Tag: Apple Pay
Gov.uk website now accepts Apple Pay and Google Pay for payment
Online Government services have begun accepting mobile payments using methods such as Apple Pay, meaning transactions can be approved with fingerprints or facial recognition. The gov.uk website is accepting transactions using Apple Pay and Google Pay for four services initially, but it will be rolled out more widely and to local government, police and the…
Apple results beat analyst expectations as iPad and service businesses grow
Apple beat analyst expectations as it reported quarterly revenue of 58 billion US dollars (£44.5 billion) in its latest financial results. The figure was, in fact, a drop of 5% percent on the same period a year ago, but above market predictions for revenue of 57.5 billion dollars. Revenue from iPhone sales also beat expectations…
Apple confirms live event on March 25th. Expected to launch video streaming service
Apple is expected to unveil a new video streaming service to compete with Netflix when it hosts a live event at its California headquarters on March 25. The technology giant has confirmed it will make an announcement at its Apple Park campus in Cupertino later this month, having sent out email invitations to the media…
Apple revenue and profits down as iPhone sales hit. Could handset prices fall?
Apple has reported a decline in both revenue and profits in its latest quarterly financial results, as the company feels the pinch from slowing demand for its star product, the iPhone. The results showed a 15% fall in sales of the iPhone in the three months ending to December 29, diving from 61.1 billion dollars…
2016: What’s around the corner for digital payments? Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Pingit and more
Apple Pay, one of the latest forms of digital payment via your mobile, is slowly gaining acceptance Mobile payments, biometrics and crypto currencies. These were just some of the emerging trends discussed at the recent Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar at London's Royal Society. Tech Digest’s Chris Price reports The way…
5 things you need to know about Apple WWDC – including Apple Music, Beats 1 and Apple Pay
While the big news was all about Apple's 'Spotify Killer' - a new digital music streaming service called Apple Music - the company also found time to announce an update to its OS and the roll out of its contactless payment system, Apple Pay, across the UK. Chris Price reports. 1. Apple Music Seems like…
Apple Pay coming to the UK in the “first half of 2015”
The major British banks are currently negotiating with Apple on support for the company's new wireless payment system, called Apple Pay, according to reports. The Telegraph claims that negotiations are well under way - and it could see the service launch over here in the first half of next year. Apple Pay has been available…
The Digest: Sony caves in to hackers… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sony bosses cancel The Interview release | Hollywood.com "Sony Pictures executives have officially pulled plans to release Seth Rogen and James Franco's controversial new comedy The Interview after hackers threatened the safety of filmgoers." More on this story Whodunnit? The Mystery of the Sony Pictures Hack | BBC News North Korea behind Sony…
Apple Pay launching has helped… umm… Google?
A fascinating insight into consumer behaviour from Ars Technica, as it has emerged that the launch of Apple's mobile payment system in the United States has also led to an increase in the number of people using Google's equivalent - Google Wallet. Google Wallet launched a couple of years ago to not much fanfare, and…
Could retailers thwart Apple’s Apple Pay plans?
Apple Pay has recently launched in the United States, but the launch isn't going entirely smoothly: new details have emerged about retailers refusing to support the new payment system. According to BGR a number of big name US shops, including Walmart, Best Buy and CVS have withdrawn support for Apple Pay, despite initially supporting it.…