Payment apps, like PayPal, Zelle, and Apple Pay have grown so much in popularity they are ubiquitous. Consumers often have more than one. But, other than popularity, what criteria is most important when choosing a mobile payment app? For me, the primary issue is privacy – avoiding the IRS! So, I went on a mission to determine which ones are the safest from prying eyes.
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Jon Fingas· Yahoo Finance Mon, January 4, 2021, 7:50 AM PST·1 min read
Venmo’s bid to become your banking hub now covers your checks. The PayPal-owned brand is launching a Cash a Check feature in its Android and iOS apps that lets you deposit money without using your bank’s app or visiting a physical location (a risky proposition during a pandemic). Much as with similar solutions, you just have to take a photo of the check and send it in.
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Pandora has finally rolled out a desktop app, so you don’t have to be stuck using its web player on a browser anymore if you want to play music on your computer.
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Then you totally need to get the Official Star Wars Celebration Mobile App! It’s your digital guide to everything Star Wars Celebration, providing you with the latest news, guest announcements, exhibitor info and special events.
The Star Wars Celebration App will be like your co-pilot before, during, and after the show! (more…)
January 03, 2017, 12:42:00 PM EDT By John Maxfield, Motley Fool
One of the things Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) points out whenever it gets the opportunity to do so is that a growing share of its customers are using its mobile banking app to do things they once did at one of its branches.According to Bank of America’s latest data, it has 34 million active digital accounts — online plus mobile — with more than 21 million of those being active mobile users. Given that the North Carolina-based bank serves approximately 47 million consumer and small business customers, this means that 45% of them actively use its mobile app. (more…)
London: It has been suggested cops be stationed near ‘hot spots’ following robbers targeting keen gamers.
COPS should become “Pokémon plod” to catch real-life monsters who target players of the popular mobile phone game, politicians demanded last night.
The calls come after a reported spate of crimes has seen crooks mugging or attacking Pokémon Go players, who travel to real locations to collect items and catch monsters. (more…)
Ever wanted to be a drug kingpin? Well, now you can try out the lifestyle without a stint in jail. 
Fans of “Narcos,” the Netflix drama about the hunt for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, will soon be able to build their own international crime syndicates in a new game based on the show. (more…)
That’s the question Drexel University researchers hope to answer with one of two new studies launching this month. They have developed a computer game and smartphone app to help people control unhealthy eating habits and ultimately lose weight. (more…)
Photo-editing hobbyists won’t want to live without this. An addictive and creative photographic experience. The only all-in-one iPhoneography app for creating masterpieces.Photo apps keep getting better and better. Even if you’re not into photo editing, you’re likely to use Enlight over and over if you try it.
Enlight (from Lightricks) launched its product for iPhone last week, claiming “every photo app you’ve ever needed… combined into one.” We took a look to see. The features are hot, and it does deliver as promised. (more…)
For the next few weeks, or few days, you’re compelled to fulfill promises to yourself for the New Year. This means most of us will vow to lose weight, learn something new or travel to new places.
Of the most popular resolutions: losing weight; volunteer to help others; quit smoking; get a better education; get a better job; save money; get fit…your resolution is probably nothing new. But, how do you do it without someone looking over your shoulder?
Stat’s show 1 in 10 will actually follow through on those resolutions. However, digital help is here! (more…)
Among the already great selection of iPad news-reading apps, Flipboard (free) continues to be the best of the best, of the best…with honors. Version 3.0 of Flipboard for the iPad now has a more streamlined interface, a daily curated magazine, and a way of reading that looks like a social media site and encourages you to follow topics, people, and magazines. Flipboard 3.0 is still very much like it’s preceding versions, with aggregated articles, videos, and social media all at your fingertips. (more…)
