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04/18/2014

Best payment and wallet apps for iPhone: Square Wallet, PayPal, Passbook, and more!

Don't want to weed through payment cards at the cash wrap? Try these payment and digital wallet apps for iPhone instead!

Looking for the best iPhone apps to pay with at your favorite stores? The ones that will let you make your wallet digital? The App Store offers all kinds of payment solutions for iPhone. Whether you're buying online or going to a good old-fashioned brick-and-mortar, there are a ton of apps to choose from. But wish payment and wallet apps are the very best?

Square Wallet

Square Wallet lets you link a debit or credit card to your Square account and pay with it anywhere Square payments are accepted. If someone sends you a Square gift card you can also store that inside the Square Wallet app for use whenever you're at that merchant. For some places of business, you can even choose items from inventory and have your sale ready before even getting to the cash register. Square merchants can then see you're using Square Wallet from the Square Register app and simply tap to confirm your payment.

If a lot of merchants in your area use Square, you can't go wrong with Square Wallet.

Free - Download Now

Google Wallet

Google Wallet, currently available for purchases in the United States, lets you save all your loyalty cards in once place. You can also make payments online and at any merchant that has a card with credit attached to it. If you need to send money to someone, you can do so for free as long as they're using Google Wallet as well. Google Wallet offers tap to pay for NFC-enabled devices but as the iPhone doesn't have NFC, tap to pay isn't something Google Wallet supports for iOS... yet.

If you make a lot of digital payments or are tied into Google's services already, Google Wallet is a great option.

Free - Download Now

PayPal

PayPal is one of the most accepted payment services on the planet. Lots of physical merchants can also let you pay with PayPal, no actual credit card needed. The PayPal app can use your location to determine what merchants around you let you pay with PayPal. Once you're at the checkout, just tell them you're paying with PayPal instead of cash or a card. You'll just have to enter your mobile number and PIN and you're good to go. PayPal just deducts the funds from whatever bank account or credit card you have linked.

If you already use PayPal as your payment service of choice, check out what merchants support payments with PayPal in your area.

Free - Download Now

Isis Mobile Wallet

Isis is available to both AT&T and Verizon customers and offers the same tap to pay functionality Android users currently enjoy with NFC. The only catch? You'll need to buy an accessory case to make Isis work. After that you can add all your payment cards, including American Express Serve and Chase bank cards, and start tapping to pay at literally thousands of merchants with tap to pay terminals.

If you don't mind buying a case in order to get the same tap to pay treatment Android customers already enjoy, get Isis Mobile Wallet.

Free - AT&T customers - Download Now
Free - Verizon customers - Download Now

Passbook

Last but definitely not least, lots of merchants have deployed their own payments cards that are integrated through Passbook. Just add the card within the merchant's app with support for Passbook and you're good to go. Whenever you're within the vicinity of a merchant you have stored in Passbook, your pass should appear on your Lock screen for easy access. Popular merchants such as Starbucks have deployed Passbook payments worldwide.

Built in to iPhone running iOS 6 and above

Your payment and wallet picks?

Do you make payments both online and at local merchants right from your iPhone? If so, what payment apps do you find yourself using the most? Let me know in the comments!

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Apr 18, 2014 11:27:58 AM

04/16/2014

The Simpsons Will Air an Entire Episode in Lego

It's always beautiful when two awesome things collide. It's especially beautiful when those two things are The Simpsons and Lego. And that's exactly what we're going to see on May 4, when Fox will air an episode of The Simpsons in Lego form—or at least CGI Lego form.

04/15/2014

Best invoicing apps for iPhone: Freshbooks, Zoho, Invoice2Go, and more!

The best invoicing apps for iPhone to help you bill clients on time and easier than ever!

Looking for the best iPhone apps for managing your invoices? Whether you're a contractor or freelancer, one of the most important aspects of running a successful business is invoicing clients on time. Unfortunately, it's something that sometimes is easier said than done. Traditional invoice software can be cumbersome and difficult to us. Luckily the App Store is full of awesome apps that make the process a lot less painful. But which invoicing apps are the very best?

