Mobile

PayPal has revealed in its latest earnings report (PDF) that merchant users in the US will be able to accept payments using their iPhones in the near future without the need for dongles and card readers. The payment solution will be integrating Apple’s Tay to Pay technology “soon.” That means businesses and sellers will easily be able to receive payments made via contactless…

With the release of Android 13, Google debuted a new image picker for Android that’s also available on older versions of the operating system. With a recent update, Google Voice is adding support for that new photo picker. Google first announced this new system-wide photo picker with the very first preview of Android 13 and while it works with older versions of Android, it does require apps to…

Netflix just launched its new more affordable tier supported by ads, but those with an older Chromecast device won’t be able to use it. As first spotted by our colleagues at 9to5Mac earlier today, Netflix has published a support page that explains which devices support the new “Basic with ads” tier that offers 720p streaming and ad breaks for $6.99 per month. On that page, our colleagues…

Adding to the list of carriers that are making it seamless to start a test drive, Cricket Wireless is now offering potential customers the ability to start a free and instant eSIM trial on iPhone. Read on for all the details. – which is owned by AT&T and runs on its network – shared the news in a blog post today: “We’re taking a bold step so that everyone can experience Cricket,”…