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Amy Zirkle is the interim CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA). Prior to joining ETA, she spent 17 years working as a Senior Economist focusing on technology matters including mobile payments in the developing world. She holds an S.M. degree from M.I.T. where she served as a Research Associate at the M.I.T. Media Lab as well as the M.I.T. Research Program on Communications Policy. Amy and I talked about her work at the M.I.T. Media Lab, the early days of electronic payments and their exploding growth today. We also chatted about the new tap & go cards, their security, and how they work. I asked about the CurrentC disaster as well as restaurants and gas stations and how they seem to lag behind modern payment methods. We finished with a discussion of the future of electronic payments.

What is BitcoinXT? Faircoin? Also, thoughts on AT&T's relationship with the NSA, Windows 10 privacy theories, VPN's, and much, much more… Special Guest: N/A Stories of the Week:--Random Access: Sovryn Tech on UCY.tv, Project Eve, Amazon employees, OnHub router, hangouts.google.com is released, Bee-pocalypse solved, Wal-Mart’s CurrentC is delayed.--”BitcoinXT” Link: bit.ly/1DTjcqt Tech Roulette: --“FairCoin” Link: fair-coin.org/ Important Messages:--”VPN claims? Is there any new REAL BSG? Windows 10 and privacy? Anti-virus in Windows 10?” Tool of the Week: --”Tresorit” Link: tresorit.com/ Hacksec: --“AT&T Loves Tyranny” Link: nyti.ms/1DVRc5v The Climax: --”The Dream Stela” Link: audiooftheancients.xyz APPENDIX: --”Libreboot X200” Link: bit.ly/1FI57ew --”Complete Liberty: Inside and Out” Link: amzn.to/1IRm5Jg--”The Open Wireless Movment” Link: Link: openwireless.org/ --”Fix Windows 10” Link: fix10.isleaked.com/ --”Project Eve” Link: witheve.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make easy monthly donations through Patreon: www.patreon.com/sovryntech And you can tip me at: sovryntech.tip.me --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NXT: NXT-4V3J-VA4W-4EY3-GUWV2 NAMECOIN: NHfN1kpj8G9aUCCHuummBKa8mPvppN1UFa LITECOIN: LLUXwfWrKDpuK38ZnPD14K6zc6rUaRgo9W BITCOIN: 1AEiTkWiF8x6yjQbbhoU89vHHMrkzQ7o8d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don’t forget you can e-mail the show at: brian@zomiaofflinegames.com Also at Protonmail.ch at: anarchy@protonmail.ch I’m also on Telegram: @Sovryn Minilock.io ID: 67JpL89QkmcJHC9KMGjcNy9VrwsNYDpfCQu9gKXGijVVY BitMessage: BM-NBMFb4W42CqTaonxApmUji1KNbkSESki --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovrynBalnea --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.sovryntech.com www.twitter.com/sovryntech plus.google.com/+BrianSovryn1i/ liberty.me/members/briansovryn/ www.facebook.com/BrianSovryn instagram.com/Bsovryn/ steamcommunity.com/id/ninjaprogram/

