Samsung works hard to promote its mobile payment platform Samsung Pay. According to a promoted news posted on its website, Samsung will grant a $50 gift card of Best buy to those users who register Samsung Pay account.

Samnsung aims to avail of this promotion to attract more Samsung Pay users. This promotion will last by the end of 2015. Its target users are mainly using Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+ and Note 5.

Samsung Pay rivals with Apple Pay. Users can apply Samsung Pay on the mentioned smartphone devices. It avails of NFC function and credit card to make payment for the goods.

Samsung introduced its payment to American market. Apple obtains great market share there as its home field advantage.

Samsung claims that it obtains one million Samsung Pay users in Korea. Samsung teamed up with Best Buy to promote Samsung Pay this time in the hope of attracting more American users to pay attention to Samsung Pay there.

Apple previously reported that Apple Pay obtained over one million registered users for the first three days after its release. Since then, Apple did not reveal more details concern the exact amount of Apple Pay users.

The competition becomes intense for the payment apps. It takes time to see how Samsung Pay works there.

According to the documents that Facebook submitted to SEC on Wednesday, it indicated that Facebook management group and its board of directors sold off shares valued at $472 million since October 18.

Among the shareholders who sold off shares, Jan Joum realized the largest amount for cash-out. Jan Koum and other co-founders established WhatsApp in 2008.

When Facebook achieved the acquisition of WhatsApp at the expense of 419 billion， Jan Koum obtained partial cash and some Facebook’s shares. This was the first time Jan Koum sold off Facebook’s shares since WhatsApp’s acquisition.

Mark Andreessen, board director of Facebook sold off about 1.5 million shares, adding up to $160 million cash. He already sold off 73% of his Facebook shares and 90% of his A shares since October 30. In 2013, Mark Andreessen sold off 1.65 million A shares of Facebook, obtaining $91 million.

Andreessen became the advisor of Mark Zuckerberg in 2006 when Yahoo wished to purchase Facebook with $ 1 billion. He suggested Zuckerberg denied Yahoo’s offer. The suggestion he offered was priceless to Facebook. The market value of Facebook is over $290 billion.

What’s more, CPO Chris Cox and CTO Michael Schroepfer realized $25.8 million cash-out together during this time.

Facebook released earnings early this month, showing its revenue reached $4.5 billion in the third quarter.

Its share increased $2.64 on Wednesday on NASDAQ stock market. The increase rate was 2.51%, closing at $107.77.

Do you have any expression for Apple SIM? It was introduced alongside with the release of iPad Air 2 in last year. Apple SIM allows user to switch to different network operators with ease.

Apple announced on its official website that Apple SIM debuts in Japan today. Apple SIM supports KDDI internet connection. KDDI teamed up with Apple via its brand named AU. Users can also buy Apple SIM from its retail stores in Japan from now on.

So far, Apple SIM partners for network are including AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile that are from United States, EE from United Kingdom and GigSky which covers over 90 countries.

As KDDI internet supports Apple SIM, the Japanese retail stores started selling Apple SIM there. Before Apple SIM is introduced to Japan, it was sold in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and US Apple Stores.

It is convenient for oversea travelers to use Apple SIM. The users can switch to the local network operator base on their locations. They don’t have to buy local sim cards instead during their journeys. Because of the limitation of localized operators, the supporters for Apple SIM are under expectation.

iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 3, and iPad Pro are all pre-installed Apple SIM for consumers in the mentioned countries above.

It is reported that Google might launch its own Android cell phone to make its Android system more competitive.

Google will not team up with mobile manufacturer to launch the new phone as it did like Nexus series. Google might take page from Apple to develop its own processor on the basis of Android system so that it could manufacture cell phone.

The Information reported that Google senior management group is discussing on the strategy concerns self-developing cell phone. Google did not announce other details on its website.

Google sold Motorola mobility at $2.91 billion about two years ago. But it reserved most of Motorola’s patents in order to apply in Android system.

All the Nexus series are made by HTC, LG, Motolora and Huawei. Nexus cell phones are similar to those made by their cooperative manufacturers. Nexus 6 shares great similarities to Moto X, while Nexus 5 is similar to LG G2.

