The move to contactless is definitely underway, but even if 45% in the USA are there by year-end, that still leaves 55% that aren't. I'm sure a de facto standard will emerge at some point, but until then, a lot of Android...
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@GaProgrammer- Yes, I'm making an assumption that with over a million apps in the store and most of us using the same 26 apps, that we're missing out on a lot of "good" apps. Good by anyone's standards. But no one is looking...
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I did not realize that Windows phones had such different variations. I was under the impression that iPhones were not that different from version to version, at least any more so than Androids.
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Hits close to home just how much time has passed. Still remember watching that as a kid when it was all new shows on TV. Star Trek, The Wild Wild West and Man from UNCLE were the highlights of my pre cable childhood when...
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@jagibbons, while I consider LoopPay highly insecure, I believe Samsung strategy is quite smart to fight Apple Pay in the US market. This way people get use to mobile payments and, when the new EMV and NFC contacless terminals...
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@batye, Thank you for your comment, I have no issues with a company constantly seeking to provide updates to it's line of products. But with Samsung, it's at the hardware level, meaning that you'll need to upgrade each...
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@glenbren, I think this is a very important question, and one that most providers struggle to answer, since they have to show off bells and whistles to be able to say why they are different from the other. Both Windows...
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@Kelly22, I think Microsoft is definitly on the mark. They are arguably the main OS provider at the entreprise level. By providing value added solutions to task that lead to saving time, it's a huge welcome for almost...
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As someone who lives and breathes PCI compliance on a near-daily basis, I'm both intrigued and frustrated at Samsung's announcement. On the one hand, it is backwards compatible with non-NFC payment terminals that are...
In reply to: Security in standardization
Here's an important reminder that big data has been around for a while. It's low-cost, distributed computing that has made the difference in the so-called big data era. Big data platforms like Hadoop and NoSQL databases...
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The exciting part for me with this phone is its compatibility with the Gear VR headset. This could very well be the smartphone that starts to really get virtual reality into the hands of the masses, as so many of them will...
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Quite an apt little cartoon, considering lots of us are not only in silos, but dealing with silos of data that are almost impossible to utilise. Despite how useful management might claim it could be or how ever long...
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The inability of integrating data operations from the device to the microSD card was disturbing on the S5. Has Samsung reversed it ridiculous policy for the S6? If not, its going to be a deal-killer for many. Samsung...
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@Ashu001, you're absolutely right: Software automation was supposed to take care of many problems. The only thing is that software automation tools are very good at generating very mediocre code. So far, we've been able...
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The f1.9 is impressive, and better battery life and quick charging would be great, if money were no object. The design doesn't look good enough to be worth even more money, but maybe it's different in person.
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Sometimes it's hard to tell if it is a ladder or a silo. For teachers and similar professions, advancement is easier to see because the guidelines for advancement are stated and applied to many. But in business, we are more...
In reply to: Ladder or Silo?
You keep saying "good apps", but that is a subjective term. What I consider a "good app" will not necessarily be one that you consider a "good app". The Sponsored Ads are also supposed to be targetting users based on the...
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"And I'll go on the forums and they'll complain that Frodo is eating the Lembas bread outside of Mordor instead of in the Mines of Moria." Silly Megan Fox. Everyone knows that Frodo was introduced to Lembas bread...
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Flash is not good - it consumed a lot of bandwidth and make the webpage rendering slow - in fact it's a kind of java applet.
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@mejiac thanks, it seems like Microsoft is gaining more progress every week! Very interesting to stay on top of it. I'm also happy to learn (as I'm sure many in the enterprise are) that simplifying conference calls has become...
In reply to: Re: On the right path
@pcharles09 true, they're not really on consumers' radar... yet. The enterprise pays close attention to Microsoft, but I think it's still on the back burner for most consumers. Though it's slowly winning some back, I think,...
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