Apple Pay promo nets discounts on summer clothing, Spin scooter rentals

By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Apple’s latest Apple Pay promotion includes discounts on popular beach brands Roxy and Reef, eyewear and athletic apparel, and a special offer for Spin scooter rentals.Detailed in an email to existing Apple Pay users on Tuesday, the deals start with a $15 off a purchase of $100 or more from Fanatics when using the payment service with the promo code “APPLEPAY.”Ray-Ban is offering 35% off any Custom lab order when using Apple’s code at checkout. Customers can select from a variety of frames, lenses, temples and engravings to create a unique pair of glasses….

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Apple partners with Virginia Union University to launch ‘smart campus’ initiative

By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Virginia Union University, a historically Black college/university, on Tuesday announced an initiative that will put Apple products in the hands of incoming freshmen and offer the tech giant’s coding curriculum to all students.Dubbed “Mobile Learning, Mobile Life,” the new program equips first-year students with an Apple device package consisting of an …

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Microsoft becomes second U.S. firm to pass $2 trillion market cap

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Microsoft reached a $2 trillion market capitalization in trading Tuesday, joining a small group of global companies that have crossed that threshold — including Apple.Credit: WikiMedia CommonsThe technology giant is now the second publicly traded U.S. company to reach a $2 trillion market valuation. Apple reached its own $2 trillion market cap back in …

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