What is BitcoinXT? Faircoin? Also, thoughts on AT&T's relationship with the NSA, Windows 10 privacy theories, VPN's, and much, much more… Special Guest: N/A Stories of the Week:--Random Access: Sovryn Tech on UCY.tv, Project Eve, Amazon employees, OnHub router, hangouts.google.com is released, Bee-pocalypse solved, Wal-Mart’s CurrentC is delayed.--”BitcoinXT” Link: bit.ly/1DTjcqt Tech Roulette: --“FairCoin” Link: fair-coin.org/ Important Messages:--”VPN claims? Is there any new REAL BSG? Windows 10 and privacy? Anti-virus in Windows 10?” Tool of the Week: --”Tresorit” Link: tresorit.com/ Hacksec: --“AT&T Loves Tyranny” Link: nyti.ms/1DVRc5v The Climax: --”The Dream Stela” Link: audiooftheancients.xyz APPENDIX: --”Libreboot X200” Link: bit.ly/1FI57ew --”Complete Liberty: Inside and Out” Link: amzn.to/1IRm5Jg--”The Open Wireless Movment” Link: Link: openwireless.org/ --”Fix Windows 10” Link: fix10.isleaked.com/ --”Project Eve” Link: witheve.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make easy monthly donations through Patreon: www.patreon.com/sovryntech And you can tip me at: sovryntech.tip.me --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NXT: NXT-4V3J-VA4W-4EY3-GUWV2 NAMECOIN: NHfN1kpj8G9aUCCHuummBKa8mPvppN1UFa LITECOIN: LLUXwfWrKDpuK38ZnPD14K6zc6rUaRgo9W BITCOIN: 1AEiTkWiF8x6yjQbbhoU89vHHMrkzQ7o8d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don’t forget you can e-mail the show at: brian@zomiaofflinegames.com Also at Protonmail.ch at: anarchy@protonmail.ch I’m also on Telegram: @Sovryn Minilock.io ID: 67JpL89QkmcJHC9KMGjcNy9VrwsNYDpfCQu9gKXGijVVY BitMessage: BM-NBMFb4W42CqTaonxApmUji1KNbkSESki --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovrynBalnea --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.sovryntech.com www.twitter.com/sovryntech plus.google.com/+BrianSovryn1i/ liberty.me/members/briansovryn/ www.facebook.com/BrianSovryn instagram.com/Bsovryn/ steamcommunity.com/id/ninjaprogram/

This week we follow up on fuel economy, Apple Pay coming to Target and other US retailers, Windows Phone is end of life, and Apple is selling the iPhone SE at clearance pricing. Apple is unifying developer roles. Tim Cook on privacy is discussed. Picks: Use a custom "inspect" extension to debug pipelines, Fastlane, New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl.

We feature columnist and author Josh Centers, Managing Editor for TidBITS, and author of "Take Control of Apple TV" and other titles. During this session, Josh dips into the status of Apple Pay and compares it with Walmart Pay. And what happened to the Apple Pay rival, CurrentC, which Walmart and other vendors had been testing? You'll also hear Josh's reaction to the iOS 10 beta, and what he regards as the best features. Both iOS 10 and macOS Sierra are being made available as public betas for download by Apple customers. You'll also hear from commentator Bryan Chaffin, co-founder and co-publisher of The Mac Observer. He'll focus on a report that scientists are attempting to use a 3D printer to match the fingerprints of a deceased person in order to open a protected smartphone. It's not stated whether this is an iPhone, which sets a 48-hour limit for fingerprint access before requiring a passcode. Bryan will also talk about rumors that Apple is ditching the old fashioned headphone jack on the next iPhone in place of using the Lightning port and an adapter. You'll also hear about reports that Apple has delayed production of an Apple Car until 2021, the potential downsides of self-driving, and about a curious statement about Apple from BlackBerry CEO John S. Chen.

Yanik falls off a bench and gives an update after six months at his new job.Related LinksFU: BMO, Scotiabank, and TD Canada Trust Launch Apple Pay in Canada - Mac RumorsFU: Apple Pay competitor, CurrentC, is deadFU: Limitless Possibility 2: Mobile PaymentsFU: Six Colors: Skype causing more headaches for Mac podcastersFU: The Bilinguist: Review: Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE / 幻影異聞録♯FE / Genei Ibunroku ♯FE (no spoilers)Yanik's current status series:Limitless Possibility 18: One-Hit WonderLimitless Possibility 30: The Life and Death of IconoclasmYanik's post on his cancelled app ConciergeLimitless Possibility 9: Game Development with LÖVE, the episode where Yanik gets surrounded by Kanagawa prefectural policeTypeScript (compare with Facebook's Flow)cycript by saurikAngular 2UIKonf 2016: Ellen Shapiro – Outside In – Using UI Tests To Start Improving Your App

Phil Schiller talks App Store changes, lightning headphones, CurrentC calls the quits, and more on this week's episode of The iOS Show! Show notes can be found at theiOSshow.com. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, send an email to feedback at theiosshow.com! Sponsored by Atlassian - Team Up with Atlassian - makers of collaboration software that lets teams work and communicate better, together. read more

This week Joe and Cody discuss Snapchat, Twitter, CurrentC, App Store, and Apple's upcoming WWDC keynote.

