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Mock up photos of “iPad Air 2” leaked ahead of October 16th media event

With Apple’s iPad event eight days away, the rumors and mockups are surfacing. Per AppleInsider, Vietnamese blog Tinhte.vn has released shots of a mockup “iPad Air 2” unit that features a trimmer profile, recessed volume buttons, and the addition of a Touch ID sensor to the home button. The supposed dummy unit matches up nearly […]

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U.S. banks enter horse race to become preferred Apple Pay card of choice among consumers

With Apple Pay en route, an assortment of banks are scrambling to be the consumers’ choice as to the default Apple Pay card. “It’s a healthy competition,” JPMorgan Chase marketing chief Kristin Lemkau told the Financial Times. JPMorgan Chase launched Apple Pay-centered marketing campaigns on the same day as the service’s unveiling, and similar campaigns […]

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Apple negotiates 15 cents per $100 spent on Apple Pay transactions

Apple’s apparently got some admirable leverage where its transaction negotiations are concerned. Per the mighty Financial Times, Apple will be garnering 15 cents on every US$100 purchase, more than Google managed for its Google Wallet initiative. Sources familiar with Apple’s banking and credit card arrangements have stated that Apple will get a 0.15 percent cut […]

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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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Rumor: iPhone 6, iWatch to incorporate NFC wireless payment features

The rumor mill is going at full speed with only five days until Apple’s September 9th media event. This time, the Wall Street Journal has stated that Apple’s next iPhone and its anticipated wearable “iWatch” will support near-field communications technology to enable wireless payments, while the “iWatch” is also said to sport a curved OLED […]