Apple has acquired the startup Mobeewave that could turn iPhones into payment terminals. The startup technology allows users to tap their credit card or smartphone to another mobile terminal/smartphone for professing the payment. Mobeewave’s technology works entirely via an app and NFC for communication purposes and does not require any other specialized hardware. As per […]
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9to5Google Fitbit is one of the most well-known names in the fitness tracker industry. Last year, Google offered to buy Fitbit in a whopping $2.1 billion all-cash deal. While that acquisition is still not set in stone, Fitbit seems to be charging ahead with its first wearable launch of the year. Thanks to a few rumors that […]
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5 years after Apple Pay first launched in the United States, it has become the most popular mobile payment app in the country surpassing the Starbucks mobile app which had long been the leader. The report from eMarketer estimates that Apple Pay continues to grow in user base. Last year, Apple Pay was estimated to have a […]
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The NFC chip inside iPhones is going to get a lot more useful once iOS 13 lands. Apple is opening up the NFC chip to developers on a per-app basis with iOS 13 which has led governments to apps and systems to add iPhone support. The latest one to join the list is Hong King’s […]
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Despite the fact it isn’t quite the start of this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has something to announce. And it just so happens to be one of the most oft-requested features for Apple Pay, and brings the company one step closer to offering a completely full-service digital wallet. Today, during the TRANSACT Conference taking […]
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