We brought on Jeremy Lundmark this week to talk lots of juicy Google I/O news and about Theology Mix, and the larger world of Christian podcasting. Sponsor: MissionalWear.com Tech You Should Know Zuckerberg meets with conservatives [The Verge] MCX postpones rollout of CurrentC, an Apple Pay rival [TechCrunch] Twitter rumored to stop counting images and links in 140-character limit [Gizmodo] Google announces a bunch of stuff at I/O [The Verge] iTunes update tries to fix bug that may delete Apple Pay subscribers' music [The Verge] Charter now owns Time Warner Cable [The Verge] 117 million LinkedIn emails and passwords leaked [TechCrunch] What Throttles My Data: Voting Tech Electronic voting setup Topic: Theology Mix Network Theology Mix directory Recommendations Craig - Further Seems Forever (Albums: Hide Nothing & How To Start A Fire) Ben - Fast.com Jeremy - The Reformation Study Bible Thanks to Jeremy Lundmark for joining us this week! @JeremyLundmark on Twitter After The Sermon Theology Mixer Radio Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Like us and share our posts on Facebook Visit our website to search for past shows and topics Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Overcast! Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!

The Apple TV presents a question: What size will you get? https://sixcolors.com/post/2015/10/sizing-up-the-apple-tv/ Hey, who's still excited about CurrentC? http://recode.net/2015/10/26/chase-announces-chase-pay-its-own-digital-wallet/ We don't talk about Apple's quarterly results because they weren't out yet. You can read about them, though: http://www.macworld.com/article/2998544/business/the-5-biggest-takeaways-from-apples-q4-2015-quarterly-earnings.html Dan finally saw the Star Wars trailer so we talk about that, too: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/lucasfilm/starwarstheforceawakens/ Our thanks to Softlayer (http://softlayer.com), the cloud built to compete. You deserve cloud resources that meet your unique needs. Softlayer is one of the only cloud providers that provisions bare metal servers and virtual servers from a single, seamless platform. Go to http://softlayer.com/podcast and get your first $500 free.

Good morning, welcome to Payments Monitor, my name is Faisal Khan, today is the 21st of October 2015, some trending stories today are: TOP STORIES Sweden is well on its way to become the first country that would be completely cashless. With greater acceptance of electronic payments, especially P2P payments, cash usage is fast diminishing. Sweden is one of the few countries where consumers use bank cards for even the smallest of transactions. Fintech gurus have been saying for years that bank branches are on a decline. This is especially true for UK, where more than 650 bank branches are set to disappear by the end of 2015. In the past 10 years, over 25% of bank branches in the UK have closed down. With the advent of new challenger banks that are opening up their digital branches, the practical value of visiting a branch has been all but eliminated. Credit Suisse will raise $6.3 Billion in a strategy shift, especially after its recent job cut and poor performance. One investor recently cited that “Credit Suisse is going through a reboot”. Second time’s the charm for Microsoft (hopefully) as the Redmond software giant ventures out into the world of mobile payments again, with its little known Windows Mobile Wallet. Many listeners may not know, but I broke the story of Microsoft getting their money transmitter licenses earlier this year when I stumbled upon their license filing by accident. Alibaba grows its presence in the European market. The Chinese B2B giant recently announced its European expansion plans which includes adding an office in the UK and a new country office in Italy as part of its greater Gateway to China strategy. eBay quarter results are due today, most analysts predict a muted quarter and a focus to buy back shares. MCX adds ACH to its CurrentC wallet, the service is provided by Buy It Mobility Networks (better known as BIM). Rwanda might just become the first country to utilize drones for deliveries to far flung remote areas to boost e-commerce in the region. STARTUP OF THE WEEK: Its Wednesday and that means, time for the startup of the week. This week, I would like to talk about a European startup called “Pouch”, which has released its Pouchcard, a virtual debit card that parents can provide to their kids in seconds. Money can be spent wherever debit cards are accepted. The cool thing about this startup is that it is focusing more on introduction to money and financial responsibility as far as children are concerned, educating them, making them more aware about how they manage and spend their money. The website is www.pouchcard.com CLOSING THOUGHTS If you want to win the business of millennials, better up your game. Millennials who in 2015 surpassed Generation X as the largest living generation and now represent the largest workforce in the US, are tech savvy to say the least. From a better banking experience to wearable technology, millennials are all about the web/mobile experience and they are extremely finicky. Winning their business means upping your game to the same level as the tech startups of Silicon Valley, giving users the same experience that they have with all their other apps. That’s all for today, my name is Faisal Khan and you were listening to the Payments Monitor.

