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Apple releases watchOS 5.2 update, brings ECG app support to Hong Kong, select European regions

Apple on Wednesday released watchOS 5.2, which brings ECG app support for Hong Kong and select European regions. The update doesn’t specifically name which European regions received the ECG functionalities. As of this writing, the ECG app has gone live in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, […]

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Rumor: Apple Pay expected to launch in Germany this week

If you’re in or headed to Germany, you’re going to like this. According to the rumor mill, Apple Pay will make its long-awaited German launch this week. The report, published by German blog Macerkopf, cited unnamed sources within German banking circles, who indicated that the launch will likely occur on Tuesday with mobile bank N26 […]

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Apple settles Irish tax dispute via $15 billion lump sum payment

Getting ahead of an upcoming 2016 tax ruling, Apple has paid the equivalent of more than $15 billion to the Irish government to settle claims of underpayment of tax to the European Union. The company’s 13.1 billion euro outstanding balance of its disputed balance to the government of Ireland, according to the country’s finance mirror. […]

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Pre-order times list compiled for 2018 iPhone, Apple Watch models

Pre-orders for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and Apple Watch Series 4 will kick off on Friday, September 14 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, allowing customers to purchase one of Apple’s newly announced devices. With Apple planning to launch the new devices around the world simultaneously, here’s a list of when pre-orders will be accepted […]

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Apple Pay expansion paused in India, technical, financial regulations cited

Apple has paused its speedy expansion of Apple Pay in India given issues with regulations. Despite talking with banks and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the plan has been put on hold. Apple is apparently worried about a recent data localization rule from the Reserve Bank of India. There have also been reported […]