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Tie in Internet Search into Spotlight. After Google created Android, I thought Apple would immediately start working on developing a search engine. I am still surprised we haven't seen anything more comprehensive than results from curated sites.
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Great review. I think this may be the most in depth review I've read on the Internet about this device and kudos to AI for doing this. I really do like the MS band. I can see myself buying this now (after a week or so of real user experiences) but…
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muppetry wrote: » True, but credit cards do give additional rights and protections to the consumer, as well as the various cash back schemes, and so even if one doesn't need the credit, purchasing on a credit card is generally preferable. I don…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Woochifer This doesn't surprise me. Even though the article did not specifically call out which component had the most sourcing difficulties, for years Apple has been the last remaining OEM customer for the 1.8" hard…
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Quote: Originally Posted by chadbag Most legit B&M retail locations will have a swiped card rate of around 1.5% plus or minus. It can depend on what industry they are, their history, etc. But that is a ballpark figure. It is not 2.8%. And…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX That's not accurate at all. The multinationals and financial institutions (aka: credit card issues) didn't sign up for ?Pay because they were afraid to upset some rabid Apple fans. They signed up because i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I can see that as a possibility, but I can't find any info that backs that up. http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/25/currentc/ Quote: After his investigation of the app, Aude told me “CurrentC borders on…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gerbinto EDIT: Example, Target and their Red card. That's attached to your bank account and they give 5% off of the purchase when used. They give that cash back as a incentive for using the card because each of th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by koop The article dedicates more time to the collection of information, and not the transaction fees so I agree that's more of the reason why they would implement it. The ultimate irony is that Apple Pay, with its sign…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iaeen Suddenly it all makes sense. This is all about avoiding credit card fees. But the way they are avoiding credit card fees is by shifting fraud liability from the CC agency to the customer. So you may pay …
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Originally Posted by Slurpy Bullshit. It has become LESS bloated in the latest version. The UI is much, much simplified, cleaned-up, and many functions (such as ebooks) have been offloaded to other apps. "Um-mitigated diasaster"? Wow, talk ab…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram iTunes has become a bloated mess in every sense of the term. It has become the kind of unmitigated disaster that Microsoft was famous for. I simply avoid it whenever I can. Way past time for Apple to…
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This was probably as simple as optimistic technological expectations not panning out. GTAT was at fault to the extent that they signed a ridiculously 1-sided contract with Apple. But that probably had a lot to do with the fact that it is unlikely …
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Quote: Originally Posted by MazeCookie For physical retailers, it absolutely does not require the iPhone/Apple Watch to have internet access to work, much like a debit card. It is the responsibility of the retailer to pass the transaction d…
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Does anyone know if Apple Pay requires internet access to work? I'd imagine that the tokenization process requires some communication with a supporting server, but does that go through the internet access on the phone, or could it potentially go t…
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wakefinance wrote: » Let me apologize profusely for not reading Anandtech's lengthy review on the day it was published. Us grown ups have to go to work. . AD Hominens. Because strawman was just not good enough of a logical argument. No one…
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john.b wrote: » It's actually pretty lame that Samsung's Exynos SoC can't compete with Qualcomm's Snapdragon in Samsung's own flagship products. But, hey, keep those snarky ads coming... john.b wrote: » It's actually pretty lame that Samsung's…
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gatorguy wrote: » The Nexus Player is a bit of a surprise. I don't recall any rumor of it prior to the official reveal. The rumor mills have confused it with Google TV, Android TV, ChromeCast, Nexus Q, or any number of other failed (being a lit…
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wakefinance wrote: » The Note 4 has the same processor in most of the world, including the US. You might be confused since DED wrote his hit piece based on the Exynos version knowing that it always underperforms the Snapdragon. What does Exynos…
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lkrupp wrote: » Just put a sock in it will you. Bose does not suck even if you think so. You might as well say the same thing the iHater trolls do when they say that only stupid people buy Apple products. Bose, Beats, Apple, Klipsch, all the pre…