Enterprise access control is what I would consider “legacy” technology. A lot of the systems are Windows-based and look like a fancy Access database. On top of that, you are still dealing with physical cards. It is a fragmented mess for users and an onboarding nightmare for IT departments as well. Today, the is stepping in to fix that with the official release of the Aliro 1.0 specification aiming to create a standard for how mobile devices unlock doors, badge in, etc.
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Apple almost always gets the better part of any negotiation with its suppliers, but a sketchy report claims that this wasn’t the case when it came to buying RAM from Samsung .
The report says Samsung had asked for a 100% increase in price, expecting to negotiate down to 60%, but Apple’s desperation was such that it agreed to the first demand …
Apple has a reputation as an extremely hard-nosed negotiator when it comes to agreeing contracts with its suppliers. The company typically plays
Apple Pay has grown to become the second largest payment processing service in the world after Visa, handling 9.5 trillion transactions for more than 800 million customers.
Those numbers now look set for a significant boost as Apple prepares for its biggest ever expansion of its mobile wallet service …
reports that the company is working on an Apple Pay rollout to India , which last year China to become the world’s most populous country.
The iPhone maker is in talks with ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank as
The 2026 F1 season begins next month, and it’s Apple’s first season with exclusive streaming rights in the United States .
In celebration of the kickoff, Apple has added a gorgeous new Apple Maps experience for the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix 2026 — with more to come.
In Apple Maps, F1 fans can browse detailed circuit maps with things like turn numbers, grandstands, and even a 3D landmark of the F1 Pit Garage. For people attending
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iOS 26 is packed with big and small changes, three of which have enabled me to make Apple’s Passwords app my one and only password manager.
Apple TV has been on a hot streak with new movies, and the streamer keeps strengthening its future lineup too. Here are three new movies that, per reporting today, are now part of Apple’s upcoming film plans.
Next week will be big for the Mac, with several new MacBooks launching . But another key moment is around the corner: Crimson Desert, a AAA game debuts next month with a day-one macOS release.
Following a 2023 decision that fined Apple and Amazon over anti-competitive distribution clauses, Spain’s competition regulator now says the companies took too long to comply and may issue a new fine. Here are the details.
Back in 2023, Spain’s Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) fined Apple and Amazon a total of €194 million (roughly $230 million) over anticompetitive practices.
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The , and with it comes One UI 8.5. Samsung might be waiting until the summer to roll out its next big shake-up for its version of Android, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t seeing some new visual elements in this mid-cycle release. As we’ve come to expect, at least one element on the S26’s software is ripped right from Samsung’s closest rival.
During his a, 9to5Google ‘s Ben Schoon noticed the