PayPal launched a new Facebook app called Send Money, allowing friends to easily exchange currency through the social network. The payment process requires a few steps, and for some reason you also need to send a card with it, but it’s a fully integrated method of sending money to your friends. More »
There was once a time when people were nervous about shopping via their mobile phones, but it seems those days are well and truly over. PayPal Australia alone is processing more than 1,000 mobile transactions an hour. More »
BlackBerry’s App World app store wasn’t originally available in Australia when it launched in much of the rest of the world, and when we did finally get it only free apps were available. Now Australian BlackBerry users can finally purchase paid apps on their device, provided they have a PayPal account. More »
Tempting online stores with “we only ship to the continental US” clauses are a perennially annoying fact of life. HopShopGo is the latest site to offer shipping to Australian addresses from a range of US stores, selling itself on the ability to pay via PayPal. More »
iPhone/iPod touch: You’re settling up a restaurant tab for three. One eater has no cash, the other only $20 bills, and you’re left wondering. If at least two of you have iPhones, PayPal 2.0 lets you “bump” the balance between phones. More »
Postage-free international bookseller The Book Depository is one of the most popular choices amongst Lifehacker readers. While it’s already often the cheapest in direct comparisons, an additional 5% off if you pay with PayPal sweetens the deal still further. The discount runs until the end of March. [Book Depository via OzBargain]
Most people use PayPal to purchase stuff on eBay, but you can also use it for any kind of payment. And if you need to send money to a relative or friend, you can do it with dangerous ease from your BlackBerry with the newly-released and prosaically-named Send Money app. More »
Want to do more with Twitter than just search and send messages? Twitpay lets you send payments via Paypal to other people using the popular social networking service. More »
Sometimes asking for help falls on deaf ears. Until, of course, you make it known that you’re willing to pay for said help. Enter new PayPal-sponsored site, Do Stuff for Money. More »
