Kana gojuon (fifty sounds) sorting for Japanese artists on Apple Music and iCloud Music Library has never worked for me since those services started in 2015. No matter how much […]
Japanese Typography
Apple Advanced Typography Request #999
The new SF Symbols system font is a fantastic addition to iOS, macOS, etc. and it is an OpenType (née QuickDraw GX TrueType) variable font to boot. But please, Apple, […]
Apple Pay Suica - Mobile Payments - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit
Rakuten Pay branded Suica for Android in 2020
Apple Pay users got the Mizuho branded Suica in 2018, so it’s only fair that Android Suica users get a digitally branded Suica too. JR East and Rakuten announced Rakuten […]
Mobile Payments - Mobile Transit
HCE Secure Element in the Cloud is pie in the sky
Stefan Heaton’s blog piece “The reason Mobile myki isn’t available on iPhone… yet” is all the proof you need that Google inspired endless nonsense and confusion with Android Pay Host […]
Apple - Japanese Typography - Maps - Signage - Transit
WWDC19 Apple Maps 2.0 Scorecard
The WWDC19 keynote had some Apple Maps 2.0 updates that included a few of my wish list items. The big marquee feature is iOS 13 Apple Maps ‘Look Around’ that […]
Apple - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - MIFARE - NFC-Felica - Transit
WWDC19 Keynote and Apple Pay
There hasn’t been a single Apple Pay mention in tech site iOS 13 feature roundups for the WWDC19 keynote. I think there will be a few. The WWDC19 Apple Pay […]