Android cell phone market is composed by thens of thousands of components. Those components are made by thousands of manufacturers. OpenSingnal claimed that there are over 24,000 Android devices using OpenSignal’s applications in 2015, making by 1,300 manufacturers.

Google has necessary to launch its own Android smartphone in order to design better devices and control the Android smarpthone share.

It is reported that Google has negotiated with the chip manufacturer concerned the launch of Android cell phone chips. The chips that will enhance Android devices’ function.

Apple released Apple Music application to Google’s Play Store on Tuesday.

Apple released the Apple Music application in this June, but this application is just supported on Mac, iPhone and iPad devices.

This Android Apple Music is the sedcond round application launched by Apple. It is for Google’s Play Store application and the first and important version made for Android devices.

The first version that Apple made for Android application is called “Move to iOS”, it allows Android users to update the data to new iPhone with easy.

Apple Music is also a way that Apple rivals with other music streaming media services such as Spotify, Amazon Music and Pandora. To the Apple Music subscribers, they will be able to listen to 30 million songs.

Its subscription fee is the same as other music streaming websites’, its charging standard is $9.99 per month for Apple Music.

If the subscribers pay $14.99 each month, it allows maximum six people to share one account at the same time. In the meanwhile, Apple Music owns its online broadcasting station service called Beats1.

The Apple devices users do not show great interests in Apple Music since it has been released. There were previous reports indicating that Apple Music has vulnerabilities and is short of distinctive functions. Apple is unwilling to abandon the released music streaming media service.

It is reported that the large-scale enterprises often invested a great sum of money to launch new technology. According to the latest survey concerns scientific research, about 70% of the expenditure is not applied in the right matters.

A survey made by Genpact Research Institute shows that American enterprises invested about $600 billion on digital business, while about$400 billion projects did not meet the expectation. In fact, the enterprises invest much of money in IT industry is to maintain their existing or outdated systems instead of purchasing new technology.

Gartner’s data suggested that the scale of global technical expenditure is about $ 400 billion, estimating 5% decline compared with last year. The enterprises put much money on those projects do not perform well. Gartner suggests the enterprises should make strict budget for investments. Wise investors should regularly note its expenditure and make adjustments for better investment.

Gianni Giacomelli, product innovation vice president of Genpact claimed that about 67% of the invested projects either abandoned or did not perform well in Cloud Computing, PPcloud and social technologies.

The silicon valley giants and big banks invested great sum in technologies and they are considered as the leading enterprises in their fields. The survey of Genpact implied that the technical expenditure did not meet its expectation.

Bernstein Research analyzed the report concerned the technical expenditure accounted for revenue ratios among 68 technical enterprises and drafted a chart related to their share prices. The more they put in technical expenditure, the higher risk will lead to declines of their share prices in five years.

Bernstein Research implied the launch research and development expenditures is not an ideal standard for share performance and innovation.

As reported, Google’s co founder Sergey Brin implied some subsidiaries of Alphabet have independence to go back to Chinese market after the parent firm has been recombined.

Brin is working as the CEO of Alphabet and director of Google X. Brin stated in a event concerns Project Loon:” even though there are difficulties for our exploration in Chinese market and Google withdrew from mainland China, we built some business sections in Chinese market.”

He indicated that each subsidiary of Alphabet has autonomous rights to design where to it would start its business. Google did not offer service in mainland China right now, but it delivers selling ads to Chinese enterprises.

Wall Street Journal reported last month that Google was working with the related Chinese departments, considering to launch Android app stores in mainland China.

Google withdrew Chinese mainland market in 2010, transferring its Search service to Hong Kong. Brin managed some Google operational business at that time. Brin quit the optional business in recent years. After the company finished its reorganization, it appointed Sundar Pichai as Google’s CEO. Pichai is practical and he has great interest in starting business in China mainland.

Google was regrouped as Alphabet holding company this August. After the company reorganization, Search, YouTube, and Android were regrouped as new Google. Nest , Fiber, life science, self-driving and drone business are split from its prime operating business.

