Apple has announced that it will be opening up the iPhone’s NFC (Near Field Communication) chip using its Secure Element feature to third-party developers for contactless payments, separate from Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. The feature will debut in a future release of iOS 18.1 and will be available in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New […]
If you’re heading to Japan, this could potentially save your life. Apple has announced that it has extended its Emergency SOS via satellite feature to Japan through the iOS 17.6 update that was released earlier this week. Japanese customers with an iPhone 14 or an iPhone 15 can use Emergency SOS via satellite to get […]
Some additional protections just fell into place prevented US Customs and Border Protection from searching smartphones without a warranty. While the ruling didn’t actually help the defendant who brought the case, and only applies to the Eastern District of New York where the case was brought, it may help set a privacy precedent. The case […]
Financial tools always shift, and a loan is just another form of paying later. Apple on Monday announced plans to discontinue its Apple Pay Later program, which launched in October 2023. The program ended on Monday, though customers who have existing Apple Pay Later loans will be able to continue to pay them off and […]
If you’re living in France, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to get your hands on an Apple Vision Pro when it launches in the country on June 29. A series of leaked internal documents has indicated that the wearable device may launch within the country in late June. At present, there have yet […]