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Apple offers easy relief donation tool through UNICEF to assist with crisis in Ukraine

Apple has made it easier for users to donate to Ukrainian relief efforts through UNICEF via a banner on to of its website that connects to an iTunes page that allows for quick donations up to $200 using the Apple ID payment method. Apple says that all donations made through the iTunes portal will go […]

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Some Russian bank cards no longer functioning with Apple Pay and Google Pay following economic sanctions

Following Western sanctions on Russia’s financial institutions in response to last week’s invasion of Ukraine, customers from several of Russia’s largest banks have discovered they can no longer use their debit and credit cards in conjunction with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Among the affected organizations include VTB Group, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, and Otkritie FC […]

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Ultra Wideband feature availability expands to additional countries

If you’re traveling this year, there’s a decent chance you can now use the Ultra Wideband functionality in additional countries. The Ultra Wideband functionality found in the Apple Watch Series 6, iPhone 11, and iPhone 12, has now been expanded to additional countries, including Argentina, Pakistan, Paraguay, and the Solomon Islands. Apple is not allowed […]

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Apple apparently hiring staff to help expand Siri’s language base

Siri could start understanding and using a variety of additional languages in the near future. Apple has apparently begun hiring Siri Annotation Analysts, with a focus on including languages from Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, amongst others. Per MacRumors: Apple’s office in Cork, Ireland is hiring people fluent in Ukrainian, Hungarian, Slovak, Czech, […]

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Apple Pay launches in Iceland, Portugal and the Netherlands thought to be next in line

If you’re headed across the pond, this will come in handy. Apple pay launched on Wednesday in Iceland, with Landsbankinn and Arion banki as its supporting partners. International payment solutions company Valitor is said to have played a key role in bringing Apple Pay to the country, with Landsbankinn and Arion banki among the first Icelandic banks to announce support for the digital […]