Tag: Apple Pay
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 According to BGR a number of big name US shops, including Walmart, Best Buy and CVS have withdrawn support for Apple Pay, despite initially supporting it.…
The Digest: Web inventor ‘staggered’ by hateful people online are… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Tim Berners-Lee: hateful people on the web are 'staggering' | The Guardian "Sir Tim Berners-Lee has expressed sadness that the web has mirrored the dark side of humanity, as well as enabling its wonderful side to flourish. The developer, who created the web in 1990 while working for the particle collider project Cern…
The Digest: Lenovo rumoured to be buying BlackBerry (again)… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Industry rumours suggest Lenovo is looking to expand its smartphone operations by buying BlackBerry, says a report at ExpertReviews: "The rumours boosted share prices for BlackBerry this week, a much needed increase following lukewarm reception to the company's Passport smartphone earlier in the year. BlackBerry handsets used to be widely used by business…
Apple iPhone 6 pre-orders hit 4m – many to wait until October for new models
It's good news for Apple. Not such great news if you are hoping to get your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus any day soon. Apple said today it hit a record in first-day preorders for its new phones, reaching over four million pre-orders in the first 24 hours. But the Californian based company also confirmed…
Could Apple Pay revolutionise payments?
We've had NFC wireless payments for a few years now, but could Apple have just made the technology actually viable? The rumours were true - Apple has come up with a payment system. With iOS8 and the iPhone 6, you'll be able to save your credit cards to your iOS Passbook, and pay for stuff…
