Austin’s CapMetro network plans Apple Pay later in July
CapMetro — the public transit system for Austin, Texas — is reportedly adding Apple Pay and Google Pay to its mobile apps later in July. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
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Sprint calls AT&T’s ‘5G E’ branding ‘fake 5G’ in letter to consumers, promises own 5G network in 2019
Sprint in an open letter to consumers derides AT&T for its "5G Evolution" advertising push, saying accompanying "5G E" connectivity branding — soon to land on iPhone with iOS 12.2 — is a gambit designed to mislead consumers. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Vine creator promised a ‘v2’ successor to Twitter-killed social network, now that’s dead too
The original Vine app was killed back in January of 2017, and there were a lot of users disappointed about the death of their once beloved short-video social media platform. more… 9to5Mac
iPhone 8, iPhone X lack support for T-Mobile’s new 600 MHz extended LTE network
The technical specifications for Apple’s new iPhone 8 and iPhone X lack a discrete entry for the 600MHz spectrum required to use T-Mobile’s new multi-billion dollar LTE network on Band 71 — but at present, only one other smartphone has support for the frequency. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Editorial: An ad-free, premium social network… from Apple
Apple has several elements of a social network already, with evidence pointing to plans for expansion. Here’s why the company needs a strong social strategy, and how a social network from Apple could uniquely address the issues of online harassment, fake news, surveillance advertising, clickbait and viral plagiarism. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Turkish President Erdo?an addresses nation via FaceTime/iPhone on CNNTurk before network shut down
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Apple announces it will discontinue iAd App Network for developers on June 30th
On its developer news blog, Apple has announced that it is closing the iAd App Network on June 30th. Targeted at smaller publishers, the iAd App Network let developers pay reduced rates to feature advertisements for their own App Store apps across the iAd publisher network. The news follows a report from Buzzfeed that Apple is closing iAd campaign sales…
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HGTV, Food Network, & Travel Channel apps come to Apple TV
Content from shows on popular networks including HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel are now available with apps launching in the App Store for the new Apple TV. The apps offer much the experience offer in their iPhone and iPad counterparts, and require users to sign-in using a cable TV account. Like the iOS apps…
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