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Some boutique, department stores to have Apple Watch units available for April 24th launch

If you’re looking to actually walk into a store, put your mitts on an Apple Watch tomorrow, pay money for it and walk away with said Apple Watch, your choices are limited. The wearable WILL be available, but only in very limited inventories at select retail locations. Apple has apparently partnered with a few department […]

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Apple Watch to be available for online pre-order only come April 10th

With only one day left until the Watchening/first available pre-order of the Apple Watch, your best bet might be to order yours online. Apple on Thursday confirmed that orders for the upcoming Apple Watch will be available exclusively online during the launch window, as the company expects that consumer demand will outstrip available supply of […]

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Select Marriott Hotels, Etsy to begin accepting Apple Pay in 2015

This summer, you’ll be able to use Apple Pay at certain Marriott hotels in the U.S. In addition, Marriott Rewards members will be able to load their Rewards benefits via co-branded credit cards into Apple Pay. The first batch of Marriott hotels to get Apple Pay include The Ritz-Carlton New York at Central Park, The […]

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JetBlue to begin accepting Apple Pay on international flights next week, domestic flights later this year

This is sort of cool. While assorted vendors are lining up and adding support for Apple Pay, JetBlue Airways has announced that it has become the first airline to use Apple Pay to purchase things in-flight starting next week. Starting next week, passengers on select JetBlue Airways flights can use Apple Pay on their iPhone […]

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Apple hiring additional engineers for Maps team, will include “Frequent Locations” feature in iOS 7

It’s Apple’s jobs page that tends to point to where things are going. Per AppleInsider, Apple is actively recruiting for scores of new full time jobs related to Maps. The company also plans to enlist the support of its installed base of 400 million iOS users with an opt-in invitation to “Help Improve Maps” in […]