First Data have created a microSD based contactless payment system in collaboration with a company called Tyfone.
The new system is called SideTap. SideTap is based on a microSD card which can be inserted in to any mobile phone with a correct slot. Once inserted the phone can become a means to authorise a transaction.
By putting the system on to the microSD card it doesn’t restrict the contactless payment system to just one device as many devices are already compatible with the system. When purchasing the card you upload your financial and bank information to it allowing the data to be used when performing a transaction. [Read more…]
So far there have been three Windows Phone 7 Series devices confirmed so far. 
AutoTrader have launched a new app for the Apple iPhone called the Autotrader iPhone App (UK version) that allows you to capture a picture of a licence plate which is then scanned in by the application to find the make and model of the car. Once done you have access to details on that particular model of car such as how it performs as well as reviews.
Apple [AAPL] started allowing people to pre-order the Apple iPad in the US where we will see the Wi-Fi model shipping April 3 and the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models shipping late April. Both models of all capacities can be pre-ordered now.
Google’s email service GMail is web based and for some people it runs slow. If you only have a few hundred or few thousand emails in your GMail box then you might not be aware of the issue, however if you have hundreds of thousands or even millions of emails in your GMail inbox then the service runs slow.
For those using TomTom on the Apple iPhone, the software has just received an update today taking it from version 1.2 to 1.3. New features included in the iPhone TomTom 1.3 package include HD Traffic updates, better integration with the phone and iPod functions of the device.
The bad news has finally been confirmed by Microsoft [MSFT] saying that the 
According to the YouTube video linked below, the iPhone 4G could be called the Apple 
If you thought a physical keyboard was the only way to tap out a text message on a phone then think again.
Back towards the end of February we came across a review of the 
As well as launching the HTC Desire in April, Vodafone are also going to ship the HTC Legend. The Legend is another Google Android OS based device. Like the Desire, the Legend also has a 5 megapixel camera although the screen is slightly smaller measuring 3.2 inches.
