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  • Apple AirPower Qi charging mat headed for September landing

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    Pretty cool tech. I would like to see Apple release a solar panel charger at some point.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple wants to replace your car keys with an iPhone

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    SpamSandwich said:
    I don't want them to replace my car key, I want them to replace my car!

    Let's see an autonomous electric that makes sense for 90% of the population from Apple. If it happens anytime in the next five years, it'll be a blockbuster.
    Then car thieves wouldn't have to hack your door lock. They could sit comfortably in their apartment with their laptop, remotely hack the car in your garage, and just program it to drive away. The future of car thievery, cars that steal themselves.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Pay debuts in Norway for Santander and Nordea customers

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    Soli said:
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    Isn't it the case that you can use Apple Pay anywhere as long as you use an Amex-issued Amex (as opposed to a bank issued one)?
    When you setup Apple Pay for a card on your iPhone, if it's accepted by your bank and verified by your device it should work anywhere that an NFC-based payment is accepted, regardless of whether it's an AMEX, VISA, or MC. It's why people in countries that still have no banks supporting Apple Pay have said they've been using Apple Pay in that country for years… they using a card from a country whose bank does support it.
    Ok. But I think the difference between Amex and Visa/Mastercard is that Visa and Mastercard are only issued by banks, so the bank in question must support Apple Pay for it to work with that card. Whereas American Express is unique is that some of their cards are issued by banks and some are issued directly by American Express themselves, with American Express providing the credit line and no bank being involved.

    I know that in Australia, before any local bank supported Apple Pay (they all do now) I was able to register my Amex-issued Amex on my iPhone and start using it (causing much cashier surprise).

    watto_cobra

  • Apple retail head Ahrendts talks demise of retail, 'human business' at Cannes Lions

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    At my local supermarket, there is often a big queue for the automated checkouts, while the human staffed checkouts have no one wanting to use them, they literally have to go on the PA system and ask (beg it sounds like sometimes) people to please use the human cashiers. 

    Online shopping vs staffed stores ("human business") is actually a false alternative. There is a third option: physical-but-automated stores. Best of both worlds?
    monstrosity

  • iOS 12 will pass your location to emergency responders quickly during a 911 call

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    For countries that don't have the data link, could they add a button on the screen that speaks your GPS coordinates down the line (speech synthesis)?
    watto_cobradysamoriaAlex1N