Thursday, September 15, 2016

Apple : Apple Pay has landed on the web just in time for macOS Sierra

Apple : Apple Pay has landed on the web just in time for macOS Sierra

Apple Pay has landed on the web just in time for macOS Sierra

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Apple Pay has landed on the web just in time for macOS Sierra

Following the release of iOS 10, Apple Pay functionality has now arrived on the web at large, and some sites are already catering for the payment system – with Mac users set to benefit from the service with the release of macOS Sierra next week.

Currently, Apple Pay is now live with Time Inc, allowing folks to purchase subscriptions to its various publications (and other offerings in due course), and other payment services like Shopify and Squarespace have announced support for Apple's system on the web.

Expect a lot more websites to adopt Apple Pay going forward.

Jen Wong, President of Digital of Time Inc, commented: "Offering Apple Pay as a checkout option for our products and services provides an easier, frictionless purchase experience for existing and new customers."

Compatible devices

You can make purchases using Apple Pay and the Touch ID fingerprint scanner in Safari using your iPhone 6 or later, or iPad Air 2, iPad Pro, or iPad mini 3 or better – or on any 2012 or later Mac running macOS Sierra.

With the Mac, you'll authenticate your purchase via a hook-up with an iPhone 6 (or later) running iOS 10 or an Apple Watch running watchOS 3. So this option won't be available to everyone with a Mac computer.

The latest incarnation of Apple's desktop OS, Sierra, will be released next Tuesday, although you can already download the final release candidate which should be the same as the finished version to all intents and purposes (barring the discovery of any major flaws).

Sierra brings Macs and iOS devices even closer together, with elements like a Universal Clipboard which allows for direct cutting and pasting between Apple computers and the iPhone/iPad. It also introduces the ability to unlock your Mac simply by being in the proximity of the machine with your Apple Watch or iOS gadget.

Apple Pay launched in the UK in July 2015, and back in April of this year, Barclays signed up to the service, the last major bank in this country to do so.

Via: MacRumors

Is the MacBook Pro headphone jack next on Apple's chopping block?

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Is the MacBook Pro headphone jack next on Apple's chopping block?

Is no headphone jack safe? Not if it's on the side of an Apple product, it seems. Apple now seems to be raising its axe above the MacBook Pro headphone jack.

Apple has been sharing a survey with MacBook users according to MacRumors, with one question asking "Do you ever use the headphone port on your MacBook Pro with Retina Display?"

Having already pulled the plug on the 3.5mm port on the iPhone 7, it now seems Apple is considering doing the same on the MacBook, getting a feel for how many people would be offended by its removal.

Will there be any ports left?

Elsewhere, Apple is also asking its users how often they use the SD card slot, and the precise ways in which they upload images from a camera to the Mac. Battery life satisfaction also came up.

We're well overdue a MacBook update (and a Mac Pro desktop revision too, which hasn't been touched by Apple in more than 1,000 days), though with an expected October release on the cards, it's unlikely that any findings from this survey will affect the next immediate generation of machines.

It's worth noting too that Apple is only asking users of the premium Retina Pro line on their thoughts - though any potential change is likely to trickle down across the range.

But the headphone jack removal may be even more keenly felt on the MacBook than even the iPhone. As a portable music making machine with only rudimentary speakers, it'll be missed by anyone looking to hook up monitor speakers to blast out their Garageband tunes.
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