Amazing electrical deals at John Lewis this Easter
Easter is here and there are some cracking deals to be had on new
technology, from TVs and tablets to radios and laptops - it's the season
to be saving money.
At John Lewis you won't just be getting a
cheaper price, you'll also benefit from marketing leading two year
guarantees on all electricals (five years on TVs!), trusted and
knowledgeable staff and the price match promise.
It is, of course, the home of 'never knowingly undersold' - so you're in safe hands.
There's a whole range of savings to be had across electricals at John Lewis this Easter, but here are the top offers to really get you in the money saving mood.
An Easter treat for your eyes
Why
not treat yourself and the family to a stunning new television this
Easter with a huge £100 saving and amazing five year guarantee on this
49-inch full HD TV.
This incredible television has an eye catching
LED display, 3D support and Freeview HD built in, plus it comes with
two pairs of 3D glasses allowing you to enjoy your favourite movies in a
whole new dimension.
And did we mention this TV is also Smart,
allowing you to access various catch up TV services as well as the
internet and social media. There's even a pop up webcam, letting you
video chat with friends and family!
This offer ends on May 16, so mark it in your calendar to make sure you don't miss out.
If you fancy something a bit bigger then there's £80 to be saved on the 55-inch Sony Bravia KDL55W8 TV.
It
too has a cracking full HD LED display for an excellent viewing
experience, plus you'll also benefit from 3D support (with two pairs of
glasses), Smart TV functions like Netflix and catch up and Freeview HD.
And of course, like all TVs at John Lewis, the Sony Bravia KDL55W8 comes with the fantastic five year guarantee as well.
This offer expires on April 8, so you'll have to be quick if you want to bag yourself a bargain.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is a great tablet and you can save £80 on this slate, but only for a limited time.
Packing
an eye popping 2560 x 1600 display, punchy quad-core processor, 3GB of
RAM plus 8MP and 2MP cameras the Galaxy Note 10.1 has plenty to offer.
This
makes it the perfect choice for movie playback and intense gaming,
while also being handy for some sofa surfing on the web and the odd
email here and there.
What's more it comes with a two year
guarantee, like all electricals from John Lewis, but don't delay as this
offer expires on April 16.
John
Lewis has the Miele Compact C2 Allergy vacuum with cashback offer of
£50 this Easter, bringing the price down to just £164.99 including the
standard two year guarantee.
The Compact C2 is perfect for those
who suffer from dust and pollen allergies, with a built in HEPA 13
filter preventing dust particles getting back into your home.
Its
lightweight body makes it easy to carry round the house - and up and
down stairs - while the compact dimensions means you'll be able to
squeeze it into a cupboard out of view when you're done.
You've
got until April 30 to claim your £50 cashback, giving you enough time to
say goodbye to your current vacuum. Do you need a tissue?
Is
your washing machine giving up the ghost? Then now's the perfect time
to get yourself a new one as John Lewis will pay you up to £50 for your
old machine.
That means you can get this Bosch washer for just £349.99, including the standard two year guarantee.
The Bosch WAQ284S0GB comes with a wide range of functions, including the incredibly handy 15 minutes wash for smaller loads.
This is a limited time offer however, so make sure you don't miss the June 3 deadline.
The
clue is in the name, the HP Envy TouchSmart 15 with make those around
you envious of your seriously powerful new computer - especially when
they find out you saved £50 and got an extra free year on your warranty
as well.
The HP Envy sports a 15.6-inch touchscreen HD display,
top of the range Intel i7 processor, a meaty 8GB of RAM and vast 1TB of
storage - that's a lot of song space right there.
And music is
important as you'll also find Beast Audio technology baked into the quad
speaker setup and sub-woofer, giving you highly optimised audio output.
Don't forget the HP Envy TouchSmart 15 also comes with a fantastic three year guarantee too, giving you total piece of mind.
Get
the party started wherever you are with the UR Boom Bluetooth speaker,
now with £40 (from April 3) off and a two year guarantee until April 16.
This
Bluetooth and NFC portable speaker delivers a power baseline punch and
15 hours of battery life, plus its water and stain resistant coating
means it's just at home outside as it is inside.
Pick up two UE
Boom portable speakers can you can wirelessly link them together for a
stereo sound experience which is sure to get people on their feet and
dancing.
