PayPal and Venmo Launch Tap to Pay on iPhone for U.S. Businesses

PayPal today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now widely available for businesses that use the Venmo and PayPal Zettle apps in the U.S., allowing them to accept contactless payments directly on an iPhone, with no additional hardware required. More details from the announcement: With Tap to Pay on iPhone, Venmo business profile […]

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Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in France

Apple has announced Tap to Pay on iPhone in France, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Tap to Pay first arrived in February 2022 in the US, and allows iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other […]

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WhatsApp’s video player to get double tap skip gesture

Another feature that many consider pretty basic is coming to WhatsApp in the future and is available to some users of the beta version of the app. The latest WhatsApp beta adds the ability to double-tap the screen when playing videos inside the app to skip forward and backward. Double tapping to skip or go […]

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Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Ukraine

Apple has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in Ukraine, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Ukraine becomes the seventh region to support Tap to Pay, following similar rollouts in the U.K., Australia, Taiwan, Brazil, and the Netherlands earlier in the year. The […]

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iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1 with AirDrop over the internet, watchOS 10.1 with Double Tap now out

Today Apple has released iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, and watchOS 10.1 to all supported devices. The downloads should already be available to all who manually search for them, in usual Apple fashion (see that, Google?). iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1 come one day later than previously rumored, and bring with them support for continuing a […]

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Everything You Can Do With the Double Tap Gesture on Apple Watch

With the watchOS 10.1 update that came out today, Apple has added Double Tap to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 devices. Double Tap was announced when the new models were introduced, but it took some time for Apple to implement it. With Double Tap, you can activate some Apple Watch […]

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Apple Releases watchOS 10.1 With Double Tap, NameDrop and More

Apple today released watchOS 10.1, the latest version of the watchOS 10 operating system that was released in September. watchOS 10.1 comes four weeks after watchOS 10.0.2, a minor update that brought bug fixes. ‌‌watchOS 10‌‌‌.1 can be downloaded for free through the Apple Watch app on an iPhone running iOS 17 or later by […]

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Apple Watch Double Tap gesture explained

One of the biggest changes brought on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 is the new double-tap gesture. The feature wasn’t available at launch and is hurtling towards becoming public as we speak. It enables Apple Watch users to control their smartwatch “hands-free”. If you’ve ever tried to take a call or dismiss […]

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Samsung Gallery Week: Tap into your creativity using clever tools

Samsung Gallery is not just the Galaxy device user’s browsing app for images and videos stored on the memory of their phones and tablets. Gallery is also an app that lets you store and back up photos and videos to the cloud. It enables users to turn landscape photos into 24-hour time-lapse videos and offers […]

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Top Stories: iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Fix, Apple Watch Double Tap, and More

After a few weeks of controversy over potential overheating in the new iPhone 15 Pro models, Apple this week released a software update to help address the issue, which the company says is not the result of the new titanium casing or other thermal design problems. Apple is also continuing work on the next round […]

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New Apple Watch Double Tap Feature: What It Does and How to Get It

Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models are set to receive a new Double Tap gesture later this month in an upcoming software update. Here’s everything Double Tap can do, and how you can get it working on your watch today. Double Tap is a new gesture-based feature for the latest Apple […]

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watchOS 10.1 Beta 2 Adds Support for Double Tap

The second watchOS 10.1 update that Apple released to developers today adds support for Double Tap, a main new feature for the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 devices. Double Tap lets Apple Watch users double tap an index finger and thumb together to interact with the Apple Watch using one hand. […]

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How to Use Double Tap on Apple Watch

The Apple Watch Series 9 introduces a host of new features, but one that stands out is the new gesture called “Double Tap.” This gesture is designed to make the Apple Watch even more user-friendly, especially in situations where your hands might be occupied. Related Reading What is Double Tap? The double tap gesture is […]

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watchOS 10.1 to Enable Apple Watch’s New ‘Double Tap’ Gesture

The new Double Tap gesture for the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 will be enabled starting with watchOS 10.1, according to Marques Brownlee, host of the popular tech-focused YouTube channel MKBHD. The first beta of watchOS 10.1 will likely be available by next week, and Apple announced that the software […]

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Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil

Apple has announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Introduced in February 2022, the feature allows compatible iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets, […]

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Apple Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 announced with brighter screens, Double Tap and all-day battery life

Apple Watch Series 9 The world’s most popular watch just got better. Apple Watch Series 9 brings a new S9 system in package (SiP) with 60% more transistors than the outgoing S8 series chip. It boasts a 30% faster GPU and a new 4-core NPU. This will obviously speed up the OS with faster animations […]

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Apple Rolling Out Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Netherlands

Apple is today rolling out Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Netherlands, according to iCulture.nl, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Introduced in February 2022, the feature allows compatible iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and […]

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Galaxy Watch 6 supports Tap & Pay in India via Samsung Wallet

After unveiling the Galaxy Watch 6 series during the Galaxy Unpacked event two days ago, Samsung announced the pricing and availability of its new smartwatches for the Indian market. The Galaxy Watch 6 is now available for pre-order in India. During the price reveal, the company announced that the Galaxy Watch 6 series supports NFC […]

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Apple brings Tap to Pay to the UK, you can now accept payments with your iPhone

After launching in the US last year, Apple’s Tap to Pay is now rolling out in the UK. The feature allows iPhones to serve as mobile point of sales terminals for merchants and only requires a supporting mobile app to set up. Merchants will be able to accept digital wallet, credit and debit card payments […]

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Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UK

Apple has announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in the United Kingdom, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Introduced in February 2022, the feature allows compatible iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other […]

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