It will be able to establish business with more telecom operators for Project Loon events after the company has been regrouped. China is one of the countries has interest in expanding its Internet overage by Project Loon.

According to the news from The Information, Microsoft plans to take over Mesosphere at $150 million, but Mesosphere denied its offer.

There were rumors concerned Microsoft would take over Mesosphere since this summer. It is said that Microsoft has great interest in its high efficient technology of management of data center.

Outwardly, the reason that Mesosphere denied Microsoft’s offer was Mesosphere asked a price of $200 million, while Microsoft offered at $150 million.

Even though they did not come to an acquisition deal, their technical cooperation will continue. They will integrate DCOS products of Mesosphere data center to Microsoft’s Azure.

DCOS is enterprise edition that offers free open resource for Mesos. This edition is applied by developers.

Mesosphere’s founder, Ben Hindman created the Mesos system when he studied in UC Berkeley. Mesos was once introduced to Twitter by Ben Hindman and its other co founders. Then Florian Leibert introduced it to Airbnb.

Mesosphere’s growth is contributed to the development software containers. Software containers is a popular soft of technology welcome by developers. It could help developers to edit their programs. Once the programs are written, they will be run in any server architecture.

The most valuable software containers is made by Docker, valuing at $ 1 billion. But Mesosphere’s product can manage and repair those large-scale software containers. Their products are compatible with Mircosoft’s need.

Until now, Mesosphere finished its third round financing at $ 49 million. Its investors include Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Harowitz, Data Collective and other important ventures. The Information also revealed that Mesosphere is working on another financing. However, Microsoft and Mesosphere did not response to the above news yet.

Using drones to deliver goods is a common topic nowadays.Amazon has been testing delivering goods with drones. According to the latest news, Wal-mart will be also on trail to use drones to deliver goods from the supermarket to consumers’ parking lots or nearby residents.

Wal-mart announced on Monday that it had already submitted the application of using commercial drones to US FAA.

The US government banned the application of commercial drones based on its law. Any one who wants to use commercial drones needs to submit the application to US FAA. Then the US FAA allows them to apply the drones as the exceptional cases.

Wal-mart plans to use commercial drones to monitor its supermarket buildings and warehouses besides delivering goods.

Dan Toporek, the spokesman of Wal-mart claimed on Monday that the company wished to build a en efficient supply chain by the application of commercial drones. Wal-mart will enhance the drones delivery system with outdoor tests and find out the convenient delivery service for consumers.

He implied that the company is ready for the test. Once the government approved their application, the company will be able to begin the outdoor tests.

US FAA has approved 2,020 events for application of commercial drones, including aerial photography, gas pipeline monitoring and agricultural monitoring.

It will enhance consumers’ satisfaction level if using the drones to deliver goods. But there were reports concerned accidents caused by drones. It may not be easy to have this plan realized.

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple claimed that the firm will set up the 24th retail store on Saturday to strengthen its marketing business in China, reported on October 20.

Chinese market is Apple’s biggest business market out of US at present. Chinese market has a great impact on Apple’s business performance in its global business.

Apple released its new generation of iPhone in September and it made a new record of selling 13 million units for the first weekend. Among its release countries, China made a great contribution to such large sales.

Cook stated at a conference help by Wall Street on Monday evening,( EST), the Apple retail stores in China make important roles in recommending Apple products and guiding their application for Chinese consumers.

He said the Chinese Apple consumers are young, eager to attend related courses and seminars. Its retail stores make great contribution to forward Apple’s products and firm culture. Cook did not confirm which city it will set up the new retail store yet.

Apple will launch its new quarter fiscal report next week. Its last fiscal report till June 60, showing the revenue of Chinese sales accounts for 27% of its total revenue.

There will be 40 retail stores for Apple products in China till the middle of 2016. Apple firm appointed Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry as its retail business executive. Cook appreciates Ahrendts’s talent in Chinese retail business.

Besides developing retail business in China, it also introduced music streaming service in China. Apple Music was released in June 30, and was brought in Chinese market last month.