Powa Technologies enters China with UnionPay joint venture - Business Insider

Powa Technologies enters China with UnionPay joint venture - Business Insider British payments startup Powa Technologies has signed a 10-year deal with China's state-owned payments company to bring its mobile payment app to the country.

This is where US foreign policy intersects high technology. To understand it, read about the UK's involvement in the Asian Infrastructure Bank.

Cult of Android - Evernote is killing Skitch, Clearly and its Pebble app

Cult of Android - Evernote is killing Skitch, Clearly and its Pebble app Evernote’s efforts to streamline its business will see it chop a number of apps from its lineup, including the popular annotation app Skitch. Clearly, a browser extension for Google Chrome, is also getting the boot — as is Evernote’s Pebble app.

I love it when companies that have an initial first success realize how difficult it is to replicate success in the apps market over and over again.