Month: September 2020
PayPal launches simplified point of sale solution for food and drink outlets iZettle Food & Drink
PayPal has unveiled a new service aimed specifically at the beleaguered hospitality sector. The new iZettle Food & Drink simplified point of sale (POS) solution looks to make it easier for business to accept remote payments and process them more efficiently. iZettle Food & Drink features an intuitive product library,…
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Fujifilm’s insanely fast f/1.0 lens is the first with autofocus
Fujifilm has unveiled the world’s fastest autofocus lens, the XF50mmf1.0 R WR designed for its APS-C sensor X-series mirrorless cameras. It joins a very rare club of f/1.0 or lower lenses that includes Nikon’s f/0.95 Z-Noct. Such lenses have very lar… Source
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Delete these Android apps now – or face a potentially huge phone bill null
Android users have been urged to check their security settings after a number of popular apps were found to be running up huge bills on victim devices. Security firm Pradeo uncovered that several apps boasting hundreds of thousands of downloads were in fact so-called “fleeceware”, meaning unsuspecting users were hooked…
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Apple to let app developers offer free or discounted subscriptions via offer codes
Apple will soon let developers offer discounted or free subscriptions via new offer codes, the company has announced. Developers will be able to distribute these one-time use codes physically or electronically, which Apple says could help them acquire new subscribers, retain existing ones, or “win back” lapsed customers. Apple says…
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5G phones are about to get much cheaper Oppo Find X2 Lite, one of the cheapest 5G phones right now
Even the cheapest 5G phones cost quite a bit compared to the most affordable 4G phones, but that’s set to change soon, as one of the biggest smartphone chipset manufacturers has just unveiled a new processor that could enable a new generation of budget 5G phones. At Qualcomm’s keynote conference…
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Microsoft fixed several ‘Flight Simulator’ installation issues
While Microsoft’s launch of Flight Simulator 2020 has largely been a success (apart from the odd monolith), lots of folks have found that the massive 150GB app can get stuck during installation. To that end, Microsoft has released a patch designed to… Source
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