News Archive for 09/08/19

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iPhone app offers mobile credit card charge terminal

08/19, 10:25pm

Billing iPhone app

Spartadata has released its first iPhone app, Billing: Credit Card Terminal. Similar to other iPhone apps, the software is used to process and manage credit card transactions directly from a users iPhone. The app offers encrypted transactions using AuthorizeNet API. allowing users to bill their clients from anywhere with a mobile connection. Billing includes features such as transaction history, statistics, new transactions, refunds, in-app merchant signup, a merchant app PDF and customer support information.

Bose QuietComfort 15 boasts new noise-reduction tech

08/19, 7:05pm

Bose QuietComfort 15

Bose on Wednesday introduced the QuietComfort 15, its latest noise-canceling headphones. The headphones boast new sound-reduction technology that is claimed to offer improved attenuation in loud environments, while expanding the correction across a wider range of frequencies.

Canon 7D seen, due on September 1st?

08/19, 6:05pm

Canon 7D Leaks

A lower end complement to the EOS-5D Mark II may be due just two weeks after Canon's PowerShot upgrades today, a combination of leaks appears to show. An image at a Chinese forum (since pulled) shows a photo of a supposed EOS-7D and correlates to a now known-accurate rumor that showed the 7D in Best Buy's retail system along with all the point-and-shoot cameras released today, including the previously unknown S90. A Canon representative is also reported as having given the camera a September 1st launch with both a $2,700 body-only version and a $2,900 kit with a 28-135mm EF lens.

Epson intros two Artisan all-in-one printers

08/19, 5:15pm

Epson Artisan AIO printers

Epson on Wednesday announced the upcoming release of the Artisan 710 and 810 all-in-one printers, each sporting integrated an Wi-Fi connection in addition to their Ethernet ports. Either can print on both sides of a page to save paper, while compatible devices can be charged via the printers' front-mounted USB port. Users can also print images wirelessly straight from their iPhones.

USBfever intros Retro Stereo Mini Speaker

08/19, 4:25pm

iPhone stereo mini speaker

USBfever has released the Retro Cassette Stereo Mini Speaker for iPhone and iPods. The unit plugs into the bottom of a handheld, and provides stereo output in a compact and lightweight design. The speaker allows quick access to volume controls, and does not require a dedicated battery.

iPhone apps: PocketMeter, Simplify Photo, Aneruysm

08/19, 1:25pm

Gesture Music, Notitas

PocketMeter ($2) can be used to measure distances by bouncing sounds off of objects. Distances can be measured by pointing an iPhone's microphone at an object and tapping on the screen. PocketMeter then emits sounds and measures the time it takes for the echo to return. The developers claim the software is capable of calculating distances between 8 inches and 13 feet within 0.4 inches of the actual distance.

iTunes 9 leak shows Facebook ties, third-party sync

08/19, 12:25pm

New iTunes 9 leaks

A fresh collection of purported iTunes 9 screenshots shows both new and previously-hinted features. Within the latter category is Facebook integration, now shown as allowing people to display playlists and purchased tracks in their personal news feed. Items in the feed link back to the iTunes Store, as a means of pushing Apple's music sales.

Nintendo DS simulator gets pulled from App Store

08/19, 9:40am

DS DoubleSys dead

A popular iPhone app based on the Nintendo DS handheld has been pulled from the App Store, investigation reveals. The app, DS DoubleSys, does not allow users to play DS games; it instead simulates the interface of the DS, including a number of menus and sound effects. Two original games, including a rhythm title, can nevertheless be played from within DoubleSys.