After a successful launch in the United States earlier this year, Apple Pay is going international in 2015. The Telegraph reports that Apple is currently in talks with several major UK banks regarding the implementation of its mobile payment service. The rollout is expected to begin within the first half of next year.
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After a successful launch in the United States earlier this year, Apple Pay is going international in 2015. The Telegraph reports that Apple is currently in talks with several major UK banks regarding the implementation of its mobile payment service. The rollout is expected to begin within the first half of next year.
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Pirates just can’t get enough of HBO’s fantasy smash hit. TorrentFreak reports that Game of Thrones was the most downloaded TV show of the year, making this the third year in a row that the show has taken the top spot. The season finale alone was downloaded more than 8 million times from BitTorrent, putting it leagues ahead of the next most popular downloads.
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Although the brilliant Last Week Tonight With John Oliver still isn’t back to its regularly scheduled programming, the comedian has given fans a special New Year’s treat with a brand-new video posted on YouTube.
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Low prices won’t be the only reason for you to smile at the gas pump in early 2015. Per MacRumors, Chevron announced on its Twitter account this week that it’s “working alongside Apple to develop solutions to integrate with Apple Pay at the pump by early 2015.” This means that iPhone users could soon use their favorite devices to pay for their gas as well as other assorted goods.
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It might not be happening as fast as most Galaxy S5 owners would have hoped, but the rollout of Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung’s flagship smartphone is continuing to expand. SamMobile reports that Galaxy S5 owners in Spain have begun received the latest update for Google’s mobile OS and that more European countries should see the update soon.
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Many actors might have passed on the Steve Jobs role in the upcoming biopic of the iconic Apple leader, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be part of the cast. As Variety reports, Beau Bonneau Casting is seeking locals in the San Francisco Bay Area who can passably play “vintage tech nerds.”
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The ripples from the massive National Security Agency leak orchestrated by former contract worker Edward Snowden continue to be felt even now. While most of the eye-opening revelations are behind us, the sheer volume of confidential documents exposed by Snowden has resulted in a continued trickle of information. Now, a new report covering information pulled from leaked NSA documents reveals several encrypted services that the NSA has been able to crack in its widespread data collection efforts.
More importantly, perhaps, the report identifies a number of secure services with encryption that the NSA has been unable to crack.
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There’s something undeniably enthralling about watching newscasters embarrass themselves on live TV. When you’re on air as often as a news anchor, screw-ups are inevitable — but that hasn’t tempered our fascination in the slightest, which is why we figured it would be a good idea to share a video of all the best local and national news bloopers of 2014.
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Much has been made about movie theater chains’ decision to reject running The Interview on December 25th due to safety concerns. It is now becoming clear that these theaters have made a huge miscalculation that may cause much bigger problems than just reputation damage.
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