Apple starts letting Chinese users pay for apps using Alipay

Apple has now added China's Alipay as a payment method for iTunes.

According to local reports, Apple's latest iOS 10.1.1 update quietly added Alibaba's digital wallet to its payment options.

This means users will be able to pay for apps, movies and music all with their Alipay accounts.

SEE ALSO: Son of China's richest man shows off his dog's 8 iPhone 7s

The move comes after it was revealed China's now the world's largest iOS app spender, overtaking the U.S., which had held on to the number one spot for years.

Until now, most people in China would have added their China UnionPay credit cards to their iTunes account, but with Alipay having the virtual monopoly over China's digital payments, it's clear that Apple is hoping to make it even easier for people to spend some cash on the App Store. Read more...

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Retro 'Stranger Things' news report on Barb's disappearance - CNET

This archival newsreel from 5 WIYZ TV anchor Brenda Wood asks for viewer help in finding poor missing Barb and that mysterious grocery store waffle bandit.

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Drones could soon deliver vital medical transplants in rural Australia

If you live in Outback Australia, your much-needed heart transplant could one day arrive by drone.

A new consortium hopes to find a role for the unmanned flying machines in delivering urgent medical supplies to remote communities. 

The Australian RPAS Consortium (ARC), made up of eight groups with interests in the hardware, security and legal aspects of drones, including UAS International and the University of Sydney, launched its Angel Drone project Friday.

SEE ALSO: The company that will help knock misbehaving drones out of the sky

First up, they plan to trial a drone able to carry blood samples, president of the group, Ron Bartsch, told Mashable. "We've got a specifically developed medi-drone that has got an [incubator] in it, which ensures the blood is kept at the right temperatures and conditions," he said. Read more...

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Future car displays will let drivers point at the windscreen and swipe to select the next song

SEOUL, South Korea — The auto industry has struggled with finding an efficient and safe way to operate digital interfaces in cars. While we've seen prototypes of great-looking HUDs (heads-up displays) in high-end vehicles from makers like BMW and Tesla, this preview of a mass market dashboard display offers a peek into what everyone can look forward to in the near future.

Seoul-based startup VTouch has been supplying its gesture-based interactive displays for the past few years. Its tech uses eye and finger tracking with a 3D camera to allow users to do stuff like point at a light to turn it on, or wave at a large outdoor display to control it. Read more...

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Retro 'Stranger Things' news report on Barb's disappearance - CNET

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Scientists built a 'nightmare machine' just to scare you senseless

One of the biggest rumors about next year's iPhone may have just been confirmed

The next iPhone may be almost a year away, but one of the biggest rumors about the upcoming smartphone is now looking more plausible than ever. 

An executive at Japanese electronics company Sharp, which is one of Apple's suppliers, recently confirmed the iPhone maker would be switching to OLED displays, according to a report in Nikkei. 

SEE ALSO: Forget the iPhone 7, the iPhone 8 rumors have already arrived

The publication reports that Sharp president Tai Jeng-wu, who is also an executive at Foxconn, which owns Sharp, said Apple would be switching to an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display. Read more...

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MacBook Pro and Surface Studio both look pretty amazing side by side

The 2016 battle of the tech giants is in full force after Microsoft and Apple unveiled their new products a day apart.

If you're still struggling to choose a winner based on the announcements alone, have no fear.

You can now compare and contrast the MacBook Pro and Surface Studio through a visually stunning split-screen video montage, set to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory's "Pure Imagination."

On the left, check out Apple's new and improved MacBook Pro featuring the Touch Bar. On the right, Microsoft's transformative Surface Studio and Surface Dial. 

Though very different products, the similarities in presentation will astound you.  Read more...

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Vine founders' new app is the perfect place to memorialize your favorite Vines

Vine will soon be going to the app graveyard in the sky, but the app's founders are already working on a new video service.

Two of Vine's original founders have teamed up on a new video app called Hype, which is centered around live video broadcasts. 

SEE ALSO: Vine is dead, but these legendary Vines will live on forever

Out now on iOS (its founders say they're working on an Android version), Hype has many of the features you've come to expect from livestreaming services. Users can stream live broadcasts to followers within the app, who can comment and interact with broadcasts in real-time. Videos can also be replayed after the fact or shared to Twitter.  Read more...

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10 of the hottest Samsung Note7 costumes this Halloween

Halloween is when we get to dress up as the most horrific visions imaginable, and for some tech-focused revelers, it turns out that the burning Samsung Galaxy Note7 is the perfect nightmare costume. 

SEE ALSO: 5 awesome Android phones to replace your Galaxy Note7

A couple of weeks ago, we showed you the costume one clever person came up with, but this new batch of Note7 costumes raises the bar to a new level. 

From dressing as a Note7 on fire to donning fake scorched Samsung lab technician coats, the attention being paid to the ill-fated device this Halloween proves that consumers won't soon forget the company's epic failure.  Read more...

