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Mobile payment system Square can be hacked, claims researchers Two researchers attending the Black Hat security conference yesterday in Las Vegas have demonstrated a simple hacking technique that could allow unscrupulous individuals to purchase items using the mobile payment system Square and stolen credit card data. With this technique, would-be hackers could use stolen credit card data to withdraw funds without the need to be in possession of the physical credit card. Darren McCarra No responses 5th August 2011
Shopping technology fears and how to get over them [Infographic] TabJuice, a leader in social commerce, have created this nice infographic that illustrates initial shopping technology fears through the ages and how we overcame these. Fears over technologies like the credit card, online shopping and online banking as they emerged have largely subsided, only to be replaced by the next emerging shopping technology; social commerce. Darren McCarra No responses 4th August 2011
Instagram hits 150 million uploads in less than one year Instagram, the hugely popular iPhone photo app, has recorded 150 million photo uploads since it launched last October. Out of those 150 million photos uploaded, 120 million have had filters applied. Darren McCarra No responses 3rd August 2011
Google Chrome gets Instant Pages Google Instant Pages has been rolled out to users of Chrome 13 stable, a feature that was previously only available in Chrome beta. Instant Pages enables certain web pages to be loaded almost instantly by preloading Google Search results that are mostly likely to be clicked. Darren McCarra No responses 3rd August 2011
Skype launches official iPad app, pulls it from App Store hours later Earlier today Skype launched their official iPad app only to pull it from the App Store hours later. Skype rather dubiously explained via Twitter that the iPad app had simply gone live "prematurely". Darren McCarra 2 responses 2nd August 2011
New Wi-Fi standard could span 100 kilometres The IEEE standards body have approved a new Wi-Fi 802.22 technology that could allow a wireless network to span up to 100 kilometres and support speeds of up to 22Mbps. Is this the end of the 3G data plan? Darren McCarra 4 responses 30th July 2011
Eircom promises fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 homes by summer 2012 Eircom has announced plans to bring fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 Irish homes and businesses by summer 2012. This forms phase one of a multi-year plan to finally upgrade Ireland's telecommunications infrastructure and marks a substantial initial investment of €100 million by the group. Darren McCarra No responses 29th July 2011
Google wants to speed up the web with new Page Speed Service Google has a healthy obsession with speed. Two years ago they released the Page Speed browser extension, and earlier this year they introduced the Page Speed Online API. Now Google have released another addition to the Page Speed family: Page Speed Service. Darren McCarra No responses 28th July 2011
BBC iPlayer begins global launch with iPad app in 11 countries [includes images] BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has launched its global iPlayer service this morning, Thursday, with an iPad only app now available in 11 European countries. Other areas such as Australia, Canada and the US are expected to follow later this year. Darren McCarra No responses 28th July 2011
Premier League footballer quits Twitter after attacking club’s transfer policy Newcastle United defender Jose Enrique has quit Twitter after a recent public outburst attacking the club's transfer policy on the network. Jose's ill-judged rant has reportedly landed the Spaniard with a two-week fine, although it's unclear whether part of his reprimand required him to leave Twitter. Darren McCarra No responses 27th July 2011