Visa Europe and Wireless Dynamics have developed a mobile payment solution that’ll enable customers to use an iPhone for contactless payments.
It’s based on the Wireless Dynamics iCarte accessory, which will be supplied by participating banks and mobile operators.
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Last year we reported on the creation of Facebook Places, a location-sharing service that allows users to 'check in' to places they visit.
Today Facebook has added to the service with the announcement of Facebook Deals in the UK.
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Qype, which offers user-generated reviews and recommendations for locations across Europe, has just acquired its millionth member.
Those members have written more than 1.5 million public reviews covering places, events and experiences in 159,000 European towns and cities.
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47% of mobile app users in the USA say they click on more mobile ads by mistake than they do deliberately, according to new research.
It suggests almost half of mobile ad spending is wasted.
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Online professional network LinkedIn has acquired CardMunch, a young Californian company with an app to convert business cards into electronic contacts.
CardMunch had previously sold its iPhone app via the Apple App Store; a BlackBerry app is in development.
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