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Walmart continues to veer away from Apple Pay support, relies on its own payment platform

While Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the United States, began rolling out support for Apple Pay in April, Walmart continues to resist adopting Apple’s payment platform. The company, in turn, has continued to push its own Walmart Pay platform. Whereas Apple Pay is contactless and requires users to simply tap their iPhone or Apple […]

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watchOS 9.5 update may have caused strange greenish tint for some Apple Watch users

This is why follow-up patches exist. Following its release of watchOS 9.5 last week, a number of Apple Watch owners have reported an unusual green tint to their watch display when accessing certain UI elements. Almost all of the models affected are Apple Watch Series 8 and older devices, with earlier models seemingly faring worse. […]

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Rumor: Blood glucose testing feature for Apple Watch could take several years to be miniaturized for the device

While Apple’s noninvasive monitoring technology for blood glucose monitoring may have recently reached a “proof of concept” stage, it might not be available as an Apple Watch feature for several years. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s methodology, which allows diabetics and others to test their blood glucose levels without needing to prick the skin […]

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Rumor: iPhone 15 Pro Max could feature the thinnest bezel of any smartphone to date

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 Pro Max handset is rumored to feature a front display that has bezels of only 1.55mm (0.06 inches), making it by far the thinnest bezel in any smartphone ever made. The rumor mill also has it that the iPhone 15 Pro Max could be thicker than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, […]

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Apple flexes political lobbying muscle as possible bill to ban the Apple Watch approaches Biden’s desk

Apple has begun boosting its lobbying efforts as President Biden nears a decision this coming week on whether to block a potential Apple Watch ban. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in December that Apple infringed on medical device company AliveCor’s wearable electrocardiogram patents. The commission’s ruling could result in an import ban on […]