If you have ever wondered why, after all these years, Walmart still refuses to accept Apple Pay or other NFC payments at any of its 4,600+ stores in the U.S., a spokesperson has finally offered an explanation. A spokesperson for Walmart on Thursday informed MacRumors that its position on contactless payments has not changed since […]
Category: Wearables
Mac users who lost equipment in the LA fires may have a better chance of replacing their hardware through insurance policies than AppleCare plans
If your Apple hardware was affected by the LA wildfires, you’ll have better luck replacing it via a standard insurance policy than AppleCare. Per AppleInsider, AppleCare Repair Agreement policies for Mac dictate what is and what isn’t covered for repair. In the plans, the list, section 4 under “What is not Covered?,” lists specific scenarios. […]
The first of the mass-produced U.S. made A-series chips is about to begin at TSMC’s Arizona plant. According to Nikkei Asia, test production of the chips at the new plant has been completed, and Apple is in the final stages of verifying their quality and performance. As such, the first batch of commercially viable chips […]
Whatever feelings you have about Apple’s Vision Pro headset, you can’t deny that Apple’s trying to make a go of it on the gaming front. On Tuesday, NVIDIA announced at CES 2025 that it is collaborating with Apple to bring its GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform to Apple’s wearable headset using Safari, with updates to […]
Apple is looking to add driver’s licenses and/or state IDs to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless way to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses and in select apps. The following are the states that are currently supported for this: The company […]