Amazon’s Local Register has a lot in common in Square’s Reader, but Amazon is hoping to set itself apart from its rival by dropping its transaction fees to 1.75 percent for… Read more »
Internet of things gadgets usually never stray far from Android and iOS, but Fitbit has decided to add Windows Phone to its list of supported platforms. Read more »
Syntonic is launching an app store in which no content consumed counts against your data plan. The store is the latest example of new business models coming out of AT&T’s controversial… Read more »
Gigaom spoke with Nvidia automotive guru Danny Shapiro about what Android Auto will look like and why the car won’t be the next front in the mobile OS war. Read more »
Automatic’s redesigned iOS app will now show your car’s fuel levels, though the feature will only work with about half of all cars connected with Automatic’s Link device. Read more »
BlackBerry is using its secure enterprise communications network to launch a secure version of BBM, targeting it at corporate and government customer. It’s the second example in two weeks of BlackBerry… Read more »
Apple is bringing carrier Wi-Fi calling features into iOS 8, letting users make VoIP calls from their dialers. VoLTE calling could just be a short hop away. Read more »
Continuity further knits Apple’s desktop and mobile apps together, allowing you to flip between devices. You can make an iPhone call from your Mac or start a message in iOS, then… Read more »
Italy’s VisLab has selected BlackBerry’s QNX OS to power its computer vision experiments in autonomous cars. The idea is to help the car to combine and process the information it gets… Read more »
Nokia believes its can use its role as the auto industry’s mapmaker as a launchpad into the connected car. In an interview with GigaOM, Nokia Here EVP Michael Halbherr shares his… Read more »