Mobile Stuff
This has been in the discussion of the Telco community for a while, sprinkled with a lot of “if”s and “when”s. Now TMUS gets it done, seriously. The Un-carrier unveiled… Read more T-Mobile US to open WiFi for crystal clear calls, even from the basement →
After the smallish, Lipton-tea-box sized base station that Alcatel Lucent brought to the market and Huawei’s announcement of bringing 300 Mbps LTE to East Londons “silicon roundabout” for field test,… Read more RBS 6402 – Ericsson Pico cell with some neat features →
Privacy app Disconnect returns to Play Store after ban by Google. It is a funny fact, that privacy and security on mobiles leave such a lot to be desired. There isn’t any way to block intrusive ads, enable an IP firewall or control usage of personal data (and potentially stop it) other than agreeing on installation – and whatever happens after is hidden from the user. Maybe there are some things, that a user simplky doesn’t want to allow all of the times, but in general? For example the location… Read more Privacy app ‘Disconnect’ returns to Play and App Stores →
People actually like mobile payments—at least for lattes and taxis. Mobile wallets haven’t caught on in part because they haven’t given customers a reason to use them. “Everything that has… Read more How Apple’s iPhone 6 Can Finally Make Mobile Payments Happen →
According to Technode, Tencent is investing in healthcare. They are injecting US$70M in Health Service Community DXY to Tap China’s Red-hot Healthcare Industry. As it seems, China has been keen in adopting mobile individual healthcare services and Ting Ting, one of the largest Chinese healthcare community, has been successfully developing products and applications for their strong userbase. The O2O services, which have a high impact in China anyways, are obviously where general practitioners and online audiences meet. Chinese customers use the services to improve their experiences. China is quite a… Read more Tencent Injects US$70M in Health Service Community DXY to Tap China’s Red-hot Healthcare Industry →
As it seems, Bosch will deliver some interesting innovative function to the smartphone, according to some rumors. This could be useful for some healthcare and some navigation functionalities and will probably measure the excitement of the proud owners if held close to the mouth after the purchase to catch the excited respiration …
As the last iPhone release wanes on the horizon, Apple adds American Express, Visa, MasterCard as mobile payment partners. Oh, and did you read that NFC will be there as… Read more Late to the NFC-Party: Apple adds American Express, Visa, MasterCard as mobile payment partners →
This article highlights in simple words, why developed economies seem to be sluggish in taking up mobile payments in spite of everybody and their uncle trying to start that business… Read more Why Consumers Aren’t Buying the Idea of Mobile Wallets – Yet →
