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Apple’s mobile payments service officially debuted in China Thursday, as the company looks to transform how people in the country pay and shop for items using their mobile phones. Complete article: Apple pay lands in China  

Fox Sports plans to bring a host of live virtual-reality experiences to sports fans — including this Sunday’s Daytona 500 — under a five-year partnership with live-streaming specialist NextVR. Complete article: Fox Sports Inks 5-Year Virtual Reality Pact With NextVR  

The Apple logo changed a serveral times in their history:    1976-1977   This logo was designed by Ronald Wayne.     1977 – 1998     The logo was designed by Rob Janoff and is rainbow. Why it`s rainbow? We don´t know. There are serveral versions about that.     1999 – present Since 1999 the […]

In the latest crackdown on gay rights in Indonesia, the government has demanded all instant messaging apps remove same-sex emoticons or face a ban in the Muslim-majority country. Complete article: They want to ban emojis on WhatsApp and LINE    

A patent application titled “Volume Control for Mobile Device Using a Wireless Device,” form 2014, reveals a new invention which would enable the Apple Watch to adjust its user’s iPhone alert volume settings on the fly, based on the level of sound generated by the device. Complete article: Apple Watch could adjust iPhone´s alert volume automatically

The Guardian tested out what impact the popular app has on a phone’s battery life by tracking battery usage with and without the Facebook app on the phone. It turns out that removing the iOS app from an iPhone saved up to 15 percent of the phone’s battery life. This came after previous tests found […]

Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, has deleted a tweet containing a blurry on-the-field photo from the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. It wasn’t a beautiful shot but it caught the energy of the moment – yet it was rather blurry. Complete article: The Web didn´t stop the ridicule about Tim Cook

Three years after acquiring Parse, Facebook is closing the service, according to acompany blog post. The move comes less than a year after Facebook said it was expanding Parse to attack the Internet of Things—a phrase used to describe a world in which billions of distributed sensors and computers talk not only to people but to each […]

We think the upcoming 4-inch iPhone 5se would be released in the same colors as the iPhone 6s: Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold. That is still the case, according to sources. This weekend, reports have emerged with claims that the new device will be offered in a new “bright” or “hot” pink color option, but sources […]

When Tesla Motors finally reveals its upcoming affordable electric sedan, the Model 3, at the end of next month, don’t expect to see too much. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been hedging back on the promise of the Model 3’s reveal, confirming that we’ll see “the first pictures” but probably not much else. Complete article: Tesla […]

Facebook just turned 12. This year, the social network is marking the milestone, which it has dubbed “Friends Day,” with a new personalized video feature that weaves together memories with friends into shareable video clips. Complete article: Facebook turns 12  

In the  proliferation of mobile payment services like Apple Pay and Android Pay, banks have begun the process of bringing contactless ATM capabilities to the US. According to reports from Wired and Tech Crunch, Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are all working on creating NFC-equipped ATMs, with Chase planning on rolling them out later this year.   […]