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Whether you agree with it or not, Samsung gets accused of ripping off Apple just about every time they roll out a new marquee phone or tablet. On Wednesday, the company unveiled Samsung Wallet, a new Android app that looks …
Jan 12
Not only has Delta been eagerly embracing WiFi onboard its flights, the company’s also been rolling out a digital makeover. Joining upgrades to its website, the airline has introduced a new iPad, simply called Fly Delta. The free app lets you do the usual stuff like checking-in and booking flights, but it also goes a few miles further. Aside from serving as a light travel guide, offering up info on your destination, the app will also serve inflight needs, like purchasing WiFi and other onboard amenities. What’s more, “Glass Bottom Jet” offers an interactive live-map view of the world below you with social networking integration. Best of all, Delta’s iOS 6 iPhone App Passbook integration is now live, so you can leave that paper boarding pass at home. Full press release and video demos just past the break.
Continue reading Delta introduces Fly Delta app for iPad, iOS 6 Passbook integration
Filed under: Tablets, Transportation, Software
Source: Delta, iTunes (App Store)
Dec 09
Who needs a piece of plastic to give a gift card anymore? Not you if you go through Square. A new update to the Square Wallet app adds digital giftcards you can give right from your phone right to someone else’s. And if your gift-target is running iOS 6, it’ll show up in their Passbook. More »
Dec 09
Square starts offering gift cards, ties them into Passbook for iOS 6 recipients (video)
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Square payments have so far been self-centered affairs that won’t let us share the wealth with others. In rather convenient timing for the season, updates to Square Register and Square Wallet for Android and iOS have made a little of that sought-after generosity possible through the introduction of gift cards. Americans can now give and receive credit for any location that uses Square Register to process payments: if friends would like nothing more than to treat themselves to triple-shot espressos at the local indie coffee shop, you can make their day. The update also brings a treat for the Apple-inclined who’ve kept up-to-date with iOS 6, letting them redeem their cards quickly through Passbook instead of diving into Square Wallet or QR codes printed on old-fashioned paper. We’re still waiting on word of gift card availability for our Canadian friends, but most everyone in the US just hast to check for the relevant app updates to spread some affection.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile
Via: The Next Web
Source: Jack Dorsey (Twitter), Square
Nov 28
Google’s unleashed new versions of Chrome for iOS and Android (both x86 and ARM-specific flavors) that each pack miscellaneous stability updates, but the iDevice-bound release has been graced with a few new features. With the newly-minted build, users will be able to save boarding passes and tickets with Passbook, open PDFs in other apps and have the option to automatically detect text encoding. To get your mitts on the fresh downloads, hit the neighboring source links.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Google
Via: Google Chrome Releases (1), (2)
Source: iTunes, Google Play
Nov 28
As one of the billboard features of Apple iOS 6, Passbook has proven way more useful than we initially anticipated. Amtrak, Fandango, and sports ticketing integration have already made it a welcome addition. But what’s really going to make this a killer feature in the future is having all of the world’s airlines on board. A few months after launch, Passbook is making some progress towards that ticketing utopia. More »
Nov 28
Australian airline company Qantas adds Passbook support for iPhone check-ins
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Good news for those who fly Australia’s Qantas airlines – it seems that the Australian airline company has added Passbook support to its flights, which means that iPhone users running on iOS 6 will be able to check in using their mobile phones and never have to worry about forgetting to bring their boarding pass. While this might be a more convenient situation for airline passengers, it seems that for now, the tickets will be static which means if Qantas were to change your flight times, the Passbook ticket will not reveal the changes.
However according to a Qantas spokesperson, they are hoping to expand the Passbook’s functionality by adding live updates which the company expects to be introduced in 2013. At the moment Passbook support in Australia remains almost non-existent, so it’s good to see some major players throw their support behind the iOS 6 feature. Qantas joins Virgin Australia as being the second airline carrier to offer Passbook support.
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Nov 11
Though iOS 6’s Passbook burst onto the scene with a bit of a whimper, it’s been getting more useful as time goes on. This weekend, Apple started rolling out Passbook-enabled Apple Store gift cards so you can buy a gift that’s not only last-minute, but not even a physical object. More »
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