PayPal global study spells doom for the wallet

PayPal today revealed the findings of a global study that paints a dim future for the wallet. A vast majority (83%) of respondents across five countries indicated they wished they didn’t have to carry a wallet. Additionally, nearly one in three Americans (29%) would choose a smartphone over a wallet if they could only bring one item when going out.

While American consumers are keen to move to a digital payment future, the businesses that serve them may be lagging behind. More than two-thirds of Americans (68%) reported they have been unable to pay for something because they didn’t have cash with them; for nearly one in three Americans (30%), this has happened frequently.

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Logitech releases iPad keyboard designed for classrooms

Apple's iPad is an important educational tool and has been deployed in countless classrooms. In order to add a keyabord dimension t the iPad Logitech recently introduced the Logitech® Wired Keyboard for iPad®, the first iPad keyboard made specially for the classroom environment. Designed for hassle-free plug-and-play connectivity, the Logitech Wired Keyboard for iPad has an integrated Lightning Connector or 30-pin Connector – depending on which model iPad you use.

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Updated Foursquare app for Nokia Lumia smartphones gets augmented reality feature

Nokia Lumia Windows Phone smartphones seem to be getting a lot of exclusives as of late. Last week Nokia launched their Music and Music + streaming service and today Foursquare has made it known that the latest version of the Windows Phone app will have augmented reality features but only on Nokia Lumia devices.

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Flickr gets massive revamp, users get a free terabyte of storage

Yesterday was a big day for Yahoo! after the search giant purchased blogging service Tumblr for a cool $1 Billion. Yahoo! also relaunched their Flickr photo service in a huge way, with a redesigned photostream and a whole terabyte of storage per user. Hit jump fo Yahoo! CEO Marissa Meyer's message.

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