This week Cody and Joe discuss Force Touch on iPhone, Alphabet, CurrentC, Samsung's recent event, and a much more!

Marco Arment has some thoughts on web ads: http://www.marco.org/2015/08/11/ad-blocking-ethics James Thompson has some thoughts on web ads: http://www.imore.com/in-a-world-the-network Google has some thoughts on its reorganization: https://investor.google.com/releases/2015/0810.html HTC has no thoughts on how to secure fingerprints: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33847307 The movie Face/Off has some great thoughts on how to bypass biometric security: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119094/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Graham Spencer has some thoughts on what kinds of iPhones Apple will announce next month: http://www.macstories.net/stories/visualizing-apples-historical-iphone-lineups-guessing-the-next-one/ Verizon is thoughtlessly dropping subsidies on phones: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/verizon-drop-phone-contracts-end-discounted-phones-32953478 Our thought about CurrentC being delayed yet again is that it's pretty funny: http://www.macworld.com/article/2970225/business/apple-pay-rival-currentc-could-be-delayed-again-as-retailers-jump-ship.html Our thanks this week go to Skillshare (http://skillshare.com). Skillshare lets you explore thousands of online classes in design, photography, business and more. Join a learning community of over 1 million creators. Go to skillshare.com and get three free months with the coupon code "REBOUND"! Our thanks also to Softlayer (http://softlayer.com), the cloud built to compete. You deserve cloud resources that meet your unique needs. Softlayer is one of the only cloud providers that provisions bare metal servers and virtual servers from a single, seamless platform. Go to http://softlayer.com/podcast and get your first $500 free.

Our three topics this week are Google's Alphabet restructuring, privacy policies and concerns for major smartphone vendors, and trends in mobile payments. We kick off with a discussion of Google's announcement that it will create a new parent company called Alphabet under which the core Google business and Google's various new initiatives will be subsidiaries. We discuss the pros and cons of this approach and what it means for Google going forward. Our Question of the Week is about the different levels of privacy protection offered by the major smartphone platforms and the implications that has for their ability to provide effective cloud services. Our third topic is mobile payments, prompted by recent announcements about payment platform CurrentC, which seems to be struggling, Samsung's announcement today of Samsung Pay's impending launch, and the ongoing rollout of Apple Pay. And in our Weekly Pick, Aaron recommends some running shoes. As usual, links and so on on our website at podcast.beyonddevic.es.

Lots of follow up and little news tidbits this week. Our malware woes seem weak compared to what Android users are facing. CurrentC is losing its exclusivity before it even launches. And we're getting excited about new iPhones and iPads coming soon!

Apple had an amazing quarter, except those pesky iPad sales. CurrentC might be coming soon, but Apple Pay already has it beat. And can Tim Cook throw shade or what?

Yanik struggles between being himself on Twitter and promoting his own apps. Related Links FU: Apple Pay Plans to Launch in Canada This Fall - WSJ FU: Discover Announces Apple Pay Support Beginning This Fall - Mac Rumors FU: Best Buy now accepts Apple Pay, coming to stores 'later this year' | The Verge FU: Ben Thompson on Twitter: “Best Buy to support Apple Pay, CurrentC falling apart: http://t.co/7fZFtxjppR (As predicted: http://t.co/V0dMiTlmBM) http://t.co/IxW6oGk9PC” FU: Home Depot Aiming to Put Apple Pay in Its 2,000 Stores - Bloomberg Business Eos • Coming Soon. Eos (@eos_app) | Twitter polyphonic room polyphonic room (@polyphonicroom) | Twitter

This week Cody and Joe discuss Tesla's Powerwall, Ron Johnson's new startup, CurrentC, more WWDC rumors, Oculus, and so much more.

