Clothing retailer Express on Tuesday began accepting Apple Pay at all of its U.S. outlets, adding yet another feather in the cap of Apple’s mobile payment platform.
Source: Apple Insider
Second-gen Automatic car adapter adds GPS, real-time data, third-party app support
Automatic Labs on Tuesday launched a upgraded version of the Automatic, a Bluetooth adapter that plugs into a vehicle’s OBD-II (on-board diagnostic) port and communicates with a paired iOS or Android device.
Source: Apple Insider
Strengthening dollar prompts Apple to increase prices in Europe, Canada
Apple raised prices in a number of overseas markets on Tuesday, a move precipitated by the U.S. dollar’s continued rebound and designed to minimize the effect of foreign exchange headwinds.
Source: Apple Insider
Carl Icahn remains convinced Apple will build television set, despite report of project’s demise
billionaire investor Carl Icahn argued in a Tuesday TV interview on Tuesday that Apple will indeed make and sell a television set, despite a new report claiming that the company abandoned the project over a year ago.
Source: Apple Insider
Basis ships Peak Titanium Edition fitness tracker, updates apps with HealthKit, Google Fit support
Basis on Tuesday launched a Titanium Edition of its Peak fitness tracker, and simultaneously announced software updates enabling support for Apple HealthKit and Google Fit.
Source: Apple Insider
First Apple Watch update released: Watch OS 1.0.1 improves Siri, standing activities, calorie counting, more
Apple on Tuesday released Watch OS 1.0.1, its first-ever software update for the newly released Apple Watch, addressing a myriad of bugs and issues, including improved performance for Siri, measuring standing activities, counting calories for indoor cycling and rowing, and more.
Source: Apple Insider
FTC sides with Apple, other parties concerned with privacy of RadioShack customer data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has intervened in the bankruptcy court dispute over the sale of RadioShack customer data, spelling out conditions it feels are needed to protect personal privacy.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple Pay picks up 34 new banks including NASA, San Francisco Federal Credit Unions
Apple on Tuesday added 34 more financial institutions to the roster supporting Apple Pay, its mobile payment platform for Touch ID-capable iPhones and iPads, as well as the Apple Watch.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple re-ups digital maps pact with TomTom
Apple will continue to work with TomTom on mapping data, the Dutch firm revealed on Tuesday, extending one of the oldest and most important partnerships in Apple’s expanding navigation and mapping efforts.
Source: Apple Insider
Piper Jaffray abandons hope for full-fledged Apple television, remains bullish on AAPL stock
Longtime Apple television proponent Gene Munster threw in the towel on Tuesday, telling investors that he no longer believes the company has a big-screen set in the works, based on the latest rumors.
Source: Apple Insider