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Jawbone UP4 unveiled with American Express mobile payment support

2015/04/16By Jerome Skalnik

Jawbone UP4

Following a report earlier this week that Jawbone would announce a new partnership with American Express, the company today announced the Jawbone UP4 fitness tracker. Thanks to an embedded NFC chip payment system, users will be able to simply tap to pay with the fitness band anywhere that American Express contactless payments are accepted in the U.S. “We’re delighted to […]

Jawbone to team up with American Express for fitness band mobile payments

2015/04/15By Jerome Skalnik

Jawbone UP3

Jawbone and American Express are teaming up to bring mobile payments to fitness bands. The new partnership will allow American Express cardholders to use nothing but their fitness band to make purchases at select merchants. A formal announcement from the two companies could come as early as later this week. The new functionality will only be available on future fitness […]

Square businesses in Canada now accepting American Express

2013/10/28By Jerome Skalnik

Square

Square, the mobile payment company, today announced that Canadian businesses using its service are now be able to accept American Express and JCB credit card payments. The same 2.75% transaction fee will apply as to other credit cards. “Small businesses are a huge part of not only the Canadian economy, but the Canadian identity. We’ve been working hard to identify […]

Rogers files court injunction to block GLENTEL sale to Bell

BCE’s plan to acquire GLENTEL, a Canadian mobile products distributor, has hit a speed bump. Rogers Communications this week filed an injunction with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to block the CA$670 million deal. It claims that its agreement with GLENTEL requires that the distributor obtain approval from Rogers before it can proceed with the acquisition. GLENTEL today responded and […]

TAG Heuer Carrera - Heuer 01

Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 to be unveiled on November 9th

Tag Heuer announced at Baselworld 2015 that it would partner with Google and Intel for its first smartwatch. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver yesterday told CNBC that the Tag Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 (based on the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 pictured above) will be formally unveiled on November 9th in New York. The success of the Apple Watch is already having an effect […]

A closer look at the Rogers Vicinity rewards program

Introduction Have a look in your purse or wallet right now. Chances are that you have more than one loyalty card in there. You probably also have a few punch cards tracking your purchases as you work your way towards a discount or that free coffee or sandwich at your favourite local shop. For example, my own wallet holds five […]

"Value tier" Moto 360 concept

Concept Sunday: Cancelled “value-tier” Moto 360 concept

Motorola this week unveiled its new Moto 360 Collection. Last year’s smartwatch has grown into a line consisting of three different models. Along with a new 46mm model, there is now a smaller 42mm model and a more rugged model, the Moto 360 Sport, geared at more active users. Under different circumstances, there might also have been a cheaper model geared […]

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet

Discommon Goods Watch Wallet for your travels

It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of all of your important but small items when travelling. As if keeping track of essentials like your passport and credit cards was not enough, add a couple of watches (you’ve got to have the right watch for every occasion after all) and you may be wondering how best to carry everything in a convenient […]