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Amtrak adds Apple Pay support, other payment methods to web site, mobile apps

This should come in handy. Rail carrier Amtrak announced that Apple Pay as well as other payment providers such as Google Pay and PayPal are now available options when checking out on Amtrak’s website or when using the Amtrak mobile app. Roger Harris, Executive VP, Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer at Amtrak offered the following […]

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Apple’s Activation Lock website could have played role in hack, thereby leading to its sudden closure

Apple’s Activation Lock web site may have been involved in a hack, thus explaining its sudden removal and elimination. As it turns out, the Activation Lock website was a vital part of a bypass hack used to unlock devices bricked by Activation Lock, perhaps hinting at why Apple shelved it. The hack centered around the […]

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Apple now allows users to book repairs via Apple Authorized Service Providers through support web site

It’s a quiet update, but it makes a difference. Apple recently updated its Support web site to include a feature that allows users to find and schedule repairs for iPhones, Macs, and iPads from Apple Authorized Service Providers. When troubleshooting a product, choosing “Bring in for Repair” after going through Apple’s support prompts now brings […]

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Customers complain of difficulties pre-ordering iPhone 6, 6 Plus handsets

The pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are coming in. And they’re overwhelming Apple. Per AppleInsider, Friday’s kickoff for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus preorders was marred by a series of glitches, issues and errors that left a number of customers frustrated with Apple and its carrier partners’ inability to keep up […]

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Online version of iWork gets some improvements

  It looks like Apple has been giving the iWork apps on iCloud some new features. The entire list, including those made to iWork for the Mac, and the iOS apps can be found here. Many of the updates apply to all three apps, rather than specific functionality change to each.  Document handling, text formatting, […]