Until now large scale Apple Pay Express Transit use has been limited to Tokyo (Suica) and Beijing/Shanghai (China Transit). Apple Pay Suica is by far Apple’s largest Express Transit market […]
iOS 12.2 Update: Apple Card Flavored Suica
iOS 12.2 rearranges the familiar Wallet UI to make way for Apple Card with prepaid cards like Suica along for the ride. The changes on the Suica prepaid side include […]
Unbundled World
Tim Cook on the 1Q 2019 iPhone sales decline in Japan: In Japan, iPhone purchases were traditionally subsidized, bundled with carrier contracts. Today, local regulations have significantly restricted those subsidies […]
SoftBank Launching iPhone XR Happy Price Campaign January 30
It looks like Apple is working with Japanese carriers to drum up iPhone XR sales. Docomo already issued a limited iPhone XR discount campaign in December aimed mainly at carrier […]
Smart Octopus Samsung Pay Updated Image Hints at Apple Pay Octopus Launch
UPDATE: Apple Pay Octopus is coming with iOS 13 Note: For simplicity and convenience I have migrated and merged older Octopus related posts here. All new Octopus related developments will […]