Bank bashing may be somewhat of a national pastime. But that hasn’t stopped the Commonwealth Bank from attracting more than 100,000 ‘fans’ to its Facebook page a year after launching its page on the social network.

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Just prior to Christmas the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Kaching application went live in Apple’s iTunes store, marking the official launch of the service almost two months after it was first announced . Kaching (Credit: Commonwealth Bank) The application, now available for free from Apple’s iTunes App Store here, comes after more than 18,500 customers signed up for information about the ...

This certainly isn't the first time we've seen an attempt to bring NFC to the iPhone, but the Commonwealth Bank of Australia certainly deserves kudos for integrating the iCarte case with its mobile payment app known as Kaching (think Ka-ching). Available as a standalone free application, Kaching allows users to send money to others, either via text message, email or through Facebook. For those ...

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Bank bashing may be somewhat of a national pastime. But that hasn’t stopped the Commonwealth Bank from attracting more than 100,000 ‘fans’ to its Facebook page a year after launching its page on the social network.

AS the pace of change quickens in the wonderful world of personal technology, Darren Devlyn and Colin Vickery predict the top 10 inventions for 2012.

We’ve been hearing about near-field communication (NFC) as a way of making our mobile phones more useful for what feels like years. The recent arrival in Australia of phones such as the Galaxy Nexus and apps like the Commonwealth Bank’s Kaching make its potential much more visible. But are we ready to embrace the potential of NFC? Picture by Mac Morrison While defining the spe ...