The float is essentially double-counted money: a paid sum which, due to delays in processing, appears simultaneously in the accounts of the payer and the payee. Individuals and companies alike […]
Apple - iPhone
Sorry Steve I’m not upgrading to iPhone 12
I’ve upgraded my iPhone every year since the Japanese debut. Yes, that infamous Brian X Chen ‘Why Japanese Hate the iPhone‘ 2008 Japan launch when a huge line ran from […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - iPhone - NFC - NFC tags
2 NFC Antennas for iPhone 12
New iPhone specs are always fun to compare and analyze. On the NFC front we have a few changes in iPhone 12. NFC is now listed twice, first in the […]
Apple - Apple Pay PASMO - Apple Pay Suica - FeliCa - NFC-Felica - PASMO - Transit - Wena 3
Apple Pay PASMO launch day behind the scenes
The every reliable Junya Suzuki has posted exactly what I hoped he would: nitty gritty launch day event details. A quick rundown with commentary if you can’t read his original […]
Apple - Mobile Payments
The Apple Watch Transit Gate Wrist Twist
Transit gate tappers are endlessly fascinating to watch: feather touchers, slappers, pocket fumblers, precision marchers, schlep slumpers. The daily routine is never routine. Apple Watch transit-gating has a different set […]
Apple
No flags, no skin
Everything is controversy in motion these days. What was okay 6 months ago is now politically incorrect and taboo. Apple caught flack last year when they tweaked iOS so that […]