Freshbooks

Freshbooks is a complete cloud accounting solution for billing and expenses. Not only can you cut invoices right from your iPhone, you can get paid online as well via PayPal integration. If you have expenses you need to categorize and track, Freshbooks lets you take photos of all your receipts and track them. If you need to organize clients and view how much time you spent on projects, you can use Freshbooks for that too. If you have less than three clients, Freshbooks is completely free.

If you're self employed and need an accounting solution that isn't too terribly complicated, Freshbooks is one of the best available.

Free - Download Now

Zoho Invoice and Time Tracker

Zoho is an invoicing and time tracking service that has a no fuss setup. Just enter a little bit of information about your business, tax rate, and client rates. Pick and invoice template and start invoicing. You can also use Zoho to track expenses and time for multiple projects at a time. One unique thing about Zoho is that it also allows you to take credit card payments, a huge plus for those that want an all-in-one solution.

If you don't want to go through a lengthy setup process or want to process credit cards, check out Zoho.

Free - Download Now

Invoice ASAP

Invoice ASAP isn't the prettiest invoicing app for iPhone but what it lacks in pretty it makes up for in functionality. Invoices are easy to create and you can sync your data between QuickBooks and Xero to eliminate the need to do the work in both places. You can also capture signatures right within Invoice ASAP as well as add photos and voice notes to invoices.

If you have a need to add media to invoices such as photos of voice notes, Invoice ASAP is worth a look.

Free - Download Now

Invoice2go

Invoice2go is a complete invoicing solution that ties in with many other apps such as Calendar2go, Maps2go, Receipts2go, and more. Like Zoho, setup is easy and there are lots of templates to choose from. You can add custom rates and taxes as well. One thing Invoice2go does that some invoice apps don't is parts and labor. If you need to separate them out for tax purposes, this is something Invoice2go does well. It's worth noting that Invoice2go has two versions, the regular version and the Plus version. If you don't need cloud sync and plan on being the only person using Invoice2go, go with the regular paid version. If you need cloud sync and access for multiple users, the free app with subscription service is the best option.

For a complete solution with an entire ecosystem of apps available to support it, you can't go wrong with Invoice2go.

Invoice2go (one user) - $9.99 - Download Now
Invoice2go Plus (subscription model) - Free - Download Now

Quickbooks Online

Quickbooks Online is the companion app for the Quickbooks Online accounting service. You can invoice clients and customers, track expenses, and view most of the data contained in your Quickbooks account. While it isn't as full featured as the actual web version of QuickBooks Online, it still serves as an easy and intuitive way to invoice clients and customers right on the spot.

If you use QuickBooks Online to manage your business, the QuickBooks online app for iPhone is a must have.

Free (requires QuickBooks Online subscription) - Download Now

Your favorite invoicing apps?

If you regularly have to invoice customers or clients for products sold or services rendered, what invoicing apps for iPhone do you use regularly? Do you use any of the ones above regularly? Why or why not? Let me know in the comments!

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Apr 15, 2014 7:14:53 PM

04/14/2014

New and updated apps: iTunes Movie Trailers, Dots, Pocket Casts, and more!

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we have movie trailers, a popular game, a podcast app, and more.

New and updated iOS apps

iTunes Movie Trailers: Apple's movie trailers app now lets you add movies to favorites, and will notify you when those movies hit theaters. You can also read Rotten Tomatoes reviews directly in the app, and share trailer links with AirDrop. Free - Download Now
Dots: The popular game hits version 2.0, adding challenges, which let you play against another person in a 60-second competition. Free - Download Now
Pocket Casts: The podcast app adds an option to load per-episode artwork and fixes a lot of bugs in version 4.4.1. $3.99 - Download Now
GroupMe: The group messaging app gets a number of bugs fixed in version 4.4.2. Free - Download Now
Tydlig: The alternative calculator adds scientific notation and ceil, floor, and modulo functions. $4.99 - Download Now
Twitter: Version 6.3 of Twitter's official app adds improvements for photo sharing and uploading. Free - Download Now
Game of Thrones: Ascent: A new casual questing game based on everybody's favorite treachery-filled fantasy series. Free - Download Now

More apps and updates?

