Tim Cook to explore tie-up with China's Alibaba on Apple Pay

Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers Apple Pay saw 1 million activations in first three days IT News Daily October 28, 2014 Tim Cook to explore tie-up with China's Alibaba on Apple Pay Apple is eyeing a possible partnership with China's biggest e-commerce player Alibaba Group that could help bring the company's Apple Pay service to the country. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers 2. Apple Pay saw 1 million activations in first three days 3. ARM to bring 4K to smartphones, tablets with new GPUs 4. Bing lets you dig behind the smiley face with emoji search 5. Dell's Alienware 13 laptop lets gamers use powerful desktop graphics cards 6. CVS joins Rite Aid in refusing NFC payments Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers Extending Office 365 functionality to third-party developers, Microsoft has exposed a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) so other companies can add features and capabilities to the online productivity service. READ MORE Apple Pay saw 1 million activations in first three days Apple's new contactless payment system on the iPhone 6 saw 1 million activations in its first three days of use, pointing to an initially enthusiastic response from Apple users. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: MaaS360 Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device End users are demanding their own devices in the workplace making IT the shepherds of a potentially unruly flock. The good news is IT can embrace BYOD with security and confidence given the right preparation and technology. Whether you're supporting iOS, Android, BlackBerry or Windows, the rules of BYOD don't change. Learn More. ARM to bring 4K to smartphones, tablets with new GPUs ARM, whose processors are used in most mobile devices today, is supercharging its latest Mali graphics technology to bring 4K graphics to tablets and smartphones, while also extending device battery life. READ MORE Bing lets you dig behind the smiley face with emoji search Bing now supports searches with emoji, meaning you can insert or paste a range of emoji icons like hearts, smiley faces, food graphics, or any combination thereof, for some interesting, though not always useful, results. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue Dell's Alienware 13 laptop lets gamers use powerful desktop graphics cards Dell's Alienware 13 laptop attaches to powerful external desktop graphics cards, achieving what many laptop makers have been chasing for years. READ MORE CVS joins Rite Aid in refusing NFC payments It's been around only a week, but Apple Pay is already making waves in the mobile payments field. On Monday, major drugstore chain CVS joined rival Rite Aid in disabling the NFC (near-field communication) payment function on in-store terminals. READ MORE Follow IT News You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **