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Australia’s largest bank, CommBank announces Apple Pay support coming in January

If you’re traveling to Australia in January, you might like this. While Apple Pay adoption has been somewhat slow in Australia thanks to disagreements between Apple and major banks over access to the NFC chip in iPhones, a large obstacle was surmounted on Thursday. After much negotiation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia ā€“ or CommBank ā€“ […]

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Rumor: Apple may have as many as 50 medical doctors on staff assisting with health-related projects

Apple could have as many as 50 medical doctors spread throughout the company and helping to develop the health technologies being created for the iPhone, Apple Watch, and HealthKit. According to multiple anonymous sources as well as a number of LinkedIn searches, CNBC said it was able to identify at least 20 physicians ā€” some […]

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iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR eSIM support expands to 24 countries and 45 carriers

Apple’s eSIM support has gone live and has now expanded to 24 countries and 45 carriers. Previously, Appleā€™s eSIM support document laid out eSIM support across 10 different countries. After the last week, Apple’s list of countries and supported carriers now include the following:

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Verizon activates eSIM support for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR handsets

U.S. carrier Verizon has begun activating eSIM lines for Apple’s dual-SIM iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max handsets. Reports of the new activations have begun arriving via subscribers, with Verizon confirming support via Twitter. To add an eSIM line, the carrier is directing people to the “Join Now” option in the My Verizon […]

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Second watchOS 5.1.2 beta hints at Smart Battery Case for 2018 model iPhones

Once again, it’s the beta builds that reveal when interesting new hardware is around the corner. Per an icon located in the second beta of watchOS 5.1.2, Apple looks set to release a Smart Battery Case that is compatible with the latest iPhone models. A new icon within the battery widget in watchOS 5.1.2 beta […]