Oct 27th 2014
Tech News Today 1122
Retailers Say No Way to Apple Pay
Hosted by
Mike Elgan,
Jason Howell
Co-Hosted by
Lindsey Turrentine
Apple Pay launched a week ago, and now a group of retailers are fighting it with their own solution
Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy previous episodes from the TWiT Archives.
Guests:
Rene Ritchie,
Scott Stein,
Jennifer Baker
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.
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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