Hosts @mikeycampbell81 @stephenrobles and Shane Cole discuss our full Apple watch review and what it's like after a week of day to day use. Apple's record Q2 earnings call, declining iPad sales, CurrentC ousts its CEO, Microsoft bring Objective-C support to Windows 10, and more.

Google Wallet came first, and while Apple was working on their payments, the credit/debit card providers started working on their own payment of the future. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is still hanging around. Curt Schmidek joins us today to help discern the differences between them all, and how they all operate.

Today we take a look at Merchant Consumer Exchange (MCX) and CurrentC, the contactless payment system that is positioned as a competitor to Apple Pay. We use MCX and CurrentC as a lens to examine our own behavior and customer hostile behavior. What responsibility does an independent software developer have to make design choices that […]

In episode 4, Jerry steals the disclaimer from Ben, Macworld doesn’t fact check on NFC in iPads or bother to update and the crew take on the issues surrounding CurrentC.

In episode 4, Jerry steals the disclaimer from Ben, Macworld doesn’t fact check on NFC in iPads or bother to update and the crew take on the issues surrounding CurrentC.

Yanik goes through a history of mobile payments, comparing the mature Japanese ecosystem to the blooming American one. Related Links FU: iOS 8.1 and iCloud Issues FU: Instacast's developer on iOS 7 silent push notifications / background fetch Japan Railway & Transport Review Issue #50 (Sep 2008): IC Cards Polygon: Nintendo eyes expansion of digital payment on New Nintendo 3DS This Week in Tech #481: Good Touch, Bad Touch In Beta #10: Wave Your Dongle Here Snarketing 2.0: Failed CurrentC TechCrunch: CurrentC Is The Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt To Kill Apple Pay And Credit Card Fees Kirk Lennon: How Apple Pay Really Works and Why You Should Begin Using it Immediately The Verge: Grocery chain Meijer breaks with other CurrentC retailers to accept Apple Pay halcy's takeaway from the whole situation

Dan and Eric talk abour travel, Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, Whole 30 challenge, canola oil, rapeseed, gluten, leglized marijuana, aliens, rocket crash, FTC, FCC, ATT, the Pope, T-Pain, Andy Griffith, ApplePay, CurrentC, MS Band, Jawbone UP3, Amazon Echo, Sonos, sugar, bacon, MS Surface, Asphalt Airborne, 8, Ester Dean, Carol Kaye, Stonehearst Asylum, Exists, Extraterrestrial, Might Moves, Torment, The taking of Deborah Logan, Nightcrawler, Interstellar, Flaming Lips, Primsu, King Crimson

这位名叫康上明学的朋友写的《Apple Pay 究竟是什么？》可谓是目前中文世界对 Apple Pay 的最佳分析。本期他和 Rio 详细讨论了苹果在支付领域的野心，并和支付宝、微信支付等国内同类产品进行了对比。 相关链接 康上明学：Apple Pay 究竟是什么？ CurrentC 银联闪付 Mastercard PayPass 人物简介 Rio: Apple4us 程序员。 康上明学：小米 MIUI 产品经理。

主持：陸志勤、李碩宏、Derek 手機付款系統勢成為來年一大趨勢， Apple Pay 亦將強勢推出， 由美國 […]

It’s an even year, so you know what that means - your San Francisco Giants are World Series Champions. Ryan and Carlos reflect on the Giants’ postseason run, and then bid farewell to the MLB season by discussing the start of the NBA season, Carlos’s first week with the iPhone 6, Apple Pay (yes, again), Nike Fuelband support (or lack thereof), CurrentC, Taylor Swift pulling her music off of Spotify, and the latest in negative Uber news.

