Square Considered By Google And Apple For Purchase Before

Square Considered By Google And Apple For Purchase BeforeIt seems that mobile payments will continue to move forward and gain momentum from year to year – which is not surprising, considering the explosive growth of mobile devices over the past few years, in addition to the proliferation of online services such as online banking and the ilk. Well, Square happens to be one of the players in the mobile payment market, where its rivals would include Google Wallet, LevelUp, and PayPal, and we have heard that both Apple and Google did mull over purchasing Square at one point in time in the past.

Of course, these happen to be whispers that are been bandied about by the industry, but neither behemoths in the tech world managed to make this particular deal happen. Analysts have had their opportunity to try to figure it out, where they were not sure whether either Google or Apple managed to table a good enough offer. The last round of funding saw Square valued at $5 billion, although it does occupy the minds of many that Square might want to take going public as an exit strategy of sorts. Where do you think Square’s future lies? Will it be in their own hands, or will they be gobbled up along the way with plenty of moolah and stock options?

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Samsung Intends To Trademark Gear Now And Gear Solo In The US

Samsung Intends To Trademark Gear Now And Gear Solo In The US

The Samsung Galaxy Gear

Samsung does seem to have made a decent stab into the world of smartwatches, and it was not too long ago that whispers went around touting that Samsung intends to roll out a 3G enabled version of its Gear smartwatch over in South Korea, where this particular intelligent timepiece is supposed to carry the moniker of the Samsung Gear Solo. Well, apparently Samsung had already filed a trademark application with the USPTO this past April 4th for the name Gear Solo, and not only that, they also want to own the trademark for the name “Samsung Gear Now” to boot.

No prizes for guessing that Samsung Gear Now could very well be another name for a different smartwatch, or could it be a name for the same smartwatch, albeit having it released in a different country or area?

The Samsung Gear Solo allegedly supports SIM cards, which means it is also able to function as a handset all by itself, letting you make a phone call to another person ala Dick Tracy without having to pair it up to a different Samsung device in the first place. If that were to be the case, then chances are pretty good that the Gear Solo will also run on the Tizen platform ala the Samsung Gear 2.

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How PlayStation Move shaped the PS4

The PlayStation Move has been called a lot of bad names. It’s the PlayStation peripheral that’s least used by game devs, least purchased by console owners, and least spoken of by Sony itself. Some of that sentiment’s been turning lately, ever since…

Staples To Offer In-Store 3D Printing Service

Staples To Offer In Store 3D Printing ServiceStaples and 3D printing do go back some distance – first of all, they sold select 3D printers in their stores, before they decided to embrace the future of 3D printing even further by selling print-by-mail services in Europe. Fast forward to today, and Staples happens to put on offer a chance for US customers to print out objects on-demand as well as on-site thanks to an in-store 3D printing service, now how about that? The entire 3D printing service’s launch event happened to be centered upon the fun side of 3D printing, where it managed to deal with the likes of action figures as well as personalized Starfleet officers, but all fun and play are not what Staples are looking forward to, since they also hope that this 3D printing service will be able to woo other small businesses owners, too.

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    Verizon Strikes Back With Free Tablet Data Offer

    Verizon Strikes Back With Free Tablet Data OfferT-Mobile the Uncarrier certainly made waves earlier this week with the announcement of Operation Tablet Freedom, where this new tablet plan would offer 1TB of free data for tablets which rock to T-Mobile’s network. Well, it seems that Verizon Wireless does not want to miss out on this bandwagon, where they have just announced via Twitter that whenever any of their customers activate a cellular-enabled tablet on a 1GB or higher More Everything plan, those very same subscribers will be on the receiving end of an additional GB of data – and this offer will continue for as long as they ensure that said tablet remains active.

    How does this particular deal sound to you? It is enough to help you make that purchase decision, especially when it comes to choosing a cellular tablet from Verizon? One GB happens to be more than enough if you happen to check and reply emails on your tablet, while dealing with social network updates, tweets and instant messaging, but it is not going to cut the mustard if you are into heavy duty video streaming and downloads. There is no date set on the end of this particular promotion, so for those who want to play the role of an early bird, it would work to your advantage to grab the proverbial worm.

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    Watch Nintendo execs vie for the love of Princess Zelda in its latest game

    Nintendo’s had some success with approximating the mundanity of real life in the past, but its latest attempt looks like it’ll amp up the crazy rather dramatically. In Tomodachi Life you import a collection of Miis (Nintendo’s avatar system) and…

    Analyst: iPhone 6 Sleep/Wake Button Could Be Relocated

    Analyst: iPhone 6 Sleep/Wake Button Could Be RelocatedIt goes without saying that many people are on the lookout as to what Apple has in store for the rest of this year, and the iPhone 6 would certainly be on many peoples’ minds, this I am sure. Whispers on the street point to Apple rolling out a couple of iPhones later this year – one with a 4.7” display, and finally, another one that breaches the 5” mark with a 5.5” display. Do bear in mind that these are just rumors, but KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, has already weighed in with his predictions. Kuo has had a decent track record in the past when it comes to Apple-related predictions, so hear what he has to saw about the sleep/wake button on the iPhone 6.

    According to Kuo, apart from sporting different resolutions on both handsets, there will also be a change in the basic design, where the sleep/wake button will be changed from the top to the side on the iPhone 6. The reason behind this particular move is to make it easier for users to handle the handset – especially for those who tote it with a single hand. Apart from that, Kuo also noted that the bezel itself will be 10% to 20% narrower, while the iPhone 6 would measure anywhere between 6.5mm to 7.9mm thick, in comparison to the 7.6 mm case found on the iPhone 5s.

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    Age Of Empires: World Domination Greets iOS, Android And Windows Phone Platforms This Year


    It was in June last year when we brought you word that Age of Empires, the real time strategy (RTS) game which was pretty solid and fun to play, but somehow was overshadowed by the likes of Blizzard’s StarCraft back in the day, would be making a splash on iOS and Android platforms then. Well, fast forward to nearly a year down the road, and we have Microsoft working to expand their Age of Empires real time strategy game franchise to the iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms, where it will be known as Age of Empires: World Domination.

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