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Rumor: Apple won’t unveil Retina display MacBook Air at October 16th media event, will hold off until early 2015

You can expect a lot of nifty things from Apple’s media event on Thursday. A Retina display MacBook Air probably won’t be one of them. Per Re/code and AppleInsider, sources close to the story have stated that the rumored new MacBook Air will not debut. He did, however, reiterate that the company is in fact […]

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Rumor: Apple begins Apple Pay training for employees

With the launch of Apple Pay likely only days away, Apple has begun Apple Pay training programs for its own group of retail store employees and by working with retailers to prepare for the debut later this month. According to 9to5Mac, training materials, shared by a reliable source, for the Apple Pay launch at Apple […]

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Banks sign off on upcoming Apple Pay payment system, approve of token-centered security protocols

For what it’s worth, the banks seem to feel good about Apple’s upcoming Apple Pay system. Per MacRumors and The Daily Dot, Apple Pay, which will be centered around tokens, or unique Device Account Numbers, to replace card numbers and transactions are verified through both one-time use security codes and Touch ID, has gotten the […]

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iOS iPhone Rumor Software

Rumor: Apple Pay to premiere with iOS 8.1 rollout later this month

The rumor mill has it that iOS 8.1 will include the first incarnations of Apple’s anticipated Apple Pay feature come October 20th. Per the coolest of cats at The Mac Observer and BankInnovation, Apple will reportedly release iOS 8.1 on October 20, and the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch operating system update will include Apple […]

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VMWare Fusion 6 released, offers Mavericks, Windows 8.1 support

You can’t knock the new version of a pretty useful virtualization application. Per 9to5Mac, VMware has just released the immediate availability of VMware Fusion 6 and VMware Fusion 6 Professional. The new version of the virtualization software boasts over 50 new features and is prepared for the new operating systems coming from both Apple (Mavericks) […]