Oct 27th 2014
Tech News Today 1122
Retailers Say No Way to Apple Pay
Hosted by
Mike Elgan
Apple Pay launched a week ago, and now a group of retailers are fighting it with their own solution
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Guests:
Lindsey Turrentine
Hosts: Mike Elgan, Lindsey Turrentine and Jason Howell.
CurrentC is backed by a consortium of retailers as an alternative to Apple Pay, Fitbit announces three new wearables, Amazon unveils its Fire TV Stick as well as crowdsourced publishing via Kindle Scout, and more.
Guests: Rene Ritchie, Scott Stein and Jennifer Baker.
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Running time: 39:49
Links
- Don't want retailers shutting down NFC? Tell them with your Apple Pay-powered wallet!
- Fitbit Charge, Charge HR and Surge unveiled: Hands-on with Fitbit's new wearables
- 32,000 Hungarians plan to take to the streets for 'internet tax' protest
- http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/27/amazon-launches-39-fire-tv-stick-to-compete-with-googles-chromecast/
- Kindle Scout