Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News » David Jones http://pulse2.com Sat, 26 May 2012 21:27:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Microsoft Releases A Clip Of How Future Technology Will Drive Productivity [VIDEO] http://pulse2.com/2011/10/27/microsoft-releases-a-clip-of-how-future-technology-will-drive-productivity-video/ http://pulse2.com/2011/10/27/microsoft-releases-a-clip-of-how-future-technology-will-drive-productivity-video/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:59:57 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=52352 Continue reading →]]>
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has released a video of how technology is expected to evolve in 5-10 years based on trends that researchers and engineers are seeing. This is a follow-up to a video that Microsoft released in 2008 called “Microsoft 2019.” When the video opens, a woman walks out of an airport and she is wearing special eyeglasses that translates audio into English in real-time. A thin screen on a car then highlights a passing building to show where her meeting will be the next day. The bellhop at the hotel is informed when the guest will arrive and what her preferences are.

“We see an expanded definition of productivity where it’s not just about getting things done,” stated Microsoft director of envisioning David Jones. “It’s also about doing the right things, and doing them well and enjoying the process with other people in a very natural way.” Check out the video below:

]]> http://pulse2.com/2011/10/27/microsoft-releases-a-clip-of-how-future-technology-will-drive-productivity-video/feed/ 0 Friendster Signs Deal With G-Xchange Inc. For Payment Solutions In The Phillippines http://pulse2.com/2009/02/11/friendster-signs-deal-with-g-xchange-inc-for-payment-solutions/ http://pulse2.com/2009/02/11/friendster-signs-deal-with-g-xchange-inc-for-payment-solutions/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:02:52 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=10447 Continue reading →]]> Friendster Inc. is a social network that is big in Asia, but saw their market share in the U.S. plummet after Facebook and MySpace took over.  Friendster has launched support for users in the Phillippines and abroad to send and receive money through GCASH’s payment solution platform.

Friendster is the first social network to allow money transfer via a partner platform.  This service may be useful for Friendster’s 13 million active Phillippines members.  Friendster has about 95 million users worldwide.  But I only login to Friendster to delete spam messages that show up in my inbox via the social network.

In order to initiate the serive, login to Friendster and associate friends with their GCASH mobile phone numbers.  A GCASH account must be owned by both users involved in the transaction.  Transaction fees cost about P2.50.

“By enabling online money transfer, we’ve made it significantly easier for users in the Philippines and their family and friends all over the world to securely send money easily, affordably and quickly,” stated David Jones, VP of Global Marketing at Friendster. “With over 90 percent of internet users in the Philippines on Friendster and many Filipinos around the world, including overseas foreign workers, also on Friendster, millions can now transfer money with ease directly from their preferred social network.”

[via TMCNet]

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