If NFC technology isn’t as widespread as it could be, Apple wants to increase its presence. According to 9to5Mac and The Information, Apple is actively scouting out partnerships to increase the utility of the NFC chip inside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Right now, the chip can only be used for payments through […]
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The cool cats at iFixit have torn down the iPad 2 Air and found some interesting stuff inside. Per iFixit and AppleInsider, the new tablet comes with a 9.7-inch laminated touch panel, A8X SoC, 8MP rear-facing camera, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Touch ID fingerprint reader. The shell was also redesigned, seeing the deletion of the orientation […]
With the launch of Apple Pay likely only days away, Apple has begun Apple Pay training programs for its own group of retail store employees and by working with retailers to prepare for the debut later this month. According to 9to5Mac, training materials, shared by a reliable source, for the Apple Pay launch at Apple […]
With Apple’s iPad event eight days away, the rumors and mockups are surfacing. Per AppleInsider, Vietnamese blog Tinhte.vn has released shots of a mockup “iPad Air 2” unit that features a trimmer profile, recessed volume buttons, and the addition of a Touch ID sensor to the home button. The supposed dummy unit matches up nearly […]
With Apple Pay en route, an assortment of banks are scrambling to be the consumers’ choice as to the default Apple Pay card. “It’s a healthy competition,” JPMorgan Chase marketing chief Kristin Lemkau told the Financial Times. JPMorgan Chase launched Apple Pay-centered marketing campaigns on the same day as the service’s unveiling, and similar campaigns […]