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Presto transit card support arrives for Apple Wallet, offers easier access to parts of Canada

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date July 17, 2024

Getting around Canada just got a bit easier. Apple’s Wallet app now supports the Presto transit card used in Canada’s Ontario province. The card can be used for travel in Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa, and the digital version includes the Express Transit Pass feature, which allows users to tap in and out without having to […]

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Passe Navigo support added for iPhone and Apple Watch, allow for contactless public transportation access in and around Paris

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date May 22, 2024

If you’re headed to Paris this summer, you’re going to like this. Passe Navigo, the travelcard used for Metro, bus, rail, and tram access in Paris, has arrived for Apple Wallet, allowing users to use their iPhone and Apple Watch as opposed to a physical card. Passe Navigo – the travelcard used for Metro, bus, […]

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Google Maps to add pandemic data, will roll out COVID data layer this week

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date September 24, 2020

Google has announced that it has updated its Google Maps app with essential information as to how to safely travel from place to place during the pandemic. The application now features popular times for travel, COVID-19 alerts in transit, and COVID checkpoints in driving navigation. Key among these is a new COVID layer in Maps, […]

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FCC opens 3.5GHz spectrum band for consumer use

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 28, 2020

It’s been six years of collaboration, but the FCC has finally unlocked the 3.5GHz spectrum, aka the “OnGo” band, for consumer use. Prior to this, the 3.5GHz spectrum had been exclusively used by the U.S. Department of Defense for naval purposes alongside the coast. It will still be able to use the spectrum but now it […]

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Apple Pay for transit launches in Singapore, expected for New York, other cities later this year

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date April 5, 2019

If you’re headed to Singapore, this’ll come in handy. Commuters in Singapore can now use Apple Pay for their travel needs. The service went live at transport locations there Thursday. Apple has stated that travelers in Singapore can use the service on “all forms of public transit that accept Mastercard credit and debit cards.” Transport […]

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