Are reviews valuable? CurrentC gets hacked. Turning notifications off. Checking into hotels with your iPhone. Can you like art even if you don't like the artist? With Georgia Dow, Dave Wiskus, Rene Ritchie, and special guest Marco Arment. Show notes In-depth look at CurrentC privacy CurrentC email address breach Starwood iPhone key cards Cops can force you to unlock your phone with fingerprint ruling Panel Marco Arment of Marco.org Georgia Dow of Isometric Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

Nos juntamos con Nahúm García @nahumgarcia, músico y autor de nuestra melodía, para hablar de múltiples temas actuales tecnológicos: Product Placement, Apple Pay, Inbox, la traducción de aplicaciones y las notas de 1 estrella. Nota: el 'after show' es un delirio, un acceso al 'making of' de cuando intentamos arrancar un episodio. Enlaces ErrorDeConexión Podcast La newsletter es tan 2014 Sundar Pichai sigue avanzando para convertirse en uno de los hombres más poderosos en Google Fire TV stick Apple Expanding 'Buzz Marketing' Team Focused on Product Placement Is that Kevin Spacey behind all those Apple products? As seen on TV: why product placement is bigger than ever Microsoft is paying the NFL millions to use Surface, but the announcers still can't remember its name El Macintosh en Independence Day LG deja de hacer Plasmas Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple Pay Activated 1M Cards In 72 Hours MCX privacy policy the link is currently broken MCX announced CurrentC on 15 Aug 2012. It’s still not launching until 2015. Google Inbox Emilcar 66: traducción de apps con Ángel Domínguez

If talking about meta-gaming is a kind of meta-gaming then we're all meta-gamers now! CurrentC does us all a favor and proves that it's a joke prior to release, smalltowns are NFC poor, and region locked gaming is confirmed to be dumb.

If talking about meta-gaming is a kind of meta-gaming then we're all meta-gamers now! CurrentC does us all a favor and proves that it's a joke prior to release, smalltowns are NFC poor, and region locked gaming is confirmed to be dumb.

It's Marathon Sunday here in NYC and our panel of experts sat down to talk about Apple Pay, CurrentC and just how private your data is when you use Amazon and Facebook. App recommendations this week: Inbox by Gmail Swype YPlan Pocket

We talk about Samsung, Apple Pay (vs. CurrentC) and Xiaomi.

We talk about Samsung, Apple Pay (vs. CurrentC) and Xiaomi.

Kengo Hamasakiさんをゲストに迎えて、Apple Pay, NFC決済、Stripe などについて話しました。 Show Notes Rebuild: Aftershow 63: Secret Agent Watch (naan, hak) 驚異のApple Payビジネスモデル – 詳細分析と最新情報まとめ | WebPay運営者ブログ How Apple Pay Really Works and Why You Should Begin Using it Immediately - Kirk Lennon Google Wallet Blocked By US Mobile Carriers (2013) Host-based Card Emulation | Android Developers Retailers are disabling NFC readers to shut out Apple Pay | The Verge CurrentC LevelUp Stripe: Apple Pay iOS Developer Library: Payment Token Format Reference The Real Reason PayPal Isn't an Apple Pay Preferred Partner | Bank Innovation Apple Pay Integration | Braintree niw: Clipper card reader launches Apple Pay. Google Online Security Blog: Strengthening 2-Step Verification with Security Key WebPay Launching Square in Japan - lessons learned by Randy Reddig Stripe Connect WebPay OAuth Extend Zero-decimal currencies : Stripe: Help & Support Active Merchant Simple GoBank

Sam and Ivan talk about * Halloween / Marysville School Shooting * Chickenshit Comment * Apple Pay / Current C * Election 2014

Asustin y Eduardo hablan de CurrentC, otra vez de smartphones, the Dark Below, taxistas contra la tecnología, coches que se manejan solos, y por qué Qui-Gon Jinn es el Jesús del espacio

Tim, David, and Owen discuss the brouhaha over Apple Pay. David finally gets his iPhone 6, Owen tells us about Verizon’s tracking of users, and Tim buys a couple cheap TVs and an iPad Air 2.

As mobile payments make considerable inroads to obfuscate credit cards and cash there is a deeper battle brewing out there. This one isn't just between Softcard or CurrentC or ApplePay, it is at the core. On one side you have NFC, on the other you have the likes of QR codes and Bluetooth. Stuck in the middle? The consumer. How will this shake out? Will there be a winner? No one knows but Chuck gives us the current lay of the land in the heavyweight battle for your wallet.

