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Apple working with NXP for pay-by-touch technology in new iPhone
Apple Inc is working with Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV to add secure near-field communications (NFC) technology into the next iPhone, which would enable the smartphone users to pay by touch, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with Apple's plans.
China's Wanda, Tencent, Baidu to set up $814 million e-commerce company
China's Dalian Wanda group and Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) said on Friday they would set up a 5 billion yuan ($814 million) e-commerce joint venture with Baidu Inc (BIDU.O), as the firms push into the high-growth e-commerce sector.
U.S. startups get OK for smartphone-based heart tracking
For a growing U.S. aging population, tracking heart health via a smartphone can mean the difference between life and death. This week, two Silicon Valley startups received a green-light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for mobile applications
Abercrombie to shed logo-centric clothes in North America
Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF.N) is finally shedding its traditional logo-focused apparel, clothes that made the brand one of the most sought after among teens in the past two decades.