Apple Inc. has finally launched its tap-to-pay technology, entitled NFC, in its new iPhones and smartwatch. It may be the “seal of approval” near-field communication technology requires to become as widely-used as GPS, wifi and Bluetooth.

As smartphone uptake increases, so too does the number of web searches being conducted from mobile devices. Analysts are also noticing that the type of search conducted on smartphones is quite different from the type of search conducted on desktop browsers. Says Phil Harpur of Frost & Sullivan:

You’ve heard of Samsung, right? Maker of such things as the Galaxy model smartphones, and now the world’s first curved smartphone? Well, Samsung Electronics is not only the largest technology company on the planet, it’s based in South Korea.