Thursday, August 08, 2013

Isis Mobile Wallet teams up with American Express for nationwide rollout

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/08/isis-mobile-wallet-american-express-serve/

DNP American Express Serve comes to Isis Mobile Wallet

Isis is gearing up to expand its Mobile Wallet service nationwide in the coming months, but its plans don't end there. The company has just announced that it's teaming up with American Express to bring the latter's Serve platform to Isis Mobile Wallet. Serve account holders will be able to make use of most of the features they already expect from Amex, like loading cash to their accounts, paying bills electronically and adding funds via direct deposit. By joining up with Isis, Serve is now unlocking the Mobile Wallet's capabilities, like NFC-powered payments at participating retail locations. Though Isis is currently limited to Austin and Salt Lake City, the company -- now with Amex on its side -- hopes to reach customers coast to coast before the year is out, though we don't have a specific date for availability just yet. For more info, check out the press release after the break.

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NVIDIA CEO: 'We're going to bring it with the second generation Surface'

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/08/nvidia-jen-hsun-huang-microsoft-surface-2/

NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has confirmed to CNET that a followup to the Surface RT is in development, and that it will apparently continue to use NVIDIA hardware inside. Recently news concerning the ARM-powered version of Microsoft's tablet hasn't been good, with a $900 million inventory charge and price cuts for both the RT and Pro. According to Jen-Hsun Huang, the addition of an Outlook mail app in Windows 8.1 can be the killer app the platform has been missing, and the company hopes it will be a big success. Rumors for the next gen of Surface have hinted at Microsoft offering Qualcomm chips in some models as well a smaller 7-inch version. NVIDIA may have some Tegra 4-specific features to contribute on the latter, we'll see if its can take a bigger bite out of the tablet market on their second attempt.

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How Thomas Kinkade Helped Prove That Art Can Be Scientifically Bad

Source: http://gizmodo.com/how-thomas-kinkade-helped-prove-that-art-can-be-scienti-1066345777

How Thomas Kinkade Helped Prove That Art Can Be Scientifically Bad

What’s your favorite meal? Logically, your answer depends on the foods you’re familiar with. Now here’s another question: Who’s your favorite painter? Turns out the same logic doesn't apply. A new study that pits Thomas Kinkade against 19th century painter John Everett Millais has proven that some art actually is objectively good or bad—contradicting what scientists previously assumed about aesthetics.

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Is it really practical to live in all these awesome modern houses?

Source: http://roadtrippers.kinja.com/ferris-buellers-day-off-glass-house-on-market-again-1067053678/1068238416

Is it really practical to live in all these awesome modern houses?

The Rose House—the most important modernist building in the Chicago area, featured in John Hughes' movie Ferris Bueller's Day Offis back on sale for just $1.5 million. That's three times in three years! Is this house haunted or just a mess to maintain?

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The Kindle Fire HD Is Cheaper Than It's Ever Been

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-kindle-fire-hd-is-cheaper-than-its-ever-been-1070710709

The Kindle Fire HD Is Cheaper Than It's Ever Been

In case you haven't noticed yet, Amazon's been hitting its Kindle Fire HD 7-inch with sale after sale, and right now, you can pick one up for the lowest price ever in its relatively short history—a cool $160 compared to the usual $200.

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