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Apple fanboys give their life savings to Jobs Mob
Published in News


A billion dollars saved in Apple Card in four days

Always ready to give money to their favourite Big Tech company, Apple fanboys rushed to deposit their savings into an Apple bank account.

Apple Pay Later arrives
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 12:10

Apple Pay Later arrives


Ironically late

Fruity cargo cult Apple has introduced Apple Pay Later scheme in the US, later than Jobs' Mob thought it would be.

Apple Pay Later is delayed
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 26 September 2022 12:50

Apple Pay Later is delayed


Installment plan to help more people into debt does not work

Fruity cargo cult Apple's moves into the financial sector are working out about as well as you expect and its flagship "Apple Pay Later" has been ironically delayed until next year. 

Brussels charge Apple with playing monopoly
Published in News


Apple Pay in the dock


The EU has charged Apple with breaking EU competition law by abusing its dominant position in mobile payments to limit rivals' access to contactless technology.

Apple Pay with Visa has huge security hole
Published in News
Friday, 01 October 2021 13:11

Apple Pay with Visa has huge security hole


No authentication needed

Researchers have demonstrated that someone could use a stolen, unlocked iPhone to pay for thousands of dollars of goods or services, no authentication needed.

Apple Pay under investigation by antitrust regulators
Published in News


Ordered online sales companies to use its services

Fruity cargo cult, and convicted monopolist, Apple, is being investigated yet again over antitrust allegations.

EU will investigate Apple Pay if it becomes significant
Published in Mobiles


Not market dominant, so it escapes for now

EU regulators looked into Apple’s mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant, but they could review it again if they receive formal complaints, Europe’s antitrust chief said.

Aussie banks moan that Apple is a bunch of drongos
Published in Mobiles


"Intransigent, closed and controlling" and not fair dinkum

Three Australian banks have moaned to the country’s anti-trust watch dingo that the Apple Pay service is not fair dinkum.

People snub digital wallets for now
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 13 September 2016 12:06

People snub digital wallets for now


We'd much rather have cash

It looks like the rush by Apple and Samsung to create digital wallets has been pretty much useless.

Samsung takes eBanking fight to US
Published in News
Wednesday, 22 June 2016 14:10

Samsung takes eBanking fight to US


On Apple’s home turf with a cheaper easier product

Smartphone leader Samsung is taking its eBanking product to the home turf of its rival Apple.