PayPal buys Card.io visual credit card scanner platform, is neither Here nor there

 

Thought PayPal was done upping its mobile payment game when it unveiled its triangular Square competitor earlier this year? Think again. Despite Here being, well, here, PayPal’s not satisfied having but one way to scan your plastic, and so it’s snapped up Card.io. In case you’ve forgotten, Card.io gathers credit Read the Rest of the story [...]

PayPal folds startup into its smartphone wallet

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Setting up payment options in BlackBerry App World

When BlackBerry® App World™ 2.0 was released last year, several new features were added, including new payment options for when you make purchases within BlackBerry App World. Today, I’ll be providing an overview of the various payment options as well as outlining how you can change your billing option/payment service type.

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Starbucks Android app gets caffeinated update, also launches in UK and Canada

Americans have enjoyed the freedom to choose between Starbucks apps on both iOS and Android for over a year, and now the Google-flavored iteration is now finally going abroad, launching in both the UK and Canada today. The launch coincides with an app update for all users on Read the Rest of the story [...]

Paypal high street mobile payments app hands-on [Video]

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PayPal Aims to Compete With Square

PayPal Aims to Compete With Square (via Credit.com)

In the very near future, PayPal – the payment processing company owned by eBay – will likely introduce its own plug-and-swipe mobile credit card reading device in an effort to compete directly with Square, according to a Read the Rest of the story [...]

Top 10 Android Market apps that work on a jailbroken BlackBerry Playbook

 

 

After struggling with previous versions of the Dingleberry jailbreak, I’m happy to say that version 3 works like a freakin’ charm. It bundles a downgrader, so you can get your PlayBook into a prime jailbreaking state, and Dingleberry handles all of the backing up and restoring on its own. Read the Rest of the story [...]

BlackBerry App World v3.1 Defaults to Carrier Billing – Adding Ringtone Channel?

RIM has made a few small changes in App World v3.1 that is set to launch this week on the 15th. First of all RIM will be making a much bigger push into Carrier Billing. They will be making it the default billing option instead of PayPal or Credit Read the Rest of the story [...]

Email From PayPal Could Suggest Lack of Support In App World 3.0

Many BlackBerry users have received a similar email to the one pictured above from PayPal which mentions that pre-approved payments plan Research In Motion will expire July 29th, 2011. What does this mean? While none of us can be entirely sure without an official word from RIM, we can speculate a Read the Rest of the story [...]

Top Free BlackBerry Apps

Oftentimes, when we discuss BlackBerry applications for our daily post, we’re featuring premium applications. There are some free applications mixed in there, but typically the free applications don’t get as much airtime. We’re going to overcompensate for this by listing a ton of free apps. How many? To be honest, I never counted. I just Read the Rest of the story [...]