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Apple Pay accepted at 1 out of 2 U.S. stores, says Apple VP Jennifer Bailey
There really isn't such a thing as an Apple Pay terminal. The signs are really just alerting you to the fact Apple Pay works there. All that is required is a payment terminal that accepts contactless payments. General advice, never tell a cashier Apple Pay. Just say Mastercard or whatever, then wait for the contactless symbol to come up. Some terminals just tell you to tap without the official symbol. Then tap your iPhone or Apple Watch.
I use Apple Pay for the vast majority of my payments in stores here in Canada. Retailers that don't have contactless terminals are in the very small minority. Those holdouts (Lowes, Home Depot, Wally-Mart), I tend to avoid as much as possible.
I live right at the border and shop in the US, every few weeks. Just got to use my Apple Watch with CapitalOne Visa at Aldis...no requirement for pin or signature. My impression is that 50% is a REAL stretch!!
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Toyota concedes, reveals plans to launch first cars with Apple CarPlay
I never even considered Toyota in 2016, when I went shopping for a new vehicle. Strictly because of their brain dead attitude about CarPlay. Ended up with a 2017 Ford Escape and I love CarPlay!
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Schlage Sense smart lock Wi-Fi adapter coming, does not extend HomeKit connectivity
I am trying to figure how your rant has anything to do with the articlejbdragon said:What I look for in getting a lock, is making sure it doesn't h ave that crap SmartKey feature. This is where there's a little hole on the left next to where you install the Key. This lets you easily program the lock to use a different key. Instead of the normal having to pull apart and put new pins in. The problem is, all the plastic used inside to make this possible. Using a simple tool, you can break through the lock in about 10 seconds. When done even lock the door backup. Of course the lock is destroyed internally at that point. Your key will in general continue to work until it just fails. So when I see these so called Smart Locks with the Smart Key feature, I say no thanks!!! Of course I went to home depot looking to get a rekey set and now they don't sell them anymore?!?! Really? LAME! A year ago a Rekeyed 6 locks at my house. 3 of them Deadbolts. Wasn't to, to hard. All the locks now use the same key. Makes things nice.
