Mobile Minutes: Microsoft's Cortana app; China's payment wearable; Twitter courts Chinese ads; Pinterest's media push
Microsoft's Cortana to appear on iOS, Android
The tech giant announced Monday Cortana will be available as an app to owners
of iPhones or Android smartphones. The Android version will be available next
month, while the iOS version launches later this year.
Read more on USA Today
China gets wearable payment device as UnionPay defends its turf
China UnionPay Co. introduced the nation?s first wearable payment product as the giant of the Chinese industry moves to defend its turf from other service providers.
Read more on Bloomberg
Blocked in China, Twitter still courts Chinese firms
for ads
Despite being blocked in China, Twitter is courting Chinese companies to buy
advertising space on its service used by more than 300 million people elsewhere
in the world.
Read more on Reuters
Pinterest makes media push targeting evergreen content
For several publishers with ?evergreen? stories that are just as relevant today
as they are six month from now, being on Pinterest is paying big dividends.
Read more on Forbes