The expanding electronic payments battle between Apple, Google, and Samsung will reportedly reach a new front next month as the South Korean firm is said to be readying a new web-based option that would enable iPhone users to make online payments via SamsungPay.
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Draft legislation that could’ve forced U.S. corporations like Apple to decrypt data on-demand following a court order won’t be formally introduced this year, and has lost the support needed to advance anyway, sources said on Friday.
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The Appleinsider podcast talk about rumored new MacBooks, Siri and AppleTV, rumors about Apple competing with Amazon Echo, Apple Watch as a health device, and new iPhone 7 rumors.
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Addressing this week’s Apple Pay expansion in Singapore, segment vice president Jennifer Bailey said Apple is “working rapidly” to deploy the payments platform in Asia and Europe on the way to launching in every major market the company’s products are sold.
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Investment firm Piper Jaffray estimates India could contribute some 62 million iOS device users to Apple’s user base if the company successfully ramps its presence up to China levels, but a comparatively low-income population and strict government policies presage a rough path ahead.
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As of Thursday, pay TV subscribers who also own a fourth-generation Apple TV can stream the latest shows from NBCUniversal channels Bravo, E! and Syfy through dedicated apps Bravo Now, E! Now and Syfy Now.
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Putting an end to a contentious trial, a jury on Thursday found that Google’s implementation of 37 Java APIs in Android represented fair use — rebuffing complaints by Java’s nominal owner, Oracle.
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While Apple is indeed said to be working on competition for Amazon’s Echo voice assistant, it should come in the form of an upgraded Apple TV instead of a separate speaker-like device, a report claimed on Thursday.
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New sets of alleged “iPhone 7” and “7 Plus” schematics purportedly leaked on Thursday may support rumors the Plus will ship with a dual-lens camera and a Smart Connector, although the standard model may still have some form of camera upgrade.
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Intensifying its patent infringement case against Apple, VirnetX has asked a Texas court to order an injunction against FaceTime, iMessage, and a VPN feature, while simultaneously asking for greater damage payments on top of $625.6 million awarded earlier this year.
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