Mobile Minutes: HomeKit devices launch; Microsoft acquires Wunderlist; Apple's music service; Samsung's mobile payments
First Apple HomeKit-certified smart home devices launch
Five startups are announcing the launch of the very first HomeKit-certified
devices today. HomeKit is Apple?s standard for how third-party smart home
gadgets connect in iOS.
Read more on Forbes
Microsoft acquires German maker of Wunderlist
productivity app
Microsoft Corp. bought 6 Wunderkinder GmbH, a Berlin-based startup whose
productivity application is used by more than 13 million people.
Read more on Bloomberg
Apple's new music service set to launch
The company, whose iTunes Music revolutionized the way we buy music and went on
to become the No. 1 music retailer, is expected to announce a new music
streaming service next week to take on industry leaders Pandora and Spotify
with a mix of free and paid music.
Read more on USA Today
Samsung will expand its mobile payments service to
China and Europe
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday that it will expand its
Samsung Pay mobile payments service to markets such as China and Europe after
an initial launch in South Korea and the United States later this year.
Read more on Business Insider