Yapp recaps five major tech trends that defined 2014 in a simple, readable format.
The post helps readers quickly understand what topics were shaping the broader tech landscape.
Readers interested in year-end tech trend summaries will benefit most from this article.
2014 brought a ton of new tech hardware and software to the world. We covered a lot of it in this What the Tech?! series! This week, we’re looking back using Google Trends. These were five of the top searched-for tech gadgets and trends from 2014.
Yapp recaps three key highlights from Apple’s announcement event in a quick, readable format.
The post gives readers a simple summary of major takeaways from a big tech moment.
Readers who want a short tech event recap will benefit most from this article.
In case you missed the Internet exploding earlier (or, if you were watching Apple’s live stream of the event), Apple introduced a slew of new products today at a hyped event in Cupertino, Calif. The team unveiled new phones, the rumored watch, and more. Here are the highlights you need to know for this afternoon’s watercooler talk.
Yapp explains Apple Pay and why it matters as a consumer tech development.
The post gives readers a quick overview of a major mobile payments topic in plain language.
Readers curious about payment technology and mobile trends will benefit most from this article.
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A wallet-like feature that stores your credit cards to allow iPhone 6 and Apple Watch users to pay with a tap. Announced Tuesday at Apple’s new product demonstration, Apple Pay is a feature that will be available in the upcoming iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, both running iOS 8. It’s similar to Google Wallet and other digital money storage apps and devices.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, described their creation of Apple Pay as the solution to the problem that is plastic credit cards. iPhone 6 and 6 plus users can store their credit cards on their phone using Passbook. The credit card number(s) and personal information is all encrypted, so Apple doesn’t keep record of it and it isn’t passed along to stores when you make a purchase. When you’re in a store that accepts Apple Pay, you can tap your phone to the NFC readers and pay in an instant. Apple Pay has also integrated with vendors online, so if you’re purchasing from places like Target or Uber with your phone, you can now choose to pay with your phone.
If you lose your iPhone, you can freeze Apple Pay and not worry about getting new credit cards, as none of the information is actually stored on the phone. Basically, it’s a fairly secure digital wallet — not much different than what has hit the market before (like PayPal and Google Wallet), which haven’t been able to popularize digital payments.
Read more about Apple’s product announcements on our blog soon!
