Samsung Pay to expand to online shopping in 2016

Samsung made waves when it bought LoopPay and used its technology to create Samsung Pay, its exclusive mobile payment system that works with nearly all existing payment terminals. The company has continued to aggressively expand the capabilities of Samsung Pay, adding gift cards and a gift card store within Samsung Pay itself. Now, the co-general manager of Samsung Pay, Thomas Ko, has stated that Samsung Pay will expand to online shopping in 2016.

Expanding Samsung Pay into online shopping makes it even more of a fully-fledged mobile wallet and allows it to compete more directly with services like PayPal.

Additionally, Ko stated that Samsung Pay will be made available on more devices in 2016. This includes the notable category of mid-range Samsung phones. In this early period of its life, Samsung Pay has only been available on high-end Samsung devices, such as the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5. Expanding Samsung Pay to more devices will increase its impact while also giving Samsung an additional selling point for its devices.

Samsung Pay looks to have a bright future in 2016.

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Honor 7 receiving Marshmallow in India, registration required

The Honor 7 in India will be receiving the long-awaited Marshmallow update, however, you must first register your Honor 7 online with your IMEI and current software version.

The Honor 7 sports a 1080p, 5.2 inch display powered by Huawei’s 64-bit Kirin 935 chipset paired with 3GB of RAM. The camera features a 6 lens setup made with sapphire glass and a 20MP sensor.

The company has a Google form link where one can submit the handset’s information, then, within the next couple of days, the OTA will be pushed and downloaded to the device.

To find your software version, you can go into the Settings app, then tap About Phone and the software version looks something like PLK-UL00C67.. . You can also get the IMEI number by heading into the dialer and punching in *#06# and then pressing the “CALL” button.

Source | Honor registration…

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My Year In Covering Latinos In Tech

In 2015, I wrote 38 articles here on Forbes, and 15 (including this one) were about Latinos in tech.  My Latino-inspired articles covered adventures in Mexico, Israel, Miami, New York, and yes, my home in Silicon Valley. It’s been fun, it’s been real, and often dramatic (emotional highs and lows — with little in-betweens — and big lessons in life and business).

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Android 6.0 Marshmallow rolling out to Sprint LG G Stylo

Less than a couple of weeks after the LG G4 on Sprint started receiving the Android 6.0 update, the carrier has started rolling out Marshmallow to LG G Stylo devices on its network. The update bumps the software version to LS770ZV7.

Needless to say, the update will bring all the usual Marshmallow goodies, including Doze, a feature which promises improved battery life with lower standby power use; Google Now on Tap, that lets you get more info on whatever is on your screen; and redesigned app permissions.

Keep in mind that it can take “several days” before the update hits your device, so you need to be patient. Meanwhile, you can also manually check for it by heading to your device’s…

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Microsoft Monday: CMO Agrees Windows 10 Upgrade Angers Users, Surface Phone Hints, Adware Banned

“Microsoft Monday” takes a look back at the past week of news related to Microsoft. This week, “Microsoft Monday” includes details about Microsoft banning adware that uses man-in-the-middle techniques, a podcast interview with CMO Chris Capossela where he is transparent about many issues, the launch of the Minecraft: Story Mode fourth episode, the Surface Hub price increase and delay and more.

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