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Amazon, Audi test delivery to car boots

Regina Pazvakavambwa
By Regina Pazvakavambwa, ITWeb portals journalist.
Johannesburg, 24 Apr 2015

In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap: Audi tests a service to allow drivers to have Amazon packages delivered to car boots, and PayPal works on injectable and ingestible password technology.

Amazon, Audi test delivery to car boots

Audi is testing a service that will allow drivers to have Amazon packages delivered to their car boots.

During the online checkout process, customers select their vehicle as the shipping address and agree to let their cars be tracked by GPS. The delivery worker finds where the car is parked and uses a keyless electronic authorisation code to open the boot and place the package inside. The code can only be used once and works only for a brief period of time, according to Audi.
Via: NBC News

Ingestible password technology

PayPal sees a future where there is no need to memorise passwords because each individual will be a password - with the help of injectable and ingestible devices.

The company is working on technology that will give individuals the option to choose injectable and ingestible password technology.
Via: Washington Times

Facebook's Hello app

Caller ID as we know it could be getting a revamp.

Facebook has unveiled an app called Hello designed to give users more control over who can call them and how their details appear - even if their number isn't stored in the contacts book.

It pulls in any publicly-shared data from a user's Facebook profile and lets users easily block unwanted callers.
Via: Daily Mail

Comcast, Warner merger off

Comcast has scrapped plans to merge with Time Warner Cable in a $45.2 billion deal that would have combined two largest cable and broadband providers in the US, according to a Bloomberg report yesterday.

The move comes a day after the Federal Communication Commission said it planned to oppose the deal, joining lawyers from the Justice Department who felt it would not help consumers.
Via: Huffington Post

Tidal fails

Rapper and singer Kanye West may have proclaimed it the "beginning of the new world", but the celebrity-endorsed music streaming service Tidal has failed to attract users away from the likes of Spotify and Pandora.

Tidal has dropped out of the top 700 most downloaded apps in the US download charts, while rival streaming services Spotify and Pandora sit at number three and four.
Via: Telegraph

Apple fighting climate change

Apple on Monday released its 2015 Environmental Responsibility Report, underscoring its commitment to lessening the environmental impact of its products and operations. "We don't want to debate climate change. We want to stop it," the company stated in the report.

But Apple still has a long way to go when it comes to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, cutting down on paper use and eliminating the amount of toxic substances in its devices.
Via: Huffington Post

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