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Apple is also transforming air travel

Apple is also transforming air travel

[cfsp key=”adsense_336x280″]”The impact of Apple on air travel extends beyond Apple’s iOS Passbook app – the company’s solutions are appearing across the air flight ecosystem,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld.

“When you take you flight it’s possible your pilot will be using an iPad to replace their flight manual and (since Apple and IBM began working together) you’ll see flight attendants…

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Nieman Marcus Trials Beacons using Apple Passbook

Smart move by Nieman Marcus: take a controlled and phased approach to exploring how iBeacon can add value for their mobile customers. Scoped trial with three stores, no app (well, really, Passbook as the App) and some limitations around the experience, with a focus on events in store, instead of deals, offers or coupons. Like it.  

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Amazon pulls plug on Amazon Wallet

Amazon pulls plug on Amazon Wallet

[cfsp key=”adsense_336x280″]”Amazon will pull the plug on its Amazon Wallet beta on Wednesday, six months after it launched the limited mobile-wallet effort,” Steven Musil reports for CNET. “The Internet retail giant began informing users by email on Tuesday that it is shutting down the beta and removing the app from app stores. Amazon did not address whether or when Amazon Wallet would return.…

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Banks think Apple Pay is so money..and Apple totally knows it

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I was glued to my computer on September 9th to watch the live stream of Apple’s BIG announcements. As a fin tech guy, I was particularly interested in what Apple would announce around mobile payments and their creation of a true mobile wallet. I had my fingers crossed that the stream would not freeze during that part!  They did not disappoint with the launch of Apple Payand the announcement of…

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Apple Pay is great but I will still need to carry my wallet

Apple Pay is great but I will still need to carry my wallet

I have to admit that I was GLUED to my computer screen this morning during the Appleannouncement. It still blows my mind that technology and bandwidth can’t deliver a smooth online feed to a live event. What was up with the live translation feeds being clearly audible to online viewers? ANNOYING! Fortunately the live stream technical team saw the multiple tweets and fixed the problem.  …

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Three magic moments while traveling this morning, all powered by my mobile phone.

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Apple Passbook service now in Windows Phone 8.1

Apple Passbook service now in Windows Phone 8.1

Apple has introduced the Apple Passbook service in its iOS 6 in the year 2012. Now the latest version of the Apple Passbook service has available on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 ecosystem. It is a freshly wallet app for the Windows Phone 8 users. The Apple Passbook service is very much famous in between iOS users now this app is available for the Windows phone platform.

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Apple releases iBeacon specification, begins MFI program certification for Bluetooth LE devices

Apple releases iBeacon specification, begins MFI program certification for Bluetooth LE devices

[cfsp key="google_adsense_300x250"]“Apple has quietly rolled out its iBeacon specification as it starts to certify devices that carry the Bluetooth LE standard,” Doug Thompson reports for BEEKn. “Under their MFI program, manufacturers can now request that Apple permit them to attach the iBeacon name to their devices so long as they meet certain criteria.”

“The specifications are available after…

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