Apple on Tuesday introduced Tap to Pay on iPhone in Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania, and Sweden, enabling millions of merchants to use iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept in-person, contactless payments. Tap to Pay on iPhone makes it easy for businesses of any size to accept payments from contactless credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets using only their iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app — no additional hardware or payment terminal is required. With Tap to Pay on iPhone, merchants can accept contactless payments through a supporting iOS app on an iPhone Xs or later running the latest iOS version. At checkout, the merchant will simply prompt the customer to hold their contactless credit or…

Apple's Vision Pro headset made the big splash at WWDC last month, but the company clearly has a lot more in its pipeline as Bloomberg's Mark Gurman this week outlined well over a dozen products coming over the next year or so. In other Apple news this week, iCloud+ subscribers in many countries will be seeing a price increase, while we took deeper dives into some of the major watchOS 10 changes and the new interactive widgets in macOS Sonoma, so read on for all the details on these stories and more! Apple Product Roadmap 2023–24: Over 15 New Devices in Development Apple is working on at least a dozen new devices set to launch between late 2023 and early…

Apple has increased iCloud storage prices in the UK, Sweden, and some other regions. The price changes are likely due to foreign currency exchange rates. iCloud pricing in the United States remains the same. Benjamin Mayo for 9to5Mac: Before this week, in the UK, Apple charged £0.79/mo for 50 GB, £2.49/mo for 200 GB and £6.99/mo for 2 TB respectively. These prices have now risen to £0.99/mo, £2.99/mo and £8.99/mo, an average increase of around ~25%. We have also noted similar price increases in Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. iCloud storage is also available as part of the Apple One bundle. However, Apple One prices have not yet been changed. MacDailyNews…

Apple has increased the price of iCloud storage in several regions around the world, including the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Every Apple ID receives 5GB of free cloud storage, but users can upgrade to a paid ‌iCloud‌+ storage subscription plan to get 50GB, 200GB, or 2TB of storage. The price hike, first spotted by 9to5Mac, represents an increase of around 25 percent. ‌iCloud‌+ Subscription Previous UK Price New UK Price 50GB £0.79/month £0.99/month 200GB £2.49/month £2.99/month 2TB £6.99/month £8.99/month Similar increases have occurred in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tanzania, South Africa, Colombia, Peru, Brazil. Pricing in the United States, Canada, and European Union…

Regulatory filings have leaked two new sensors from Ikea that in conjunction with a HomeKit-compatible hub will detect motion or sense if a window or door is open or shut.Ikea is preparing new smart home productsThe company filed the documents with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in June. One is called the Parasoll Open/Close Sensor, and the other device is a Vallhorn Motion Sensor. Read more...

Regulatory filings have leaked two new sensors from Ikea that in conjunction with a HomeKit-compatible hub will detect motion or sense if a window or door is open or shut.Ikea is preparing new smart home productsThe company filed the documents with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in June. One is called the Parasoll Open/Close Sensor, and the other device is a Vallhorn Motion Sensor. Read more...