Contactless payment system users, such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, are on track to hit 450 million by 2020, and Apple is going to account for half of them around the world. That’s according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Lees meerThe government gave AT&T free rights to the 20MHz broadband spectrum, as well as US$6.5 billion for the network rollout.
Lees meeru/beyondthetech recently posted in the Apple subreddit about ways to improve the Phone app. I think it’s an interesting list, and it could improve the iPhone experience. I certainly believe that these changes are not too difficult to implement, and …
Lees meerCyber warfare has three aspects: physical, informational, and cognitive. So writes Richard Forno for The Conversation. It seems to me that cognition would be a subset of informational warfare, instead of being a separate dimension. Cyber tools can b…
Lees meerWe have a deal on a 10-foot long, cloth covered MFi-Certified Lightning cable. The cloth is designed to be tangle-resistant, making charging from across the room that much easier. This very long Lightning cable is $14.99 through our deal.
Lees meerFederal air marshals collect information under a secret domestic surveillance program.
Lees meerBryan Chaffin and the Maccast’s Adam Christianson join Jeff Gamet to talk about Bryan’s vision for whole home listening for voice assistants and why an iPhone in our pocket doesn’t count.
Lees meerIt costs US$3.99/month and blocks advertising. But is it safe to use?
Lees meerThere’s an original Mac on display at Microsoft’s headquarters commemorating the fact that Microsoft Office was released first for Apple’s computer platform, and not the PC. That’s pretty cool because the company could’ve easily chosen to not recogn…
Lees meerFlash is dead and any remaining support for the former king of online multimedia officially ends in 2020, so Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is urging U.S. government agencies to drop the platform. In a letter to the National Institute of Standards and Tec…
Lees meerProlific device leaker Ben Geskin posted what he says are photos of this fall’s 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus, and the 6.1-inch iPhone on his Twitter account over the weekend.
Lees meerTerry Gilliam’s Time Bandits movie from 1980 just joined Apple’s original content line up as a new television series.
Lees meerSearch ads allow developers to promote their apps within the App Store, with ads that appear at the top of the page when users do searches.
Lees meerApple Music has a new short out called Asahd vs.Khaled: The Negotiation. It’s to promote a new release from DJ Khaled (the parent in the short) called No Brainer, which is now streaming on Apple Music. The song is the newest single from DJ Khaled’s …
Lees meerCheck out this great account from former NeXT employee Chris MacAskill. He talks about how a phone call he made behind then-NeXT CEO Steve Jobs’s back (as you do) to Intel CEO Andy Grove probably played a role in Apple eventually buying NeXT. It’s a…
Lees meerWhy have a bare-naked door when you can cover it with this depiction of the corridor from the Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s available from ThinkGeek for $25. I think I want one.
Lees meerWe have a deal on a pair of Model 3 Hi-Res Convertible Wireless Earphones. These devices support Bluetooth 4.1 for wireless listening, can convert to a headphone jack for wired listening. They can be charged via USB port, and their $69.99 through ou…
Lees meerApple’s values, strengths and ecosystem advantages make it, more and more, the compelling, indeed, only choice for our tech life.
Lees meerThe White House is working on a proposal for an American GDPR. Over the past month, the Commerce Department has met with representatives of over 80 companies, trade associations, and consumer groups. The government’s goal is to release an initial se…
Lees meerJapan has had record amounts of rain recently, with widespread flooding, burst riverbanks, landslides, and collapsed buildings.
Lees meerWe gladly buy technology used against us. That’s what FastCompany‘s Henry Cowles-Aeon writes about. Because of certain political events happening under the current administration, sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have surged. Snowden was right. Re-read…
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