What's
better than a new camera? A new camera with £100 off, and that's
exactly what you get with the Sony A5100 Compact System Camera at John
Lewis.
This 24.3MP camera uses a hybrid auto focus system to
ensure you get a great picture every time, plus with Wi-Fi and NFC
technology built in it's supremely easy to transfer pictures to your
computer.
A tilting touchscreen display ensure you'll always be
able to see what you're shooting, and a huge range of controls allows
you to fine tune your photo to perfection.
And of course it comes with the standard two year John Lewis guarantee, so go forth and capture (before April 12)!
If
the Bosch washing machine offer doesn't quite tickle your clothing
cleaning requirements then take a look at the Siemens WM14E462GB.
With
15 different wash programmes this machine can tackle any kind of
household laundry, from your most delicate of whites to mud laden
football kits.
The 20 minute wash setting will help you out if
you're in a hurry, and John Lewis will pay you £50 for your old machine
to sweeten the deal as well as giving you a two year guarantee.
You've got until June 3 to claim this offer, so plenty of time to say that tearful goodbye to your current washer.
US President Barack Obama has ordered the creation of a programme that would allow the government to sanction foreign hackers.
The US Treasury will now be able to target those attempting cyber attacks on US assets and infrastructure.
Mr Obama said cyber-threats are "one of the most serious economic and national security challenges" that the US faces.
The White House did not announce any new sanctions, only the authority to impose them when it deems necessary.
In January, the US imposed new sanctions on North Korea in response to a cyber-attack against Sony Pictures.
The new programme is the product of an executive order issued by the president on Wednesday.
The
authorisation gives the US Treasury Secretary - in coordination with
the Attorney General and Secretary of State - the ability to sanction
"individuals or entities" that pose a cyber threat to the "national
security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of
the United States," Mr Obama said in a statement issued by the White
House.Mr Obama created the new authorisations because of the "unusual and
extraordinary threat" from cyber-attacks that the US faces from beyond
its borders, the White House said.
"Today's Executive Order allows
us to expose and financially isolate those who hide in the shadows of
the Internet to conduct malicious cyber activities," US Treasury
Secretary Jacob Lew said.
Officials at the White House and the
Treasury Department stress that the tool will not be used to target free
speech on the internet or to curtail digital innovation.
They
also say that this new authority will not replace traditional law
enforcement responses to cyber threats. Instead, it is another tool for
combating the threats when they originate from places with weak cyber
security laws, or that have otherwise eluded traditional responses.
Mr
Obama's Special Assistant and Cyber Security Coordinator Michael Daniel
said the tool is "not one that we are expecting to use every day, in
most cases our diplomatic and law enforcements tools will be the ones we
turn to first."
US
officials are particularly concerned with cyber threats originating
from China and a select few other countries, that they say are capable
of mounting large-scale cyber attacks. They fear that these attacks
could shut down the electrical grid or other critical systems.In
recent years, several major US retailers have been victims of data
breaches that compromised the financial data of customers.
In
December, Sony Pictures was initially forced to pull its comedy The
Interview from theatres after hackers released the personal data of its
employees and embarrassing emails written by executives. The hackers
also threatened violence at cinemas. Sony eventually decided to release
the film in theatres and online.
The White House blamed North Korea for the attacks on the movie studio and later imposed sanctions on the reclusive country.
Google announces budget-priced Chromebits and Chromebooks
Google has announced new Chrome-powered computers, which are set to target budget-conscious consumers and schools.
The range includes a new type of device called the Chromebit, which looks like an oversized memory stick, and turns monitors and TVs into computers when plugged into their HDMI ports.
The tech firm also revealed the cheapest Chromebook laptops to date, costing $149 (£101).
The move is likely to intensify competition with Microsoft.
The announcements came less than a day after Microsoft revealed plans to sell a new entry-level tablet-laptop hybrid of its own.
Its
Surface 3 costs more -$499, and £419 in the UK for the basic model -
but provides access to a wider range of software made for the Windows
platform.
How the Surface lost $1 billion and lived to tell the tale
In today's unforgiving gadget landscape, it's a rarity for an epic
failure like the Surface to get a second shot at success -- let alone a
third, fourth or fifth.
That's possible because Panay is one seriously dedicated dude -- and Microsoft really does support him.
Last year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ordered Microsoft's Building 87
transformed into a state-of-the-art hardware design laboratory, where
Panay's team can create prototype after prototype for new gadgets and
gizmos -- including the new Surface 3. It's an impressive, and wildly expensive, physical example of Microsoft's commitment.