If you try any of the apps or updates, let me know how they work for you. If you got any new or updated apps today that you loved, but don't see here, let us know about them!

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Apr 14, 2014 7:41:27 AM

11/28/2013

Nicki Minaj Holds her Own Sexy Selfie Photoshoot

Pleased with her appearance that day, Nicki Minaj posted a series of boobalicious selfies on Tuesday (November 27).

The "Starships" rapper wore a strapless black top that exposed most of her breasts along with some cute Hello Kitty slippers in the Instagram pics.

One of the revealing photos is captioned, "I really like u" while another advises, "Love your #Selfie."

On Monday, the 30-year-old star joined Drake on stage for his concert in Los Angeles to perform "Make Me Proud."

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/nicki-minaj/nicki-minaj-holds-her-own-sexy-selfie-photoshoot-973183
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Nov 28, 2013 6:43:33 AM

11/20/2013

Hundreds of Firms Are Selling NSA-Level Spy Tech and That's Not Okay

While Americans shuddered over revelations about NSA surveillance earlier this year, hundreds of private companies have been marketing technology that lets anybody be a spy. We're not talking about a few nanny cams here and there, either. We're talking about military-grade tools for whomever has the cash.

11/16/2013

Why Obama's Slump Should Concern Dems

History says President Obama's sagging approval ratings -- which this month have neared the lows of his entire presidency -- aren't going to improve before he leaves the White House in 2017. And that's a troubling trajectory for Democrats feeling the pressure of reelection next year.

Historically, presidents whose approval plummets in their second term don't recover. Such was the case for Harry Truman back in 1950, according to Gallup surveys. After reaching a high of 46 percent in July of 1950, the 33rd president's approval never rose above 35 percent during the last two-and-a-half years of his presidency.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2013/11/12/why_obama039s_slump_should_concern_dems_319759.html
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Nov 16, 2013 12:52:03 PM

11/13/2013

This Comic Predicted the First Robot Suicide Over 40 Years Ago

The internet is abuzz with a Daily Mail report on the world's first robot suicide. A family in Austria claims that after performing its daily duties, their Roomba robot somehow "reactivated itself" and met its demise on a hotplate. The sullen machine started a fire in their apartment and after burning for nearly an hour, the robot's charred remains were left smoldering on the stove. We should've seen it coming.

11/10/2013

Adobe's Lightroom 5.3 RC brings RAW support to Sony's A7, other new cameras

If you're tired of cludging RAW files from your spanking new Sony A7r or Fujifilm XQ1, there's now relief from Adobe with release candidates for Photoshop Camera Raw 8.3 and Lightroom 5.3. The latter app, part of Adobe's Creative Cloud suite, is purpose-built for manipulating RAW photos, making its ...

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Nov 10, 2013 6:34:50 PM

11/07/2013

Kerry warns of violence if peace talks fail

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stark warning to Israel on Thursday, saying it faces international isolation and a possible explosion of violence if it does not make progress in peace efforts with the Palestinians.

Kerry issued the blunt remarks in a joint interview with Israeli and Palestinian television channels, ensuring the message would reach its intended audience.

"The alternative to getting back to the talks is the potential of chaos. I mean does Israel want a third intifada?" Kerry said, using the term for past Palestinian uprisings against Israeli occupation.

Kerry has been shuttling this week among Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan in a frantic bid to get the peace negotiations back on track amid rising public anger among Palestinians over Israeli settlement activity and among Israelis over the release of Palestinian prisoners.