Tii - iTem 0326 - MCX and CurrentC are evil Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364 Send us email - todayinios@gmail.com   Links Mentioned in this Episode: Today's Sponsor - Harry's.com - Promo Code = tii CVS and Rite Aid block Apple Pay  A closer look at CurrentC Apple Pay being shut out by retailers Apple Pay Is Disabled by Rite Aid and CVS  Blocking Apple Pay Is a Stupid Move for Retailers The Apple Pay refuseniks at CVS won’t win this battle CurrentC Hacked - Business Insider Tim Cook on Apple Pay: 'We're already No. 1' in mobile payments More proof AT&T is clueless/evil Feds: AT&T misled millions on 'unlimited' data plans iPhone 6 Plus users report persistent unexplained crashing Google+ Community SPI 2014: Sapphire yield issues brought GTAT down GT Advanced blames Apple for one-sided sapphire contract Did GTAT Just Have Bad Management Or Did Apple Do Them In? xPrintServer - an iOS Print Server for iPhone and iPad Printing (use promo code 2014ShipFree) Cesar Kuriyama's Ted talk about 1 Second Everyday     Apps Mentioned in this Episode: Tii FREE App Garageband Fotor Slender Man Origins 2 Note-ify Text Expander Swiftkey Swype Path Input vBrowse PainterEsque Picr 1 Second Every Day        

This week we discuss major retailers blocking the use of Apple Pay in favor of MCX's CurrentC solution. We also delve into CurrentC's challenges in light of recent hacks and it's unease of use. We revel in and are shocked by the success and defeat of James Thompson's PCalc as it is both featured and threaten with removal on the Apple Store. Jaimie retells the story of Gilt's login bug on iOS. Picks: Auxy, Google Inbox, RWDevcon and iOS Leads

How we read e-books, the future prospects of the Apple SIM, Apple Pay versus CurrentC, and the (now resolved?) PCalc widget controversy. With guests Christina Warren and Serenity Caldwell.

The hype meter is off the charts this week. The sweat is real. This Vergecast is beef, not bust. Our hosts Nilay Patel, Chris Plante, and The Verge's social beast Sam Sheffer begin the hour with a reflection on various motorized death machines and enormous phones. Then David Pierce steps in to discuss super heroes, Apple Pay vs. CurrentC, Microsoft's fitness band, and Chris's alarming misunderstanding of contraception. Join us, won't you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: the war on Apple Pay has begun.  We’ll tell you why some of the biggest retailers are moving to block it, and all about the ridiculously dumb app they want you to use instead.  Plus, our 72-hour review of the iPad Air 2; the FTC sues AT&T for throttling your data; Christian Bale is your next Steve Jobs; and we pitch our favorite tech and apps then vote on which is best—it’s an all-new Faves ’N Raves. And Faves N Raves.  And….   Our thanks to Automatic for supporting this episode.  Plug Automatic into your car's data port, and with their beatiful app, you'll be able to find your parked car, learn how to save fuel with tips based on your actual driving, and even diagnose and turn off your car's check engine light.  See it out in action and save 20% off your new Automatic now at Automatic.com/cultcast.   And thanks to Sworl!  With the free Sworl iOS app, you can print, frame and deliver beautifully wrapped photos, quickly and easily, all from your iPhone in less than 3 minutes.  They’re great, easy gifts, too.  Download the app from the App Store or learn more at GetSworl.com, and save 20% off your first order with code “CultCast” at checkout.   Links to this week’s stories:   FTC finally sues AT&T for throttling unlimited data plans http://www.cultofmac.com/301317/ftc-finally-sues-att-throttling-unlimited-data/ FTC is  going after AT&T for throttling customer’s data speeds, by filing an official complaint that the company has lowered speeds on LTE up to 95% on unlimited data plans. FTC also alleges that AT&T engaged in unfair or deceptive acts and practices that affected commerce. And they’ve got the numbers to back up their lawsuit, with claims that AT&T illegally capped users’ data speeds at 128 Kbps AT&T’s response “The FTC’s allegations are baseless and have nothing to do with the substance of our network management program. It’s baffling as to why the FTC would choose to take this action against a company that, like all major wireless providers, manages its network resources to provide the best possible service to all customers, and does it in a way that is fully transparent and consistent with the law and our contracts.”   Inside the war on Apple Pay that’s doomed to fail http://www.cultofmac.com/301040/war-apple-pay-explained/   Why Christian Bale will play an amazing Steve Jobs Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/300746/christian-bale-will-play-amazing-steve-jobs/#OS0VTQ0MvCBvDz7f.99

