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Apple launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia

Apple has debuted its Tap to Pay feature on iPhone in Australia, allowing for secure contactless payments throughout the country. At launch, Westpac and Tyro Payments are the first payment platforms in Australia to provide Tap to Pay on iPhone to their customers. Other payment platforms and applications, such as ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions, Stripe, […]

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iPhone to iPhone/Tap to Pay feature expands to more than 700,000 businesses across the U.S.

The Tap to Pay/”iPhone smooch” function to pay for goods and services has become a lot more ubiquitous. According to Wix.com, the Tap to Pay feature on iPhone is now available to more than 700,000 additional businesses across the U.S. As of Monday, businesses with an online store built on the Wix.com platform can accept […]

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Apple announces updated M2 Pro and M2 Max-based 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks

In something of a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Apple unveiled its rumored next-gen 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. The updated notebooks feature the new M2 Pro and M2 Max systems-on-a-chip (SoC), although they retain the design of the previous models. The new notebooks feature improved battery life, Wi-Fi 6E, and support for an 8K […]

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Apple offers limited-edition AirTags, retail promotion to help celebrate the new year in Japan

If you’re over in Japan, you’re going to like this. To help celebrate the Japanese New Year, Apple has begun offering a two-day promotion as well as limited-edition AirTags. Customers within Japan can receive a gift card worth up to 32,000 yen with the purchase of an eligible Apple product from January 2 to January […]

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Rumor: Apple jettisons M2 Extreme, will go with M2 Ultra chip for next-gen Mac Pro

Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has apparently canceled plans for its M2 Extreme system-on-a-chip (SoC). The processor was originally planned for the new Mac Pro desktops, while the current model still feature Intel CPUs. In his latest newsletter, Gurman noted that Apple has missed its original plan of transitioning all Mac models to Apple Silicon. […]