Starting Monday, subscribers of cloud-based accounting software firm Xero can offer their customers the option to view and pay off invoices using Apple Pay, streamlining and securing the often cumbersome payment resolution and reconciliation process.
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Apple’s iCloud was hit with an hours-long downtime on Monday, leaving an unknown number of subscribers without access to account sign-in services and certain web apps normally available through iCloud.com.
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Savage on Monday released a major update to Procreate — its professional-level illustration app for the iPad — building in several new options for handling layers, the ability to import PSD files from Adobe Photoshop, and other upgrades.
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Speaking at a telecommunications and media conference, CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves hinted that DirecTV Now will be able to add his network’s programming to the slate, eventually.
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Apple on Monday issues sixth beta version of iOS 10.2, and fifth macOS 10.12.2 Sierra beta to developers and public beta testers, alongside the fourth watchOS 3.1.1 developer beta, all of which include unspecified bug fixes and performance improvements.
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Holiday shoppers can save $20-$80 on iPads this week at B&H with free expedited shipping and no tax outside NY. Or snap up a 13″ MacBook Air while select models are $100 off. MacBook Pro discounts are also heating up with savings of up to $245 off 2015 models.
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Perhaps hinting at the update’s imminent launch, people using the iOS 10.2 beta can now find a section on the App Store dedicated to apps which support single sign-on for their cable, satellite, or internet TV streaming services.
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Apple on Monday continued the expansion of public transit directions for Maps, adding systems for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota.
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The most recent data examining the wearable technology market shows a growing overall presence, with fitness bands claiming 85% of the third quarter’s sales in 2016 and little impact demonstrated from the late-quarter Apple Watch refresh in its short availability in the measuring period.
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Netflix has broadened how it handles encoding videos for downloading, looking at a feature in short chunks, and making decisions on how each piece is best handled, rather than looking at an entire film at once.
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