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  • BRAZIL - 2020/07/26: In this photo illustration the Venmo - Share Payments logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

    PayPal and Venmo QR payments are coming to CVS Pharmacies

    by 
    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    07.31.2020

    CVS pharmacies will soon let you do touch-free payments using your PayPal or Venmo accounts by using PayPal’s QR code payment system, PayPal has announced.

  • Touch-free smartphone lets you text and play games with head gestures

    by 
    Mariella Moon
    Mariella Moon
    11.12.2014

    In the Arabian Nights story, whenever Ali Baba shouts "Open Sesame," the door to the den of the Forty Thieves opens. But for the 10 beta testers of the Sesame phone, uttering that phrase means unlocking their smartphones without the use of their hands. Once the touch-free phone is active, users merely have to move their heads to control the cursor on screen. And yes, they can do anything a smartphone's capable of, including sending messages and emails, taking/making calls and downloading apps. They can even play games like Angry Birds and Candy Crush by using head gestures. Once they're done, they simply have to say "Close Sesame" to lock their phones again.