That dedication has paid off. The Surface story has begun to turn around.
The Surface Pro 3, released last year, turned out to be a big hit, with
Microsoft selling more than $1 billion worth last quarter. An enormous
sponsorship with the NFL has put Surfaces on the sidelines of every pro
football team and splattered giant "Microsoft Surface" branding in every
stadium. Surface hasn't yet reached the brand recognition of the iPad
or Windows, but it's well on its way towards becoming a household name.
"What a journey for all of us," Panay said. "There were a lot of
moments of, 'Do we believe?' And the answer has always been, 'Yes.'"
Panay blames a lot of the Surface's early stumbles on the project's
secrecy. Microsoft didn't want to tip off its competitors, so it holed
the team away in a secret lab and even gave it a meaningless codename, "WDS." Customers were never asked for feedback -- and it showed.
The original Surface ran a scaled-down version of Windows that didn't
allow people to download Chrome or iTunes. Its keyboard cover was hard
to use, and the tablet flopped around when you were using it on your lap
or a couch.
The Surface Pro ran a full version of Windows, but
it had all the same keyboard and stability problems. And it was
ginormous, essentially eliminating any advantage of being a tablet.
The press wrote it off, and consumers stayed away.
Panay said the negative reviews were difficult to swallow. But he and his team listened to feedback and learned a lot.
"We go full speed, and sometimes we might be going in the wrong
direction -- and that's OK," Panay said. "If you fail, this company is
amazing. They will support you. You just have to learn about it. If you
take some shots out there, you might come back with some beautiful
things."
The Surface Pro 3 -- and now the Surface 3 -- are, in
fact, beautiful. They are culminations of lessons learned from the
Surface's past mistakes. Both run full versions of Windows and all the
software you want to put on them. They have a magnetic strip that
stabilizes the keyboard on your lap. The keyboard works just as well as
any laptop keyboard. And both both Surfaces are super-thin and
ultra-light.
"You know, that billion dollar writedown will
never go away," Panay said. "Those lessons learned from it will always
be unbelievably valuable. But the lessons learned when you get a little
success with a product -- those don't go away either. That balance of
learning has mad
e us feel really good going into the next product."
"Planes can already fly themselves," said Mary "Missy" Cummings, a
former Air Force pilot, an engineering professor and director of the
Humans and Autonomy Lab at Duke University.
"Pilots only spend 3
minutes per flight flying a plane anyway, and they don't really need to
do that," she said. About 80% of plane crashes are caused by human
error, she adds.
The U.S. military already flies Global Hawk
drones, which are nearly the size of a the widely-used Boeing 737
passenger jets. And military data shows that drone flights crash less
often than piloted flights, Cummings said.
Fliers aren't ready for pilotless flights either, according to Cummings.
"People want a human as a pilot who shares their own fate," she said.
"We also need a babysitter up front, both to monitor the automation and
to take charge if there's an unruly passenger."
Pilotless
passenger planes are therefore probably decades away, said John Hansman,
an aeronautics and astronautics professor at MIT who heads up the
division of humans and automation.
"It's not a technical issue, it's an issue of societal trust," he said.
The potential cost savings means the idea won't go away, though.
Airlines could save trillions of dollars over the life of their aircraft
just by switching from a two-person flight crew to a single pilot,
Cummings said.
Once there's only a single pilot aboard an
aircraft, she said the planes will have to be able to operate without a
pilot in case the pilot is incapacitated.
"You're going to need
backup capability where a plane can be landed from the ground, or it
lands itself," she said. And once that's in place, pilotless jets will
be the next step, first for cargo jets, then eventually for passengers,
she predicted.
A pilotless plane is at risk of getting hacked. But experts say that
hacking risk can be kept very small and will be worth the risk.
"Can it be hack proof. No never. Strongly hack resistant? Yes." said
Todd Humphreys, a University of Texas professor of aerospace
engineering. He says hacking poses less of a risk to fliers than a
hijacker or rogue pilot.
Airlines will probably be able to convince passengers to board
pilotless planes with lower fares, according to Cummings, who's
conducted surveys about the issue.
"If people feel like it's a substantial savings, they're more willing to do it," she said.
And as people start getting comfortable with self-driving cars in the coming years, she expects attitudes towards pilotless planes to change also.
