Mobile Minutes: Galaxy S6 Active; Tencent's mobile games; Starbucks' mobile payment hacks; Starwood's tech takeover
New Samsung Galaxy S6 Active to launch soon
Samsung?s rugged version of its flagship Galaxy S6 could be ready to launch soon,
according to recent rumours. Yesterday, GSM Arena published a picture of the
alleged final version of the Galaxy S6 Active, which was sent to them by an
anonymous source.
Read more on Forbes
Tencent profit rises to record as games lure hardcore players
Tencent Holdings Ltd. profit rose to a record as Asia?s second-largest Internet
company tapped surging demand for smartphone games with new titles that appeal
to hardcore players.
Read more on Bloomberg
Hackers target Starbucks gift cardholders
Credit card hackers looking for new ways to drain money from consumers' bank
accounts and evade increased bank security measures have discovered a clever
side door?the Starbucks mobile payment app and gift cards.
Read more on CNBC
Starwood Hotels presses ahead with tech projects amid
exec turnover, down revenue
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is finishing the roll-out of
technology that lets guests check in and unlock doors with their smartphones,
even as the company seeks a new CEO and explores financial and strategic
options for the future.
Read more on Wall Street Journal