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Wanna Know How Many Apple Pay Users There Are?
Apple Pay // July 24, 2015

Wanna know how many Apple Pay users there are? Of course you do. And we did the math. Tim Cook dropped a few breadcrumbs that we picked up before strapping on our green eyeshades and heading to the math cave to crunch some numbers. So,...

Apple Pay In The UK
Apple Pay // July 17, 2015

Coming out of the All-Star game last weekend, it is surprising that the curveball of the week didn’t come out of baseball. In fact, it didn’t even get pitched in the United States. No, this week in an epic fit of Apple being Apple, Cupertino...

The Summer Of (Apple Phone) Speculation
Apple Pay // July 10, 2015

Ever since J.R. Ewing took a bullet in 1980, the summer has been the season for speculation. Even though we all binge-watch television now and episodes show up in 12 episode blocks once a year (making the notion of a summer cliffhanger a little anachronistic),...

Security’s Less Than Stellar Week
Apple Pay // June 19, 2015

It is hard to say enough good things about human ingenuity — written language, currency, flight, space travel and pocket-sized supercomputers all exist because someone (or a group of someones) saw an attainable goal where everyone else saw an insurmountable obstacle. But the problem with...

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iPhone Magnetized Accessories May Interfere With NFC

December 16, 2014
Some iPhone accessories that attach to the phone via magnets—an attachable better camera lens is an example—may disrupt NFC communications and, therefore, Apple Pay, 9to5Mac is reporting. The idea that magnetized devices could cause problems for a smartphone is not new, as Apple itself has flagged this in support documents as a known issue. The […]

How Apple Pay Plans To Bump You To The Front Of The Line At Starbucks

December 03, 2014
The Apple Watch is expected to roll out in early 2015 but that isn’t stopping Impekable UI designers from mocking up potential new experiences that are designed to excite consumers once...

Apple Pay Featured In Chase First TV Spot

November 26, 2014
Apple Pay is starring in a new commercial from Chase Bank which features the indie band Bleachers. The spot was developed by the ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and pictures...

Neiman Marcus Now In Apple Passbook

November 25, 2014
Neiman Marcus is helping customers stay informed this holiday season by enabling a mobile message campaign at select stores. Neiman Marcus will be utilizing iBeacons, which enables messages to be...