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Apple to replace iOS app Passbook with Wallet, fold functionality into Apple Pay

Apple Pay will be incorporated into Passbook and become Wallet. During the WWDC keynote, Apple announced that its upcoming Wallet app will replace Passbook, but function in the same way: You’ll still store your concert tickets in Wallet alongside your Apple Pay card information. The program will also store reward cards for stores like Kohl’s […]

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Apple announces watchOS 2, new features such as video playback, more accessible development environment

Apple pulled the curtain back on watchOS 2, its upcoming operating system for the Apple Watch, on Monday. The new version, which will be available in the fall, is said to feature added support for native third-party apps, on-screen video playback, and a collection of many new features for both users and developers. The upcoming […]

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Initial Transit Maps to launch in roughly half a dozen cities following iOS 9 launch

Apple’s sexy new mass transit directions for Maps will hit in iOS 9. And they’ll be available to you as long as you live in the right cities. Sources have stated that, in its first iteration, Apple’s Transit service will only support approximately a half-dozen cities across the United States, Canada, and Europe, in addition […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to integrate public transit information into Maps

Apple Maps could be reborn with mass transit directions built in. New rumors have stated that Apple could introduce bus, subway, and train route navigation to Apple Maps. The rumors have focused on larger icons for mass transit facilities along with a Transit view alongside the Standard, Hybrid, and Satellite/Flyover views, and a trip-planning feature. […]

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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 […]