Reports of multiple US banks including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo, will all be working to add cardless-ATM technology this year. This means that people will be able to use their Android Pay mobile wallet to get cash from an ATM without ever having to use their ATM card.
For the second quarter in a row, Microsoft is showing a decline in sales of their Lumia smartphones. During Q4 of 2015, the company says they were able to sell only 4.5 million Lumias. The financial report wasn’t all bad though. Overall, Microsoft was able to bring in $25.7 billion in revenue, which beat Wall Street’s expectations of $25.26 billion. Although, it was still 1.6% less than Q4 of 2014.
Sony has just released their financial report for Q4 2015 and revenue still seems to be dropping for their mobile division. The overall company brought in $1 billion in profit, but they saw a 13% year-over-year decrease in sales. Sony Mobile was able to increase operating income to $201 million thanks to reduced spending in marketing, research and development.
Google is making the task of adding events into the Google Calendar quicker and easier with Smart Suggestions. As you’re entering in a new event, you’ll see suggestions appear as you type. This feature is even expanded to suggest places and people you want to include. Google says the update will take 1-3 days for the full rollout, and it will be available in over 30 languages.
Xiaomi has never hosted a keynote at Mobile World Congress, but that changes this year. The company has announced and scheduled a press event for MWC 2016 so they can show off their upcoming Mi 5 smartphone. The press event takes place February 24th at 8:20am, and the event flier says it will be “all you ever imagined, and more”.
