Barclaycard, Orange launch contactless credit card The card allows users to make payments of up to £10 by waving the it over an NFC reader, similar to the Oyster smartcards used by London commuters Read more on ZDNet UK
Gov’t could reclaim cash from ISPs’ fibre handouts A government consultation is investigating whether ISPs that make too much money from rural superfast broadband deployments should have to pay it back Read more on ZDNet UK
CES 2010: Sling Gets Flashy EchoStar Technologies has signed an agreement with Adobe Systems to integrate Adobe Flash media player software into the Slingbox platform — which will potentially allow users of dozens of Flash-enabled devices like gaming consoles, mobile phones and TV to access video over any Internet connection. Read more on MultiChannel News
Nokia X6 Review: Part 1, Styling and Physical Presence The first part of Ewan’s real world review of the Nokia X6 Comes With Music…. So here comes the X6. As the de facto sequel to the surprise hit of the 5800 XpressMusic, the X6 has a lot to live up to in the eyes of [...]
Nokia hopes to beat iPhone, BlackBerry by 2011 Nokia will catch up to and hopefully beat Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry within the next year, its mobile division chief Rick Simonson said in an interview published today. He acknowledges that a gap has existed that has led to a loss in market share [...]