Mobile Banking Consolidation: Monitise Buys Clairmail For $173 Million
One more sign of the mobile money space continuing to grow up: some significant consolidation underway. Today, the UK-based mobile banking specialists Monitise announced that it is buying Clairmail, a U.S.-based competitor, for $173 million, as part of its global expansion.
The combined group says it
Huawei hardware won’t be part of National Broadband Network, says Australia
Huawei just can’t catch a break — first the US blocks it from being a part of its first responder wireless network, and now, Australia is following suit. According to the Australian Financial Review, the Shenzhen-based outfit has been barred from tendering contracts for the country’s A$43 billion National
Why Do Magazines Look So Terrible on the iPad 3?
As with any high-profile product release, Apple’s new iPad device has been peppered with complaints since reaching consumers’ hands…
After 200M+ Views in 2011, The Decorah Eagles’ Live Stream Is Back For “Season 2
Well, the avian theme has come back to haunt us of late, but here’s some avian news that’s sure to warm the cockles of your heart. Last year, the Decorah Eagles became the Web’s biggest reality TV stars.
Let me explain: A pair of Bald Eagles, nesting in Decorah, Iowa, were captured on camera 24/7 in
Square Renames Payment App, Improves Android Version
Square announced a series of updates Monday morning, including a new name for its Card Case payment app — now called “Pay with Squar…
Cloud Infrastructure Automation Startup Opscode Lands $19.5M To Take On IBM, HP And BMC
Opscode, a company that provides cloud infrastructure automation for the enterprise, has raised $19.5 Million in Series C funding led by Ignition Partners, with Battery Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson participating in the round. The company also today announced that Ignition Partners’ John Connors
AT&T reinventa el volante
Un volante vibrador te indica cuándo girar y despista menos que las señales visuales y sonoras, según los investigadores.
¿Cómo funciona la unidad de disco duro de un terabit por pulgada cuadrada de Seagate?
La grabación magnética asistida por calor promete discos duros de 50 terabytes.
All That Cash: On Apple, Twitter And The New Bit Factories
The speculation of what Apple is going to do with all their cash has long been a favorite topic in the tech and financial press.
But the thinking along those lines is often akin to the cognitive dissonance one experiences when seeing a billionaire driving a Civic. What’s the point of having all that
How would you change the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus?
We’re big fans of Samsung’s work and the prevailing feeling is that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 is the pinnacle of the family. The original 7-incher was too expensive and ran Android 2.2, so we were delighted to see the revamped edition running Honeycomb and costing a very reasonable $400 (it’s even cheaper now).