PayPal in Deal with MasterCard for Payments in Stores -- Update and other top stories.

• PayPal in Deal with MasterCard for Payments in Stores -- Update

  Shutterstock photo By Telis Demos PayPal Holdings Inc. has struck another deal with a payments network, this time MasterCard Inc., as it seeks to carve out a foothold in stores, according to the company. This follows its big deal with Visa Inc. earlier this year. The two deals in quick succession are among the biggest moves so far in the online-payments pioneer's post-independence strategy after splitting off from eBay Inc. last year. But some analysts have argued that this come..

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• Brazzers porn account holders exposed by hackers

  

  Image copyright Brazzers Image caption The forum was closed soon after data from the breach started circulating The names of almost 800,000 registered users of porn site Brazzers have been exposed in a data breach.The account details were taken from forums associated with the site on which porn fans discuss favourite scenes and performers.It is thought that attackers stole data by exploiting vulnerabilities in the vBulletin software used to run the ch..

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• Amazon's latest Prime exclusive phone is the $99.99 Moto G Play

  

  Amazon has today announced a new addition to its suite of "Prime exclusive" smartphones, unlocked phones that are discounted because they display ads for products and services from Amazon. The new model is the Moto G Play, which sells for $99.99 and will start shipping on September 15th. Preorders for the phone start today. The Moto G Play is the least expensive model in Lenovo's Moto G family and has lower-end specs than the Moto G, which is also available as a Prime exclusive. The Play has a ..

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• Americans Now Spend Half The Time That They Are Online On Smartphone Apps: What's Behind The Trend?

  

  Do you find yourself spending a lot of time on your smartphone apps? You are not alone, as a new report reveals that Americans are spending more than half of their time online on their smartphone apps. According to media analytics company comScore, as of July and for the first time ever, smartphone apps take up more than 50 percent of the time of online users in the United States. "While the smartphone app has been the most important access vehicle to the internet for some time, growing its sha..

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• Volvo-Autoliv Joint Venture Points To Continuing Consolidation As Autonomous Driving Approaches

  

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• Report: Huawei is building a successor to the Nexus 7

  

  Enlarge / The 2013 Nexus 7. reader comments 17 Perennial product leaker Evan Blass claims that a new Google tablet is on the way. Huawei will apparently be building a 7-inch tablet for Google, making the device a follow-up to the Nexus 7. Blass says the device is due out before the end of the year. Google's Huawei-built 7-inch tablet, with 4GB RAM, on track for release before the end of the year. — Evan Blass (@evleaks) September 5, 2016 Huawei-built "Nexus 7" rumors have been floating ar..

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• Intel acquires Movidius to bring “computer vision” to more devices

  

  Enlarge / Computer vision is a critical technology for smart, connected devices of the future. (Credit: Intel Corporation)Intel reader comments 6 Last night, Intel announced that it will buy Movidius, an Irish company that makes computer vision processors used in devices such as drones and virtual reality systems. According to Intel's press release, the goal is to weave Movidius' technology in with Intel's RealSense cameras to enhance "computer vision and perceptual computing" in its devic..

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• Galaxy S7/S7 Edge Getting Sept. Security Update In Europe

  

  The unlocked Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge models are apparently receiving their September security updates in Europe if reports coming out of The Netherlands are anything to go by. According to reports in the Dutch press, the incoming update carries ...

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• Here's Why Wall Street Isn't Excited About a New iPhone

  

  With Apple’s annual fall new product unveiling scheduled for Wednesday, analysts who follow the company have been weighing in with their expectations and predictions. After numerous leaks, a consensus has formed around the likely new features in the expected iPhone 7. KGI Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo is perhaps the dean of the college of Apple rumors thanks to his close ties with the Asian manufacturers who actually build the iPhone and most of its components. After numerous earlier reported..

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• Oops: Apple just listed the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus on its website

  

  News flash: Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus during a big press conference on Wednesday. Since this is probably the first you’re hearing of these mysterious new iPhones, we’ll give you a moment to absorb the news. Okay, so that news didn’t exactly come as a shock to you. After months of persistent leaks and rumors, it feels like Apple could skip its big announcement entirely and just start selling the phones already. Dozens of leaks and reports from solid sources have detai..

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