Tag: swipe
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Coin Electronic Card Finally Released
Wireless payments methods are being increasingly adopted as services like Apple Pay make it onto worldwide markets. However, there’s more than just NFC features that go straight from phone to the checkout. Physical cards are also coming out, such as Coin, a wireless ‘smart card’ that holds all your payment information. The Coin is a single…
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Twitter Adds Swipe to Dismiss to Remove Unwanted Pics
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It appears that a handful of Twitter app users are now getting to try a new swipe feature for getting rid of unwanted images from the Twitter feed. As standard a single tap on the touch screen of your Android or iOS device would expand to view fully and minimize a picture after viewing, allowing only…
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Windows 10 Adds OS X Style Gestures
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Windows 10 is getting along fantastically, with a triumphant Microsoft giving us weekly announcements of the software’s success amongst new developer mode users and early adopters. The operating system, which Microsoft CEO proudly announced will ‘run on everything’ is headed for mass adoption once the kinks are all ironed out, as any good Microsoft OS…
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Attopedia Wikipedia App for Android Wear
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The best part about the new range of wearables from all of your favourite smartphone developers is the ability to browse apps and link in with your smartphone straight from your wrist. The ease of access means you can stay up to date, search the web or even keep track of your health in ways…
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App Developer King Withdraws US Patent on the Word ‘Candy’
It’s not a new thing when game developers, phone companies and other tech organisations try to use patent laws to get away with blatant copyright infringement. Now we’re not saying anything personal about the people at King here, but the amount of revenue generated by their game Candy Crush Saga has been incredible, even though…
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Window Phone 8 Rotating Keyboard Spotted on HTC Smartphone (Leak)
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Will Microsoft’s next mobile OS feature a curved keyboard interface? This suspicious leaked photo might suggest so..
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Sky News App for Android Updated – Filter Relevant Content & Contribute with Photo & Video Uploading
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The informative Sky News app for Android devices has been given an overhaul, with a stylish visual revamp and of particular interest to us gadget fans – an all new dedicated technology news section. The tabs and swipe interface means that news relevant to us can be quickly and easily obtained with a movement of…
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Sky News App for Android Updated – Filter Relevant Content & Contribute with Photo & Video Uploading
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The informative Sky News app for Android devices has been given an overhaul, with a stylish visual revamp and of particular interest to us gadget fans – an all new dedicated technology news section. The tabs and swipe interface means that news relevant to us can be quickly and easily obtained with a movement of…
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Nokia Mobile OS “Clara” (Symbian) Leaked in New Screenshots
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Nokia’s next OS currently being developed under the name “Carla” has been sighted in a few new screenshots which have made their way online through Nokianesia blog. Just like Samsung and Apple handsets, future Nokia smartphones which come with the Symbian Belle OS successor will include a swipe to unlock feature in place of the…
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PayPal Here: Smartphone-Based Credit Card Payment System Coming to UK
Our regular readers may remember the Gadget Helpline’s recent coverage of Square. It’s a clever little gadget which attaches to any Android and Apple iOS smartphone or tablet and allows credit card swiping for small companies and independent businesses, this enabling them to cut out the cost of running expensive phone-line connected payment methods and…
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App of the Day: Spotify for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
As of today the official Spotify application is available to download to Windows Phones from the Marketplace, bringing offline playlists, the latest tracks and music streaming on the go to thousands of phones. Windows Phone is the last major operating system to get the Spotify app, but now it is a free app for Spotify…
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Visa Announces NFC Digital Wallet
The recently announced Google Wallet might have been given Visa’s stamp of approval, but the credit card giant also has their own digital payment system in the works. Confirmed by Steve Perry, Visa’s commercial director in Europe, Visa is set to launch it’s own virtual wallet at the end of Summer 2012. Perry confirmed the…