Google, Samsung gearing up to challenge Apple Pay in mobile payments this year

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Its been over six months after Apple launched its US-based mobile payments platform Apple Pay, and competitors are finally gearing to challenge the iPhone focused payments solution.

Part of Samsung's big announcement yesterday at its Samsung Galaxy S6 device launch was Samsung Pay and today Google's Sundar Pichai revealed that his company has been working on Android Pay.

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SanDisk revolutionizes mobile storage with 200GB microSD Card

It's kind of a shame that Samsung's Galaxy S6 devices no longer accept microSD cards, because SanDisk's new 200GB card really pushes the storage limits.

200GB is more than what many notebooks ship with and SanDisk has made it possible to store vast amounts of data on a tiny card. The latest microSDXC card will have transfer speeds of up to 90MB/sec and will come to market during Q2 of 2015 for an SRT of US $400.00.

Oh, and if regular sized SD Cards are your thing, SanDisk has also released a 512GB Extreme PRO SDHC/SDXC card ideal for digital cameras and video cameras.

Apple Watch tipped to be coming with Power Reserve mode

The Apple Watch event is upon us and rumours surrounding the company’s first wearable. This time, there is reportedly a new low-energy mode for the smartwatch that will keep it running even if the battery is running low. The Power Reserve mode is said to allow you to see the time. However, you won’t be able to use any of the other functions of the Apple Watch. But at least the watch can still perform one of its key features even if it has hardly any juice left.

Source: Ubergizmo

Ikea to come out with new furniture to charge your phones

Ikea is going to make it easier for you to charge your smartphones with new furniture that come integrated with Qi wireless device. The Swedish furniture brand partnered with Wireless Power Consortium to make this possible. The line will include lamps, bedside tables, and even an Ikea-designed pad so you can stick Qi charging to any surface. But again, you must check if your device is compatible with WPC’s Qi charging standard. Not all phones work with that.

Source: The Verge