"People are getting more and more used to automation," Cummings said.
Google strikes back at Wall Street Journal - with a laughing baby
Google is tearing into a recent Wall Street Journal report that claimed Google had gotten away with abusing its monopoly power.
And this was no standard response. Google (GOOGL, Tech30) used playful animated GIFs to make seething points directed at the Journal and its parent company News Corp.
In a blog post Friday, Google called the Journal's report inaccurate.
Google's senior vice president of communications and policy, Rachel Whetstone, countered several points in the story.
For example, the Journal report hinted at Google's influence in the
White House, counting 230 visits there. But Whetstone said engineers
were busy fixing Healthcare.gov and discussing patent reform and
self-driving cars.
So what about those GIFs? Last year, News
Corp CEO Robert Thomson had said that Google is creating a "less
informed, more vexatious level of dialogue in our society."
Google's response? A laughing baby.
And to underscore what it felt about the substance of the Journal
report, the Google post closes with this image: An old-school Jewish New Yorker saying "Aha!"
This GIF thing might seem odd, but get used to it.
Pebble Time Kickstarter project raised $20.3 million
A smartwatch with week-long battery life
During its month-long crowdfunding campaign, which ended 10 p.m. ET Friday, Pebble Time shattered two Kickstarter records.
It broke its first record on its first day, when it became the fastest
project to raise $1 million -- in 49 minutes. A week later, it became
the most-funded campaign in Kickstarter's history after receiving more
than $13.3 million in pledges, besting Coolest Cooler, the previous record holder.
Now, in total, Pebble has raised $20,336,930
from 78,463 people. Pebble's initial goal -- to raise $500,000 -- was
too easy of a hurdle. Each watch was sold for $159 to early backers, and
$179 for just about everyone else. Once retailers start selling the
watch, the price will go up to $199.
"We cannot thank the
Pebble community enough for their monumental support," Eric Migicovsky,
Pebble CEO, said in a statement. "We continue to listen to and be
inspired by the backers who believed in us and supported our vision from
day one."
The Pebble Time is Pebble's second generation smartwatch, and this is Pebble's second Kickstarter campaign. Three years ago,
Pebble raised more than $10 million from 69,000 people on the
crowdfunding site for its first product, the original Pebble Watch. The
company's goal at the time was also an easy target -- $100,000.
Pebble Time is 20% thinner than its predecessor, and features a new
color e-paper screen. The Pebble Watch only came with a black and white
screen. A one-week battery life has also been another selling point for
the Pebble Time.
Kickstarter says that Pebble is one of
thousands of companies and creators who have turned to crowdfunding on
its site for more than one project.
"Pebble's double success
really shows the power of Kickstarter as a way to build community around
creative work," John Dimatos, Kickstarter's lead for tech and design
projects, said in an email statement. "The Pebble team wanted to come
back to the people who supported them at the start, and that community
really responded."
Pebble says it will start shipping the Pebble Time watch to its backers in May. Related: New Pebble smartwatch raises $1 million on Kickstarter in record time
CNNMoney (New York) March 27, 2015: 11:16 PM ET
Things will not change' after sex bias verdict without push
The sex bias court case that rocked Silicon Valley for five weeks
came to a close on Friday -- but many are hoping the spotlight on gender
discrimination won't fade anytime soon.
Ellen Pao lost her sex
bias suit against prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers on Friday when a San Francisco jury ruled
that the firm did not discriminate against her.
Pao, a former junior partner at Kleiner Perkins, sued the firm in
2012, claiming she was passed over for promotions and eventually
terminated because she was a woman, and because she had complained about
discrimination.
Following the official verdict, Pao took to Twitter to say, "Thank you, world," the first in a series of tweets.
"Because of social media and live reports, the problem of gender
discrimination in venture capital has received attention around the
globe," read one tweet, followed by: "If we do not share our stories and
shine a light on inequities, things will not change."
"I hope our industry can keep making progress," tweeted Alexis
Ohanian, who is the executive chairman and co-founder of Reddit, the
firm where Pao now serves as interim CEO. (He followed with another
tweet, welcoming Pao back "full-time" to Reddit after five weeks of
trial.)
Chris Sacca, an angel investor who has backed big-name
startups including Twitter, Uber and Instagram, tweeted: "Verdict aside,
we have a deep gender discrimination problem in tech. Thx to @ekp for
reminding us. Let's not let the conversation end here."
