This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC, Apple’s annual developers conference, brought the usual slew of software announcements meant to power Apple’s hardware through the new year. Among them: An alternative dark mode color scheme for devices running iOS 13, the newest version of …
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Goodbye swipes. Starting Friday, you’ll be able to access the New York subway and bus system by scanning your iPhone or Apple Watch. The New York Metro Transportation Authority that day is turning on contactless payments in some subway stations and buses in the city as part of its new OMNY system. You’ll be able to pay for single rides using your …
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Hungry? Google wants to help. In a series of updates Thursday, the search giant is adding features to Google Assistant, Maps and its classic search to help you get your next meal. Partnering with delivery services including DoorDash, Postmates, Delivery.com, Slice and ChowNow, Google is enabling users in the US to order directly from search, Maps or Assistant as opposed to …
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When New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority begins rolling out its new, tap-and-go replacement for the subway’s MetroCard system next week, Google will be going along for the ride. In a blog post Thursday, Google said the OMNY payment system will be compatible with Google Pay for paying fares using supported phones and Google Assistant for real-time transit directions. The support launches May 31, when the …
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For the foreseeable future, you won’t be able to use Apple Pay at JCPenney’s physical stores or on its iOS app. “JCPenney made the decision to remove Apple Pay for our stores, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will definitely forward your feedback regarding this for review,” the company tweeted on Saturday. The tweet was in response to …
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The Apple Card, Apple’s new digital and physical credit card, is a bold, brilliant move that reimagines credit card payments on the iPhone. What makes the move so gutsy has nothing to do with the service itself and everything to do with drawing you deeper into Apple’s ecosystem. The Apple Card’s benefits sound immediately appealing: Apple promises security measures designed to …
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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 their own physical credit, debit …
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While Apple was showing off its new credit card, the Apple Card, at a splashy event on Monday, it was also quietly making changes to its Apple Pay Cash feature. Apple Pay Cash is a peer-to-peer payment feature that lets you send and receive money through iMessage. The feature also puts a digital card in your iOS Wallet app to …
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Apple’s credit card could come to international customers following its US launch, according to Goldman Sachs International’s CEO. The Apple Card, which is both virtual and physical, was revealed at the tech giant’s event Monday. Apple noted that it’s teaming up with investment bank Goldman Sachs and Mastercard to release the card. Now playing: Watch this: The Apple Card is …
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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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