In the television interview, Kerry said a failure in the talks could be devastating.

"If we do not find a way to find peace, there will be an increasing isolation of Israel. There will be an increasing campaign of de-legitimization of Israel (that) has been taking place in an international basis," he said.

If Israel cannot reach peace with the current Palestinian leadership, Kerry added, "you may wind up with leadership that is committed to violence." Excerpts of his comments were aired on Israel's Channel 2 TV, hours before the full interview was to be broadcast.

Kerry recorded the interview in Jerusalem early Thursday before heading to neighboring Jordan, where he tried to rally support for his peace efforts from King Abdullah II.

In Amman, Kerry also warned of a return to violence if peace efforts fail, and rejected suggestions that he scale back his ambition to forge a final settlement with an interim agreement. He said he still believed it could be done by an April 2014 target date.

"What is the alternative to peace?" Kerry asked at a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. "Prolonged continued conflict."

Kerry appealed for Israelis and Palestinians to take the peace process seriously and for their leaders to overcome differences that have hamstrung the talks since they began three months ago.

He acknowledged the hurdles, but said he was convinced that both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were committed to the negotiations

"I am pleased to say that despite difficulties, and we all understand what they are, these discussions have been productive," he said.

Kerry said he would make an unscheduled return to Jerusalem on Friday morning for a breakfast meeting with Netanyahu.

Earlier Thursday, Kerry told Jordan's king that his meetings had "created some clarity on some of the points."

He did not elaborate, but said at the news conference with Judeh that there was "significant progress in our discussions about a couple of areas of concern in the panorama of concerns that exist."

A statement from Jordan's Royal Palace said Abdullah, a close U.S. Arab ally, said final status talks involve "higher Jordanian interest," mainly a common border with a future Palestinian state, the fate of Jordan-based Palestinian refugees displaced in the 1967 Mideast war and Jerusalem, where the kingdom maintains custody over Christian and Muslim holy sites.

The king also called on the international community to help end unspecified "Israeli unilateral actions in the occupied Palestinian territories because they are illegal, illegitimate and constitute a real obstacle to peace efforts," the statement said.

He was referring to Israeli government plans to build more settlements in the West Bank, the heartland of a future Palestinian state.

Kerry will see Abbas again Thursday night in Amman and then return to Jerusalem on Friday for a third meeting with Netanyahu in two days before continuing with his swing through the Middle East and North Africa in the United Arab Emirates, Algeria and Morocco.

Since Kerry brokered the re-start of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, little progress has been made.

The secretary has been hit with complaints from both sides during his trip while working to maintain an optimistic tone.

The stalemate has prompted speculation that the U.S. may need to increase its involvement in the talks and present its own outline for peace — or lower expectations and pursue a more limited, interim agreement.

Kerry rejected the idea of an interim agreement, saying it had been tried before and not worked.

"An interim agreement only if it embraces the concept of a final status might be a step on the way, but you cannot just do an interim agreement and pretend you are dealing with the problem," he said. "We've been there before. We've had interim agreements, we've had roadmaps. But if you leave the main issues hanging out there, mischief-makers will make the most of that and bad things will happen in the interval that then make it even harder to get to the final status."

"It is imperative that we keep final status and settle this before it can't be settled because events on the ground or other events interfere with that possibility."

The Palestinians want to establish an independent state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war. They say they're willing to adjust those borders to allow Israel to keep some West Bank settlements as part of a "land swap."

Netanyahu opposes a withdrawal to Israel's pre-1967 lines, saying such borders would be indefensible.

He has also demanded that the Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland, a condition they reject on the grounds that it would harm the rights of Israel's Arab minority and Palestinian refugees who claim lost properties inside what is now Israel. Netanyahu also rejects shared control of east Jerusalem, home to key religious sites and the Palestinians' hoped-for capital.

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Associated Press reporters Josef Federman in Jerusalem and Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, contributed to this story.

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Nov 7, 2013 1:05:38 PM