The hot new thing in payments is… plastic? Apple on Monday introduced the Apple Card, a credit card that exists as both a virtual card in Apple’s Wallet app and a physical card (to be fair, it’s titanium not plastic). Apple’s card comes out after digital money companies PayPal, Square and PayPal-owned Venmo all introduced …
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Someday you may be able to make a 3D scan of your body using your phone, then get the virtual you to try on new clothes and walk around your living room wearing them. That concept is the guiding star for Adobe’s early work to meld augmented reality and shopping. To help kick off its Adobe Summit conference, the software …
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It’s not enough that your iPhone stores your credit card information. Apple wants to be on your physical card too. Apple on Monday introduced Apple Card, a new credit card that will live both virtually in Apple’s Wallet app and in the physical world as a minimalist-designed, laser-etched titanium card. The virtual card will become available in the US this summer. Now playing: Watch …
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eBay is adding yet another new payment option to its online store. The company said Thursday it will let customers pay for items using Google Pay starting in April. The move continues eBay’s effort to become less dependent on PayPal to process its payments. eBay and PayPal, once part of the same company, split in 2015. Since then, both companies …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple unveiling a new iPad Air and iPad Mini. How facial recognition software is being used by law enforcement to solve petty crimes. What to expect from the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPad family welcomes back refreshed iPad Air,… 5:27 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple is expected to reveal a new TV streaming service on March 25. PewDiePie fights again to keep his spot as the YouTuber with the most subscribers. Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s mysterious Netflix-like TV service to be revealed… 4:38 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the …
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Amazon’s big push into physical stores is taking a small step back. Well, 87 small steps back to be precise. The online retailer plans to shutter all 87 of its pop-up kiosks in malls and shopping centers in the US next month, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “After much review, we came to the decision to discontinue our pop-up …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Head-to-head rating of Roku against Amazon Fire TV. Amazon’s Alexa now working with Roku TVs and streamers. Netflix subtweeting Steven Spielberg in feud over future Oscars. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer …
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Amazon made a big splash by scooping up Whole Foods for $13.2 billion in 2017, but it apparently wants to create yet another grocery chain. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the online retailer is planning to open dozens of new grocery stores across the US that will be branded differently from the higher-end Whole Foods stores and offer …
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While Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant got busy over the past few years creating oodles of new skills and capabilities, Apple’s Siri seemed to be asleep. Alexa came out with food delivery via voice commands back in early 2016. Siri, meanwhile, didn’t offer the same feature until last year. Considering that contrast, it’s no secret Siri has fallen far behind …
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