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Apple expands Tap to Pay on iPhone to eight more Latin American countries‎

Apple has expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone to eight additional countries in Latin America, allowing businesses to accept contactless payments without dedicated payment terminals.The expansion brings Apple's payment acceptance feature to Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Peru. It gives businesses a way to accept cards, Apple Pay, and other contactless wallets using only a compatible iPhone and supported app.Tap to Pay on iPhone works with the iPhone XS and newer running the latest version of iOS. Customers can hold a contactless debit or credit card, iPhone, Apple Watch, or another supported digital wallet near the merchant's iPhone to complete a payment over NFC.According to a post on Apple's Latin American site, first spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple is launching the feature via several payment platforms across eight countries, although availability varies. The initial rollout includes: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple Maps blurring alleged detention centers in China, claims local laws require it‎

The data provider for Apple Maps in China has reportedly begun blurring more than just military facilities, leaving Apple in the wake of another potential mapping-related scandal.Apple Maps may have another controversy on its handsAfter decades of building up supply chains and manufacturing in China, Apple is not new to dealing with the controversial authoritarian regime running the country. The latest problem to emerge echoes other recent troubles Apple has faced in the United States.According to the BBC, Apple Maps has begun blurring locations throughout China. However, while the primary function of the blurred locations appears to be military-related, some are tied to detention facilities linked to alleged human rights abuses. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple's pendant project is on hold despite its AI push‎

Apple's rumored AI pendant will take even longer to arrive, with the now "postponed" project a likely result of Apple Watch taking on an AI wearable's functionality.A pin of the Apple Intelligence logo. Not an Apple Intelligence pin. But just imagine... The launch of Siri AI was meant to usher in a wave of AI-centric hardware, such as the often rumored Home Hub. However, for at least one product, there's now an even longer wait for its arrival.As part of a story on fitness tracker development, Bloomberg reports on Tuesday that Apple's work on an AI pendant has been postponed. The article doesn't explain or allude to why it is on hold, other than it is now being delayed for unnamed reasons. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Amicus briefs show strong support of Apple's arguments ahead of Epic Supreme Court judgement‎

While the US DOJ won't take sides in a case, the Solicitor General did file a brief sharing that violating "the spirit of the injunction" wasn't within standards, echoing Apple.Apple is ready to face the Supreme Court in OctoberThe Apple vs Epic lawsuit has been ongoing for over six years. It started as an intentional violation of Apple's App Store rules, which led to the lawsuit and almost total victory for Apple on all but one charge.Apple was ordered to remove its anti-steering practices, which it did, but was found in violation of the injunction due to not following the spirit of the injunction. After more than a year of back and forth, the Supreme Court will soon weigh in on the matter, and various firms have filed amicus briefs ahead of the October decision. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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M5 Pro Mac mini vs. M4 Pro Mac mini compared: Specs, hardware, price‎

Apple's Mac mini has finally been upgraded with the M5 Pro chip. Here's how the latest model compares to its M4 Pro counterpart.M5 Pro Mac mini vs. M4 Pro Mac mini: Apple's tiny desktop Mac just got even better.After the debut of the M5 Pro chip in the MacBook Pro, Apple's latest system-on-chip has made its way to another Mac. The Mac mini now ships with the M5 Pro chip, offering a worthwhile performance improvement.Like the M5 Pro MacBook Pro, the M5 Pro Mac mini uses a tried-and-true design. You still get the same chassis and ports as with the M4 Pro Mac mini, even though Apple spent well over a year working on the M5 Pro model. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple Maps & Apple Podcasts join forces for Hidden Histories guides & episodes‎

Apple Podcasts has launched the Hidden Histories guides in Apple Maps, giving listeners a new way to find podcast episodes tied to landmarks and lesser-known locations in five major U.S. cities.Hidden HistoriesA new Apple Maps guides collection covers San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Each guide connects places in Apple Maps with podcast episodes about the history, architecture, and people behind them.Listeners can browse the full Hidden Histories collection or find individual city guides by searching for "Apple Podcasts" in Maps. It is yet another example of Apple using platform synergy to connect users of one service to another. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Future Apple Watch could be screen-less Whoop competitor, says rumor‎

Apple is reportedly at the prototype stage for a new fitness and health tracker that looks less like an Apple Watch, and more like Whoop's device.Apple wants to compete with Whoop - image credit: WhoopWhen Apple published its heart study intended to demonstrate that the Apple Watch Series 12 was the most accurate health wearable, it also showed how good some rivals are. That included the Whoop 5 fitness tracker, and now according to Bloomberg, Apple is aiming to compete more directly with that.Reportedly, some months of research have already taken place and Apple is developing prototype hardware. It's in a phase that Apple is said to refer to as a technology investigation, meaning that it continues to be a research topic. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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