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Square Up – A great iPhone App

Nikos — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:23:57 +0000

Last Sunday evening I met an engineer of Square Up, an iPhone Application that will be out at the end of October. Although we were in a bar, I had the chance to see how Square Up works.

With Square Up application you can have paperless iphone-based transactions. An iPhone user can easily receive a credit/debit card payment in 5 seconds. The system involves a small plastic card reader which plugs into the headphone jack of an iPhone (or iPod Touch) and transfers the credit card’s swipe data to the app. The user has already synchronized his Square Up application with his bank account that automatically receives the payment. It looks like PayPal but it is simpler and mobile!

So, you go out with your friends and you pay all the drinks. Your friends don’t have cash to give you and of course you don’t want a check. They just give you their cards, you swipe them and you get the money you want in 5 seconds! Isn’t it cool? You have a garage sale or you sell something through Craigslist. You meet with the buyer and you get the money instantly through your iPhone! No cash, no checks!

It is safe and easy! According to Paul, “Today there many ways to pay with a credit card but very few to receive money with a card.” Square Up solves this problem and makes the money transactions iPhone-based and paperless.

The plastic ‘square’ will cost $1 or so and the application will be free. Square Up keeps a small percentage of the transaction every time you use the app.

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A new ad for Blackberry Touch

Nikos — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:44:08 +0000

Although I love my iPhone and almost everything that has the Apple logo on it, I have to admit that I liked this ad. Ok, it is not a unique idea but the two fruits and the message is clever..

And of course here comes the answer (from the Apple fans!)

Pomegranate Phone – Is it real?

Nikos — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:33:36 +0000

This is not just mobile phone.. It is everything that you ever wanted!

It really sounds like fiction, but can you imagine a phone that goes beyond everything you already know about phones? Wi-Fi, Internet browsing, GPS, Cameras… are very simple! Those are all mainstream, and you’d expect to see them on a phone. In fact, if a phone doesn’t have them, it’s not worth a second look.

Now put you imagination to work, close your eyes and picture the ultimate ALL-IN-ONE device, that can do everything… you’re looking at the Pomegranate Phone! It is a very interesting project with a great website..

http://www.pomegranatephone.com/

42 Good Things from Samsung

Nikos — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:56:18 +0000

Did you know there are 42 good things you can do with the Samsung Omnia mobile phone? You can discover each one of them by watching 42 short videos on the dedicated website. Yes, I know, at first sight the idea of watching 42 videos sounds a bit boring and frustrating, but if you give it a try, probably you will change your mind, as I did.