On
Friday, the hashtag #thankyouellenpao gained momentum, and tweets using
the hashtag are continuing to roll in. But what started as praise for
Pao's efforts is now flooded with hate tweets.
Interspersed
with tweets like "THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING #ThankYouEllenPao" are
tweets like "#ThankYouEllenPao, you failed in business, court, life, but
you have a hashtag now so..."
A tweet from Tracy Chou, a
software engineer at Pinterest, illustrated the need for more awareness
of gender issues in Silicon Valley.
"White male in tech: I care
about women in tech. me: so what do you think about #ellenpao. white
male in tech: who?" tweeted Chou, who is based in San Francisco. This
was a real conversation she had on Friday.
"I was pretty taken aback," she told CNNMoney.
Prior to the verdict coming down, Sarah Kunst, partner at Fortis
Partners, encouraged the conversation around women in tech to continue.
"Hey reporters frantically seeking women in tech + vc for #ellenpao
comment? Keep getting comments from us about tech issues post verdict,"
she tweeted. Correction: An earlier version of this article said that a judge had found Kleiner Perkins not liable. It was a jury's decision.
CNNMoney (New York) March 28, 2015: 10:11 PM ET
You don't need to squint too hard to see the similarities between the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and Apple's iPhone 6.
The curved aluminum edges, the placement of the volume and on/off
buttons, the bumped-out rear camera and pretty much everything else
about the Galaxy S6 is
the same as the iPhone 6 -- right down to the fingerprint-sensor home
button. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Apple's design
team should be blushing right now.
Samsung's oft-criticized design got a nearly
complete reboot for the Galaxy S6. The new Galaxy is a beautiful phone
that feels great in your hand. It is made of high-end Gorilla glass (no
more plastic!) and metal (no more plastic painted to look like metal!).
Gone are Galaxy trademarks, such as additional storage, a removable
battery and waterproofing, but those are compromises worth making.
Though it's undeniably better than previous Galaxy S phones, there's
nothing terribly original about the S6's design either. All smartphones
kind of look like one another these days, but it's as if Samsung's team
purposefully designed the Galaxy S6 to be an iPhone for people who hate Apple (AAPL, Tech30).
That's because when you turn on the Galaxy S6, you discover that the
similarities to the iPhone are almost purely superficial. Inside, the
new smartphone is pure Samsung. That means crazy features upon wacky
tools upon whiz-bang tricks -- some of which are unbelievably stunning,
and others that just get in the way. Related: Samsung live-streamed a virtual reality birth
Speed. The
Galaxy S6 is noticeably fast, which is remarkable during an era when
even the cheapest of cheap smartphones feels like a racehorse. There are
no hiccups or jitters when you swipe through screens and open up apps. While most phones feel like they pause to think for a split second
every so often before executing your commands, the Galaxy S6 is so fast
that feels like it's anticipating your taps and swipes before you make
them. It's like an extension of your fingers. Display. The screen is also jaw-dropping. It's bright, the colors are brilliant, the viewing angles are tremendous. It feels like a 4K ultra-high-definition TV in your hands -- because it kind of is. Its resolution is four-times more pixel-dense than standard HD displays. Camera. The
cameras are awesome. The Galaxy S6's 16-megapixel rear camera is among
the best on any smartphone, and the 5-megapixel front camera might be
the best selfie camera on the market.
The camera's shutter
speed is super-fast, which means you can take rapid-fire photos without
any noticeable lag. Also increasing the speed of phototaking on the
Galaxy S6 is a new feature that lets you double-click the home button to
launch the camera in a pinch -- even when the phone is locked or the
screen is turned off. When taking a selfie, you can tap a sensor on the
back of the camera, which lets you hold the camera in a more stable
position.
The phone's thinness means the camera bumps out a bit
-- more noticeably than on the iPhone 6. But unlike the iPhone's
off-to-the-side camera, which causes Apple's smartphone to shake a bit
when it's resting on the table, Samsung positioned its camera in the
center, giving it a bit more stability when lying on its back. Other features. The fingerprint reader is super fast and only requires a touch to unlock your phone (you used to have to swipe your finger).
The turbo charger is exceedingly fast -- plugging your Galaxy S6 in for 10 minutes gives you four hours of battery life.
