding Apple Maps after several travelers became stranded in the Murray-Sunset National Park trying to reach the city of Mildura using Apple’s directions.
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Apple Fires Manager Responsible for Maps as Eddy Cue Turns to Outsiders for Help
As Apple continues to work toward improving the new Maps service the company rolled out in iOS 6, Bloomberg reports that Apple has fired Richard Williamson, the manager directly responsible for the project.
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iiNet launches HFC network with NBN-like speeds
iiNet has launched high-speed broadband services capable of achieving 100/8Mbps on its own hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) network.