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Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is available in Estonia, Lavia, Lithuania, Monaco, and Norway, providing a way for independent sellers, small businesses, and larger merchants in these countries to use an iPhone as a contactless payment terminal.
Tap to Pay first arrived in February 2022 in the US, and allows iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets. All transactions are encrypted, and Apple has no information about what
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Sinclair, which owns ABC affiliate stations, said it would not be returning Jimmy Kimmel to the air on its stations after Disney's announcement. Read more ›
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Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has criticised Microsoft's recent price hike of Xbox consoles in the US, stating "console price increases are not tariff issues, they are profit issues". Read more Read more ›
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Kat Abughazaleh, 26, made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress. Read more ›
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Jimmy Kimmel's return to air was met with praise from prominent figures like comedian Ben Stiller and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read more ›
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Apple for its 20th anniversary iPhone will adopt a Samsung-made OLED technology called COE (Color Filter on Encapsulation) to make the display brighter and thinner than previous panels, reports ETNews. In a traditional OLED panel, a polarizing film sits above the display to cut reflections and improve contrast. The drawback is that this film also absorbs some of the OLED's own light, reducing brightness and efficiency. With COE, Apple would... Read more ›
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For some reason, Samsung could be bringing back NFC-based file sharing to Quick Share as an experimental feature. Read more ›
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Before K-Anna Stephens posted her daughter’s name to the Facebook group “that name is a tragedeigh,” she knew that the response wasn’t going to be kind. Internet strangers aren’t usually known for being nice, and the more than 154,000 group members were gathered specifically to mock and judge “tragic names.” Stephens herself knows how hard […] Read more ›
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Google’s APAC OCISO head warns uneven security leaves the region exposed. Ransomware groups are corrupting backups to block recovery and raise pressure. Cybercriminals are changing their playbook. Instead of just locking down live systems, financially motivated groups are now targeting backup infrastructure, aiming to cut off recovery and increase ransom pressure. According to Google Cloud’s ... Read more ›
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YouTuber JerryRigEverything tried and failed to bend the iPhone Air with his hands. Then he tried using a machine to snap the device. Read more ›
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My immigration journey included years spent on student and H-1B visas before transitioning to a green card and finally becoming a US citizen. Read more ›
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Colbert, whose show is set to be canceled in May, said he was once again the "only martyr in late night," after Kimmel's show was reinstated. Read more ›
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Over the weekend, Epic launched its new Fortnite Delulu mode with proximity voice chat, but already "thousands" have been banned for toxicity and hate speech. Read more Read more ›
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Sustainable solutions startup Amwoodo has raised $4 Mn in its pre-Series A round led by existing investor Rainmatter, with participation… Read more ›
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After the proclamation of a TikTok ban, which fizzled out, during President Trump’s first term, the idea of a TikTok lockout across the US was back on the table when he returned for a second presidency. Now, after too much will-they-won’t-they, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a TikTok deal is expected to be signed “in the coming days.” This follows President Donald Trump posting an update on Friday... Read more ›
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The compact Geekom IT12 mini PC nails the basics and is up to 20% off right now, with affordable performance, fast USB4, Wi-Fi 6E and a 3-year warranty making it a solid pick for home or office use. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump's H-1B visa fee hike to $100,000 affects hiring skilled foreign workers, with Amazon and Meta among those hardest hit. Read more ›
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Zeeko, an Irish education technology company, today announced the launch of its new mobile phone signal blocking pouches aimed at secondary schools in Ireland. The Zeeko Phone Blocking System is unique in combining patent-pending, fire-resistant, waterproof and durable phone pouches with complete signal-blocking technology along with the Zeeko Safe Lock System, which eliminates sharp pin […] Read more ›
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Palworld developer Pocketpair has revealed a new farming spin-off game, titled (of course) Palfarm. Read more Read more ›
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During a highly anticipated announcement today, President Donald Trump urged pregnant people to avoid taking Tylenol if possible because of the painkiller’s possible link to autism. At the same time, Trump promoted leucovorin, a decades-old medication that mimics folic acid and is often used to restore nutrients in patients who are taking chemotherapy drugs. The […] Read more ›
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It's been two days since iOS 26 was released, and Apple's new Liquid Glass design is even more divisive than expected. Any major design change can create controversy as people get used to the new look, but the MacRumors forums, Reddit, Apple Support Communities, and social media sites seem to feature more criticism than praise as people discuss the update. Complaints There are a long list of complaints about Liquid... Read more ›
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Apple is preparing to release iOS 26.0.1, according to a private account on X with a proven track record of sharing information about future iOS versions. The update will have a build number of 23A350, or similar, the account said. It is likely that iOS 26.0.1 will fix a camera-related bug on the new iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro models. In his iPhone Air review, CNN Underscored's Henry T.... Read more ›
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iOS 26's new Liquid Glass interface has been criticized for making some content illegible in certain circumstances, and now the UI design is reportedly causing another unusual visual problem for some users. Liquid Glass adds subtle glowing effects to app icons' top-left and bottom-right corners, creating a glass-like appearance with depth and parallax effects. However, as noted by Gizmodo, this design choice can produce an optical illusion that makes icons... Read more ›
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As reported by Bloomberg today, some of the new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air models on display at Apple Stores today are already scratched and scuffed. French blog Consomac also reported on this topic. The scratches appear to be most prominent on models with darker finishes, including the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max in Deep Blue, and the iPhone Air in Space Black. Images Credit: Consomac It is... Read more ›
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iOS 26 was finally released on Monday, but the software train never stops, and the first developer beta of iOS 26.1 will likely be released soon. iOS 18.1 was an anomaly, as the first developer beta of that version was released in late July last year, to allow for early testing of Apple Intelligence features. The first betas of iOS 15.1, iOS 16.1, and iOS 17.1 were all released in... Read more ›
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While the iPhone 17 series and the iPhone Air are still a few days away from launching, there are already some early rumors about the iPhone 18 Pro's design. Overall, the iPhone 18 Pro models will feature a similar design as the iPhone 17 Pro models, according to Digital Chat Station, a previously-accurate leaker with more than three million followers on Chinese social media platform Weibo. In a post today,... Read more ›
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Apple is planning to release a fix for an iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro camera bug that causes black boxes and white squiggles to appear in photos. CNN Underscored's Henry Casey discovered the issue in an iPhone Air review when snapping photos at a concert. He said that one out of every 10 images taken with the iPhone Air or the iPhone 17 Pro had "small blacked-out portions, including... Read more ›
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Apple has now made iOS 26 available to download on compatible iPhone models, and if you just installed the new software, Apple has made some changes and feature additions to the iPhone Lock Screen that you may want to check out. To download iOS 26 on your iPhone, go to Settings ➝ General ➝ Software Update, then let your device check Apple's servers for the latest software. Wait for the... Read more ›
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iFixit today took apart the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery pack, an accessory designed to work exclusively with the iPhone Air, and discovered something interesting. The battery inside the accessory has an unusual shape, leading iFixit to conclude that it's possible that Apple is using the same battery for the iPhone Air and the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery. iFixit compared the battery in the MagSafe Battery pack to the iPhone Air... Read more ›
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Apple's first OLED MacBook Pro, set to enter mass production next year, will feature a touchscreen display, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In his latest post on X (Twitter), Kuo writes that Apple's much-rumored OLED MacBook Pro will incorporate a touch panel using on-cell touch technology. Kuo says that the shift "appears to reflect Apple’s long-term observation of iPad user behavior, indicating that in certain scenarios, touch controls can... Read more ›
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