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Cosmopolitan resort in Las Vegas now accepts Apple Pay transactions

You will soon be able to lose a great deal of money in Vegas with Apple Pay. Or at least pay for the hotel/casino in which you lose a great deal of money. The Cosmopolitan resort in Las Vegas has announced that Apple Pay will be accepted at the hotels’ front desk, restaurants and bars […]

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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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Details surface about Apple Watch companion app, features

It never hurts to have a companion. Per 9to5Mac, Apple is currently developing an application called the Apple Watch “Companion” app for iPhone. This application manages settings for Apple Watch applications, as well as settings for iPhone/Watch interactivity. The Companion app’s settings reveal some novel new functions that are coming to the Apple Watch. Users […]

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ApplePay wireless payment system introduced, detailed at media event

You’ve been hankering for Apple to incorporate a near-field communication payment system in its devices. And it’s on its way. Per The Mac Observer, Apple announced ApplePay, its mobile payment system, during its media Tuesday. The system requires the just announced iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, both of which include NFC support. ApplePay and […]

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Apple patent filing hints at NFC, digital wallet technologies

Sometimes it’s the patent filings that really tell you what’s coming down the road. Per BusinessInsider, a newly public patent application from Apple describes a detailed backend architecture for a mobile wallet designed to hold digital credit, debit cards and coupons issued by a range of merchants and financial institutions. The filing describes the system […]