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Starbucks app compromised, hackers using auto-reload feature, weak passwords to siphon funds

If you’re going to use the Starbucks mobile app, have a strong password behind it. This seems to be what’s necessary as thieves have begun accessing users’ Starbucks mobile apps and siphoning money from their credit cards, bank and PayPal accounts. The Starbucks app, which ties into a rewards account, also lets you reload the […]

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Apple Pay to arrive at 200,000 vending machines, kiosks, other sites

You’ll soon be able to pay for your vending machine items with Apple Pay. Per 9to5Mac, USA Technologies today announced it’s bringing support to around 200,000 of these self-serve payment terminals that its customers use for everything from coffee brewers to vending machines, kiosks, laundry equipment and pay parking terminals. The company offers a suite […]

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Quick change to Apple Pay site hints at retailers that may be unable to incorporate new payment method in 2014

With literally a week left in 2014, a change to an Apple web page hinted at organizations that might not be able to incorporate Apple Pay within 2014. Per MacRumors, Apple today slightly altered its micro site dedicated to Apple Pay to update the status of several of its partnerships. Retailers that teamed up with […]

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Apple Pay to launch on Monday, October 20th

Apple Pay will launch in four days. Per 9to5Mac, Apple announced that it will launch its Apple Pay service for use with the NFC-equipped iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets. Apple CEO Tim Cook also announced that the company has signed up 500 additional banks since first announcing initial partners last month. The banks will […]

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Follow up on the Pebble appstore

Earlier, I reported on my first impressions of the Pebble appstore and the new app for iOS. There have been a few changes that I wanted to post about. As it happens, Pebble posted an update to the iOS app yesterday, version 2.0.1, which lists the changes as; “More Javascript apps included!” and “Fixed a […]