Apple has finally pushed out the WiFi iTunes iPhone firmware promised by Jobs several weeks ago and Pogue a couple of hours ago. Fire up your desktop iTunes and connect your iPhone to download and install the update. And be prepared to wait, as this firmware takes several minutes to download and install. Far longer […]
Carnival of the Mobilists #67 is out just in time to revisit (yet again) the iTunes juggernaut. Click here to read some of last week’s best coverage of wireless technology, business, and cultural developments. My “Apple’s three screens opportunity” got the nod with Wap Review commenting: Apple has become a content distribution powerhouse with iTunes. […]
Are you a Health Graph (@healthgraphapi) partner with an iOS app of your own? And do you encourage your users to track their fitness activities using the RunKeeper (@runkeeper) app? If you do and you want a way to ease their transition from your experience into RunKeeper tracking, we’ve got just the ticket! We’ve added […]
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Geoff Pitfield (@gpitfield) of Fleetly (@fleetly) about his company and their new Fleetly app release which now includes support for RunKeeper users via Health Graph (@healthgraphapi) integration. Here’s an inside look at how one developer keeps their users happy and healthy with the Health Graph. Bill Day: […]
We’ve been hard at work adding features users have been requesting to the RunKeeper app! Now available in both iPhone and Android versions: Auto pause – RunKeeper can automatically pause tracking when you stop moving Heart rate zone – RunKeeper can chart information from compatible heart rate monitors; can also provide audio cues to help […]
PayPal has updated their iPhone mobile app which I’ve written about previously here and here. According to the PayPal Blog post: It features some great enhancements based on feedback straight from our users and general fixes for an even smoother experience. The post goes on to say: Our latest research findings indicated that our customers […]
Welcome to part four of my multi-part series comparing alternative payment systems to the PayPal X Platform and each other. Part one introduced Amazon’s Flexible Payments Service, part two discussed Facebook Credits, and part three focused on Google Checkout. This time we’re going to examine the Dwolla platform (@dwolla) for sending and receiving cash. We’ll […]
I recently had occasion to procure a shiny new iPhone 4 (read: old iPhone died) and have been trying out all kinds of apps given all the space I now have to fill. I’ve been looking at iOS payments, finance, investing, shopping, and marketing apps in particular. Based upon my investigations, and building on the […]
PayPal X Platform New @PayPalX series: "Integrating Payments into WordPress, Part 1: Features and Getting Started" http://bit.ly/fGwYea # Part 2 of my "Integrating Payments into WordPress" series focuses on @PayPalX plugins http://bit.ly/e3DlIm # Comments from @factual CEO in "An iTunes model for data" http://oreil.ly/jqePgT echo my @PayPalX data markets series http://bit.ly/ecZ3Rm # How @PayPal can […]
Mobile credit card reader competition continues to heat up. Square credit card readers are now being sold directly by Apple in their retail stores and online. Square readers also work on iPad and iPod touch (i.e. any current iOS-based device) as well as Android devices. The readers connect using a mobile device’s headphone jack. It’s […]
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