Apple, for its part, may unveil the Apple Watch 2 at its September 7 event. It's unlikely the watch will be a standalone version with its own cellular connectivity, even though that's something Apple is reportedly working on for future models. Like the iPhone 7, the Apple Watch isn't expected to have a big design overhaul but just tweaks that make it faster and more useful. With Apple standing still on designs for the past few years, that creates more room for rivals to "think different," a slogan Jobs popularized as part of ad campaigns to convince consumers to buy Apple products as the company was near bankruptcy.
The popularity of Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge has shown that people are ready for innovative designs in their phones, Features as seemingly simple as waterproofing have customers raving, like the Galaxy S7 user who survived a shipwreck in classic case with glass screen protector for apple iphone 6 plus and 6s plus - blue white the Philippines because of his phone's water resistance, Let's hope the most noticeable difference in the iPhone 7 isn't a new glossy black option, Editors' note: This story was first published September 3 at 5 a.m, PT, Apple will introduce its latest phone on Wednesday, But this year could see another "S" -- as in "snooze" -- release..
If you're looking to be wowed by a new iPhone design, you might have to wait until 2017. This is supposed to be a year of big changes for the iPhone, but all rumors so far point to minor tweaks in Apple's iPhone 7, which CEO Tim Cook is set to unveil Wednesday before a few thousand people at an event in San Francisco. And the biggest change -- the removal of the headphone jack -- is something that could tick off a lot of people. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.
Apple Pay expands into Japan, Since its launch in 2014, Apple Pay has classic case with glass screen protector for apple iphone 6 plus and 6s plus - blue white expanded to more than half a dozen countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and China, but Japan had not been one of them, Making Apple Pay available in Japan involved Apple tweaking its technology to support the FeliCa mobile payment technology developed by Sony, This tap-and-pay contactless payment system is similar to NFC, which is currently used by Apple Pay and other contactless payment systems around the world, Besides its already wide acceptance in Japan, FeliCa's advantage over Apple Pay is said to be in speedy transaction time -- just 0.1 second, according to Sony -- because its transaction process isn't hobbled by required bank approval..
The FeliCa chip can also store e-money, an electric form of currency that's accepted at vending machines and cafes across the country. Apple Pay launched in the US in October 2014 as Apple's first venture into contactless mobile payments. Using a newer iPhone, you can pay for items on the go at supported retailers via NFC or Near Field Communications technology. You also can use Apple Pay to make purchases in apps without having to enter your credit card information each time, as well as pay with your Apple Watch. And with Mac OS Sierra, Apple Pay is now available on Apple computers.
