iOS 9 Will Bring True Multitasking to iPad, Improved Siri and Search, a Lot More

Apple took the wraps off iOS 9 at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, and as rumours suggested, there wasn’t very much to talk about in terms of new features. This release is intended to improve the user experience in terms of security, stability, and overall polish. Much of what was rumoured before the launch turned out to be accurate.

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WWDC 2015 Keynote: iOS 9, Apple Music, and Everything Else You Can Expect

It’s that time of year again. Thousands of Apple fans, partners and developers will descend upon San Francisco’s Moscone centre to participate in a week-long conference where they will get a chance to learn new techniques and pry new secrets directly out of Apple engineers and designers. Most people don’t even know that WWDC is a week-long event, because all

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In ‘Year of Apple Pay’, Many Top Retailers Remain Sceptical

In a January earnings call with investors, Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made a confident prediction: “2015 will be the year of Apple Pay,” he said. Since then, the company has aggressively courted retailers – and claimed significant success. “We’ve spoken to all of the top 100 merchants in the U.S., and about half will accept Apple Pay this

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Apple Faces Local Battles as Its Prepares Global Payments Push

Apple has made mobile payments look easy, after a decade of mostly failed experiments by banks, telecom operators and retailers to woo consumers away from cards and cash. Apple Pay has taken the United States by storm since its launch in September, and the company has said it already accounts for around $2 out of every $3 spent using “contactless”

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Banks Find Fraud Abounds in Apple Pay

When Apple was planning its Apple Pay electronic payment system last summer for its iPhones, the nation’s banks raced to be included among the first credit card issuers associated with the new technology. Apple’s news release announcing Apple Pay had gushing quotes from Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Brian Moynihan of Bank of America and Kenneth Chenault of American Express,

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