PayPal tests mobile payments using your face for verification

A new trial in the U.K. lets people pay for items using the PayPal app, a mobile phone, and a photo to PayPal is rolling out a new trial for British consumers to see if they really can leave their wallets at home.

Recently kicking off in London borough Richmond upon Thames, the test includes 12 different merchants set up to accept PayPal payments, according to Sky News. Using the PayPal app for iOS, Android, or Windows Phone, potential customers can see nearby participating merchants highlighted on their mobile phones. They can then check in by clicking on the merchant's name and sliding a pin down the screen.

When purchasing an item, the customer's name and photo pop up on the store's payment system. An employee clicks on the photo to initiate the payment. The customer then gets a notice and receipt for the transaction on their phone.

Though only a dozen retailers are part of the test, PayPal expects that more than 2,000 merchants will be able to accept the PayPal payments by the end of 2013, Sky News added. And PayPal has grander ambitions beyond this year.

"This is another step on the journey towards a wallet-less high street, where customers will be able to leave their wallet or purse at home and pay using their phone or tablet," Rob Harper, PayPal head of retail services said in a statement reported by The Independent. We predict that by 2016 this will become a reality."prove their identity.

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YouTube founders launch MixBit video stitching app

The app lets you edit and combine your clips with those of other people to create longer videos.

The folks behind YouTube are taking on Vine and Instagram with their own video stitching and sharing app.

Known as MixBit, the free app debuted Thursday for iOS users via Apple's App store, while an Android version is due in the next several weeks, according to The New York Times. MixBit amps up the social aspect of shooting short video clips by letting you stitch together videos from other users to create lengthier productions.

As highlighted in the app's description, you can record, edit, and publish videos as short as one second or as long as an hour, all from your mobile device. Each individual clip you shoot can be as long as 16 seconds -- Instagram allows up to 15 seconds, while Vine restricts you to 6 seconds. And each video can contain as many as 256 clips.

You can edit your video by moving or deleting each clip from your device. Once your masterpiece is finished, you can then save it or publish it to the MixBit Web site, which is slated to ramp up sometime Thursday.

The social aspect comes into play by letting you freely borrow clips from other MixBit users to add to your own video. As such, you don't even need to shoot any footage on your end. You can simply remix the clips contributed by the MixBit community to create something new.

Served up by digital media company Avos Systems, MixBit is the brainchild of Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, co-founders of YouTube.

"The whole purpose of MixBit is to reuse the content within the system," Hurley told the Times. "I really want to focus on great stories that people can tell."

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Nintendo: We still sell the Wii U at a loss

The company has been selling the Wii U at a loss for months, which might be why it won't cut the console's price

Despite increasing pressure to improve sales and boost its financial performance, Nintendo might prove unwilling to cut the price on its Wii U anytime soon.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz in an interview published Wednesday, a Nintendo representative confirmed that the company continues to sell its latest console at a loss. Nintendo didn't say exactly how much it's losing on each unit sold, but the company has been one of the few firms historically to profit on new console launches each generation. The Wii U, however, stands in stark contrast to that.

The console, which launched with two versions -- a Basic set for $300 and a Deluxe set for $350 -- has been collecting dust on store shelves over the last several months. Nintendo announced last week that it sold just 160,000 Wii U units worldwide during the previous quarter. Those poor sales figures prompted increasing calls for the company to cut the price on its Wii U.

Of course, that's nothing new for Nintendo. After the console posted a tough fourth quarter of 2012, Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata was asked about calls for a price cut in an interview with the Associated Press. At that time, he seemed convinced that price wasn't an issue, telling the AP that "we are already offering [the Wii U] at a good price."

Nintendo seems committed to that line of thinking. In its quarterly filing last week, the company blamed the Wii U's disappointing sales on "the release of few key first-party titles," as well as its poor job at "communicating the compelling nature of our hardware and software."

Still, a price cut might be just what Nintendo needs to boost the Wii U's popularity. The console will soon face off against the Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4. And although those consoles will be more expensive than the Wii U, they also promise better graphical performance and enhanced online services. In order for the Wii U to stand out, it might just need to distance itself on the pricing front.

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Infolinks Minimum Payout Now $50

One of ten major problem most of newbie blogger face with an ad network is minimum Payout. Since, newbie blogger doesn’t have much traffic, it takes time for them to reach the min. payout amount to get paid. Thaks to Infolinks, who lowered down infolinks minimum Payout and now it’s moved down to $50.

Some time back I have given you Infolinks review and payment details. Infolinks is in-text advertising solutions and its minimum payout was 100$. Today Infolinks changed their policies and now they are lower down the minimum payout from 100$ to 50$.

This is good for small publishers as they can easily check out money from infolinks. Meanwhile infolinks pay by Paypal

Seems like it’s a win-win situation for infolinks and publishers, as small publishers like us can easily check out money at the end of month.

According to official blog announcement :

Update your selected form of payment today to Payoneer (Offering the new Infolinks prepaid MasterCard and automatic ACH) or PayPal and enjoy a lower payment threshold of $50.

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Naruto shuppiden episode 324

Naruto shuppiden Episode 324

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