Apple new product rumours and general news

[FridgeMagnet]

Apple has definitely produced the best smartwatch system, which would be terribly disruptive if anyone apart from tossers with too much money to spare cared about smartwatches.

 

[editor]

Apple has definitely produced the best smartwatch system, which would be terribly disruptive if anyone apart from tossers with too much money to spare cared about smartwatches.

I think their hardware is the best made and the integration with the iPhone is class leading, but I don't think it looks very nice (I think the round ones take that honour).

I don't think Apple hasn't got anything as genuinely useful as the Google Now card system (which is just about the only vaguely essential use I can think of for a smartwatch).

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Yes, they were partly responsible for some of that in the past. But we're talking about now. What industries have they "shaken up" recently and how?

"Partly"?

Lol

 

[editor]

"Partly"?

Lol

Yes, of course. Apple invented everything. Silly me.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

After many years of having Google Now, I still think at best it can be mildly interesting

 

[editor]

After many years of having Google Now, I still think at best it can be mildly interesting

It's good for getting home when you haven't a clue where you are, and it's also pretty damn good at throwing up interesting articles to read - and I love the way it reminds you of incoming packages/flights etc - although, I'd agree that it is still a long way off from being a complete product.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Apple Pay is only at all relevant in the US, because of their antiquated banking system.

Disagree everyone I've seen use it love it. The deluge of people bitching at banks like Barclay's tells another story too.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Apple has definitely produced the best smartwatch system, which would be terribly disruptive if anyone apart from tossers with too much money to spare cared about smartwatches.

Well quite.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

"Partly"?

Lol

You still wasting your time with a troll hahaha!?

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Wj

Disagree everyone I've seen use it love it. The deluge of people bitching at banks like Barclay's tells another story too.

What advantage does it have over using your card?

 

[Crispy]

Wj


What advantage does it have over using your card?

Contactless cards are limited to £20 but Apple Pay has no limit.
It's more secure than a PIN (requires fingerprint).

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Contactless cards are limited to £20 but Apple Pay has no limit.
It's more secure than a PIN (requires fingerprint).

IIRC some retailers have ditched the limit with Apple pay but there are some that still have £20 max.

 

[editor]

Contactless cards are limited to £20 but Apple Pay has no limit.
It's more secure than a PIN (requires fingerprint).

It will still be £20 in a fair few places:

However, the reality is that contactless terminals are set to allow a maximum transaction of £20. For higher limits to apply, it will require retailers to support Apple Pay and increase the amount that can be spent. That means that most people will encounter a £20 cap at launch although some stores will increase the limit after launch: Pret is already offering unlimited transactions.
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/mobi...pple-pay-uk-transaction-limits-watch-and-more

 

[Crispy]

How the hell do you spend >£20 at Pret?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Wj


What advantage does it have over using your card?

Far quicker. Like most people I almost always have my phone in my hand while waiting in line. It requires no input of numbers and barely takes two seconds before you're able to walk away (you don't even need to wait for receipts anymore).

 

[Kid_Eternity]

How the hell do you spend >£20 at Pret?

Like cards it's going up to 30 quid in September but unlike cards it could be higher due to better security.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Truth is that this is the first time people are using phones to pay for stuff widely, and everyone will be doing it sooner rather than later.

It's the way of the future, there's no denying it.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Truth is that this is the first time people are using phones to pay for stuff widely, and everyone will be doing it sooner rather than later.

It's the way of the future, there's no denying it.

Yup.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Totally apple way to do things of course, but for everyone to do it then there needs to be a widely accepted equivalent on other platforms.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Totally apple way to do things of course, but for everyone to do it then there needs to be a widely accepted equivalent on other platforms.

Surely the banks and Google etc will be working hard on this? They'd be mad to let Apple be the only ones with this facility in the mass market.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I guess what will make it harder is apple have the best finger print scanner from what I heard.

 

[editor]

I guess what will make it harder is apple have the best finger print scanner from what I heard.

Nope. The Samsung one is just as good,
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...int-scanner-vs-Apple-iPhone-6-TouchID_id66820

 

[mwgdrwg]

I guess what will make it harder is apple have the best finger print scanner from what I heard.

Do you actually need a fingerprint scanner though? I've already got a couple of nfc cards I can use without needing it, albeit with a £20 limit.

 

[Crispy]

Do you actually need a fingerprint scanner though? I've already got a couple of nfc cards I can use without needing it, albeit with a £20 limit.

You want the extra layer of security if you're going to be spending more than £20.

 

[mwgdrwg]

You want the extra layer of security if you're going to be spending more than £20.

Yes of course, but there's still no reason a scanner-less phone with an nfc chip couldn't be used to do the same thing as £20 cards.

 

[Crispy]

Yes of course, but there's still no reason a scanner-less phone with an nfc chip couldn't be used to do the same thing as £20 cards.

https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/2466137?hl=en-GB
(US-only and it's not very popular)

 

[editor]

https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/2466137?hl=en-GB
(US-only and it's not very popular)

It hasn't had the fanfare that Apple products always get, but it was ticking over and growing in the US. Fat load of good over here though, although the Apple hype will certainly help Google.

http://www.howtogeek.com/201870/google-wallet-vs.-apple-pay-what-you-need-to-know/

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Nope. The Samsung one is just as good,
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...int-scanner-vs-Apple-iPhone-6-TouchID_id66820

The Apple one must be shit as well then, because I wouldn't want to use the one on mine to pay for stuff over my card.

 

[2hats]

"Say yer prayers, varmint!"

A bug in the latest version of Apple's OS X gives attackers the ability to obtain unfettered root user privileges... the vulnerability is present in both the current 10.10.4 (Yosemite) version of OS X and the current beta version of 10.10.5. Importantly, the current beta version of 10.11 is free of the flaw

Currently being actively exploited to gain remote access to 10.10/Yosemite Mac OS X machines. The hole was never present in OS X 10.9 and earlier.

http://arstechnica.com/security/201...x-gives-attackers-unfettered-root-privileges/

 

[editor]

LOl