Tag: trade
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PayPal UK Launching ‘Chip and Pin’ Pairing for Smartphones This Summer
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A credit card reading system for PayPal transactions is currently being trialled with small businesses and traders..
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New Mobile Every Six Months on Contracts with Phones4U JUMP Scheme
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Phones4U has unveiled its innovative new JUMP scheme which offers long-term contract customers the opportunity to switch up their old mobile for a brand spanking new one every six months, while continuing to enjoy the same fixed amount of call time, text and data allowance per monthly fee. JUMP stands for Just Upgrade My Phone…
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Microsoft’s Xbox 720 Could Block Pre-Owned Games – Trade-in Market to Suffer
The pre-owned games market could take a kill shot if plans to bring a second-hand blocking system to Microsoft’s next Xbox, currently referred to as “Xbox 720”. This would be one of the first steps towards phasing out disc-based games, introducing digital-only content and would reinvent the gaming market. But this would come at much…
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HTC graphics division denied by ITC in Apple mobile patent suit
California tech giant Apple has been cleared of infringement accusations from Taiwanese co. HTC after the mobile maker suggested Apple had violated four patents owned by subsidiary group S3 Graphics with its iPhone. S3 was purchased for $300 million and supplies HTC with its technology and licensing for image compression technology and has also worked…
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Facebook under scrutiny by FTC over user tracking allegations
Online human catalogue Facebook has found itself once again under scrutiny over user privacy concerns. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (abrev. EPIC) and a number of United States privacy groups have filed a complaint requesting that the popular Facebook site be probed by the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the social network ‘tracks’ it’s users…
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FTC approve Microsoft purchase of Skype – It’s officially official!
Microsoft’s purchase of Skype is now officially official – after receiving the proper nod of approval from the US Federal Trade Commission. The House of M agreed back in May that it would snap up the video and chat communications service in a massive $8.5-billion deal. We can now expect Skype to invade Kinect and…
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Xbox cashes in on 200% rise in Playstation 3 trade-ins
Business is booming for the Xbox market in wake of the Playstation Network security scandal with one UK retailer reporting a 200% rise in PS3 trade-ins since the outage which saw the Sony network pulled 3 weeks ago. Microsoft are laughing, with high-street gaming swap-shops struggling to keep up with demand for the amount of…
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HTC Pyramid becomes HTC Sensation ready for UK appearance next week
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The gadget formerly known as the HTC Pyramid will make its first UK appearance on Tuesday 12th April at the HTC press event with the mobile phone now becoming known as the HTC Sensation. Website PocketLint.com was lucky enough to be privy to this name change info first and directly from HTC, who will be showing…
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Samsung 55-inch glasses-free 3D TV is coming – Somewhen!
Samsung seem to have gotten a little bit ahead of themselves recently, unveiling plans for a glasses-free 55-inch 3D TV at a recent Chinese trade show. The Korean tech titan has now taken a step back from the ambitious claim by saying the technology to make this happen won’t even be ready for several years.…