You'll also get a minimum of 32 GB of storage on the Galaxy S6, which
is double that of most smartphones. And you'll get wireless charging and
an IR blaster, for those of who hate plugging in their phone and like
using it as a universal remote. Software. Being "pure Samsung" is not always a good thing. Samsung's notoriously horrible software
got an upgrade for the Galaxy S6 -- namely that there's less of it.
Samsung claims that it cut down on its add-on software by 40% for the
Galaxy S6, and the phone does let Google's excellent Android Lollipop
software shine a bit more than previous Galaxies.
Yet the
Galaxy S6's "TouchWiz" interface is still a mess of confusing,
unnecessary features and app add-ons. The cartoonish icons and menus
from Galaxies past remain, and they still look like they were designed
in the flip-phone era. And there's still the un-eraseable bloatware,
including Samsung's Milk music apps and and handful of Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) apps. Should you buy it? If
you're not an iPhone person but want the quality and attention to
detail that Apple gives its smartphones, then the Galaxy S6 is worth
consideration. Its ridiculous add-on software really gets in the way at
times, which is a shame because Samsung doesn't need crazy software
features for its phone to stand out in a crowd.
The stunning
display, lighting-fast speed, tremendous camera and top-of-the-line
fingerprint reader make the Galaxy S6 one of the best smartphones on the
market. Looking like the beautiful iPhone 6 is a nice touch as well.
The Galaxy S6 costs $650 ($200 on contract), and will go on sale April 10. Related: Google is becoming a wireless carrier Related: Apple's iPad sales keep falling
CNNMoney (New York) March 26, 2015: 11:03 AM ET
Credit card of the future could stop fraud
As banks seek to reduce fraud, one credit card maker has a prototype with a constantly-changing code on the back.
This week, CNNMoney received an early model from the French company
Oberthur Technologies. Expect it in 2017 if it catches on with major
banks.
The mini ink screen is powered by a lithium-ion
battery (like a phone) the size of a postage stamp that's designed to
last three years. A computer chip randomizes the number every 40 or 60
minutes.
Engineers have managed to squeeze it all into a regular, 0.76 millimeter-thick card.
The changing code renders the card useless to anyone who has written
down your credit card number, expiration date and the code on the back.
And it would be a more complete solution than the one currently being implemented by the industry.
How to make credit cards more secure
The American credit card system is undergoing a huge, $33 billion
upgrade to computer chip-based smart cards that you'll dip into new
machines (instead of swipe). But the way U.S. banks are upgrading credit cards won't actually stop fraud. It'll just move online, where anyonecan use stolen card data for purchases that only require static credit card numbers.
Hence, the value in a dynamic CVV code (that number on the back of your
card). This approach makes it a temporary password verified by your
bank with every transaction, so stolen data is useless after the first
few minutes.
"The hope here is that the dynamic CVV will
severely cut down on fraud," said Martin Ferenczi, Oberthur's top
executive in North America.
That is, if criminals don't figure out number-changing mathematical algorithm inside.
One major barrier, though, is that each card is 50 times more expensive
than the magnetic stripe cards still being issued by banks in the
United States. And it's 10 times more expensive than the latest
chip-based cards.
Banks buy magnetic stripe cards for about 20
cents each. Modern chip cards go for $1.20 or so. Oberthur plans to sell
these dynamic CVV cards for $10 to $20 a piece.
The difference
could be huge. The largest banks issue tens of millions of cards.
Replacing 30 million cards might cost $300 million.
"Now the question is, is there a business model for that price?" Ferenczi said.
It will be a tough sell. Oberthur will be trying to convince banks to
upgrade their cards -- just two years after the current upgrade.
Ferenczi said the reduced fraud costs and minimized headache to
customers is worth it. And the added features help. At checkout, the
card can be swiped, dipped or even tapped (like Apple Pay or Samsung Pay).
It's trying to do everything the latest smartphone can do. And that's
why this feels like it could be the physical credit card's last stand.
The American credit card system is undergoing a huge, $33 billion
upgrade to computer chip-based smart cards that you'll dip into new
machines (instead of swipe). 
Though it's undeniably better than previous Galaxy S phones, there's
nothing terribly original about the S6's design either. All smartphones
kind of look like one another these days, but it's as if Samsung's team
purposefully designed the Galaxy S6 to be an iPhone for people who hate Apple (AAPL, Tech30). 
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