Adam and Max are totally qualified to discuss the following topics at length: depictions of transgender people on TV, whether The Sopranos is “better” than The Wire, and CurrentC, the nascent competitor of Apple Pay and Google Wallet. Listen to the tales we weave!

Making more debt than money, Apple Pay vs. CurrentC, software as art, #GamerGate, and paintball mishaps. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Dave Wiskus, Rene Ritchie.

Inbox by Google isn't a reinvention of email per se, but it is pretty damn good. CurrentC on the other hand is total crap as an app and for consumers. With the ridiculous ease of use of Apple Pay and Google Wallet would anyone really prefer to scan QR codes? QR codes?!

Inbox by Google isn't a reinvention of email per se, but it is pretty damn good. CurrentC on the other hand is total crap as an app and for consumers. With the ridiculous ease of use of Apple Pay and Google Wallet would anyone really prefer to scan QR codes? QR codes?!

This week's episode of Techdown has something for everybody! Adam and Aaron offer their take on Apple Pay vs CurrentC, then have a rousing discussion on the different schools of thought that people have regarding organizing apps and wallpapers on their iPhones. Of course, good times are had by all. And since visual aids might be helpful for the Home Screen Discussion portion of this episode: Adam's iPhone Home Screen: http://i.imgur.com/pxSqWe0.png Aaron's iPhone Home Screen: http://i.imgur.com/AoxyS6M.jpg

This week, we're talking news from Amazon and their new Fire Stick, HBO/CBS and their new services, Facebook's Rooms, Google's Inbox and the ridiculous true story of Apple Pay and CurrentC. Catch all our episodes on our website, http://dontpanic.io and follow us on Twitter @dontpanicshow.

With probably the most unfortunate name in the history of company names, ISIS - the payment consortium that includes AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless - has finally renamed themselves to Softcard. Not to be undone, the other payment consortium formerly called MCX (for Merchant Customer Exchange) - formed by some of the world's largest retailers - rebranded to CurrentC. The big question is that, despite the seemingly lack of branding ability these big companies have, will this be relevant now that Apple has entered the fray?

Welcome to episode #198. On the show: Heineken's location-based loyalty rewards for small bars; AVG acquires LocationLabs; xAd and IndoorAtlas raise rounds; Walkers chips tweet to eat; Nordstrom & Target powered by Curalate; InMobi partners with Factual on mobile ads; McDonalds trades cans for food in Sweden; Magnum and NewAer partner on beacon engagement; Marriott teams with MIT to create matchmaking table through LinkedIn data; FUZ design brings us the bluetooth-enabled Noke padlock; MCX to launch the CurrentC wallet and Isis rebrands. Our resource of the week looks at the if consumers are willing to share wearable data. Our guest is Lynda Smith Chief Marketing Officer of Twilio.   Full show notes can be found here: http://untether.tv/2014/misguided-agency-tweet-eat-lynda-smith-twilio/

Welcome to episode #198. On the show: Heineken's location-based loyalty rewards for small bars; AVG acquires LocationLabs; xAd and IndoorAtlas raise rounds; Walkers chips tweet to eat; Nordstrom & Target powered by Curalate; InMobi partners with Factual on mobile ads; McDonalds trades cans for food in Sweden; Magnum and NewAer partner on beacon engagement; Marriott teams with MIT to create matchmaking table through LinkedIn data; FUZ design brings us the bluetooth-enabled Noke padlock; MCX to launch the CurrentC wallet and Isis rebrands. Our resource of the week looks at the if consumers are willing to share wearable data. Our guest is Lynda Smith Chief Marketing Officer of Twilio.   Full show notes can be found here: http://untether.tv/2014/misguided-agency-tweet-eat-lynda-smith-twilio/