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Fisker is back and ready to take on Tesla with a new self-driving electric car

The man behind one of the most storied electric car failures in recent memory, Henrik Fisker, is back with a new electric vehicle called the EMotion that appears to be designed to directly compete with Tesla.

SEE ALSO: Tesla will equip all its cars with full self-driving capabilities

In an announcement released on Monday, Fisker Inc. revealed images of the new electric car, which is geared toward the luxury sports sedan market. 

Looking like a cross between an old school corvette and Tesla Model S, Fisker Inc. says the car will reach a top speed of 161 mph and will have a 400-mile electric range.    Read more...

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titanfall 2 review

I didn’t see it coming.

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Stunning new drone footage offers sneak peek at Apple's 'Spaceship' campus

If you've always wondered what it's like to work at Apple, there's new fodder for your imagination.

SEE ALSO: Apple's incredible space campus is almost ready for Earth

Thanks to drone footage from Matthew Roberts and Duncan Sinfield, you can get a closer look at the makings of Apple's highly anticipated "Spaceship" campus.  

The Cupertino campus was first announced in 2011 by Steve Jobs himself. The plans now include solar panels that will generate about 75 percent of the facility's energy needs and an underground car garage for 11,000 cars, with 300 car charging stations. 

The Apple mini-city will also include an underground auditorium, a garden, a pond, outdoor dining and a massive fitness center. Read more...

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Nobody should buy the new 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar

Apple's MacBook Pro event last Thursday was going well — as well as making a Touch Bar sound exciting could go — until Phil Schiller, the company's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, announced a low-end 13-inch MacBook Pro with a regular row of function keys for its "other customers" (his words) who would normally choose a MacBook Air.

It was a confusing product announcement made worse when he announced its $1,499 price tag. The laptop makes no sense in Apple's lineup except to fill a price point gap between the $999 13-inch MacBook Air and the $1,799 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Read more...

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Facebook to become less 'picky'

Facebook will allow more content on its platform that it would have earlier removed because it violated its standards, a senior company executive said on Monday, following the controversy over the removal of an iconic Vietnam War photo.

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Naspers on Indian hunting ground, eyes fintech companies

After two years of relative inactivity in India, South African internet conglomerate Naspers is on the hunt for investment deals in domestic financial-technology firms, seeking to double down on a sector that has emerged as an investor favourite.

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Tech's the way for pharma companies to catch up with global peers

A digital wave is sweeping across the $17-billion Indian pharmaceutical industry, with companies dumping old ways of marketing and adapting to new technology, a study across 20 top drug makers in India has found.

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TalentNext raises $1 million in seed funding

Entertainment tech platform TalentNext, which connects actors, screenwriters, choreographers and 43 other related categories to recruiters, raised a seed round of $1 million in a round led by Karanpal Singh, managing director at KJS Cement and other angel investors.

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John McAfee: Look within to track Indian bank hack

In an interview to ET, McAfee said it is too early to say who carried out the attack compromising Indian banks' credit and debit cards, but predicted it likely originated here. Edited excerpts:

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Don't stress, these startups will sort your worries online

​​It's this emotion, and the taboo related to mental and sexual health matters in India that has resulted in a sharp spike in the number of startups that are trying to provide this service online.

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Impact Analytics raises $750,000 in funding

Business intelligence and data science company Impact Analytics has raised $750,000 led by early-stage venture capital firm Aarin Capital, which was founded by TV Mohandas Pai and Dr Ranjan Pai.Michael Herzig, managing director of THL Capital, and Ashish Lakhanpal, vice-president of The MobileWallet have also coinvested as part of the fund raise.

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Former HCL Tech CEO Anant Gupta's TechCelX to offer co-innovation services to global cos

Former HCL Tech CEO Anant Gupta plans to offer his co-innovation model to global companies and will start hiring a slew of executives from Indian IT companies as he builds his new company.

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Apple hikes prices of 12-inch MacBook by up to Rs 10,000

Apple has quietly increased the prices of its 12-inch MacBook by as much as up to Rs 10,000. The laptops with updated prices are now listed on the company's India website.

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These shapeshifting seats will transform your muggle home

One of the big challenges for furniture designers these days is making the most of increasingly limited living spaces, where every square foot counts. 

Cue 'Expand Furniture'. 

They're making shapeshifting seats — among other things — which can adapt to the size of the space.. 

A small example of how furniture can be used to transform your entire home and bring a bit of engineering magic that would impress even the most die hard Harry Potter fans.  Read more...

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Technology turns smoke alarms into pollutant sensors

The Technology Partnership (TTP) was last week presented with the IOP Innovation Award for its SonicSense technology.

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MacBook Pro: Apple does away with iconic startup Chime sound

The new line of MacBook Pro laptops automatically power up when the lid is lifted unlike previous editions where users were required to turn it on by pushing the power button.

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Security company Check Point Software beats profit estimates

Network security provider Check Point Software Technologies reported quarterly profit that beat expectations as customers increasingly focus on preventing cyber attacks.

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Trai to telcos: Inform users of data limit, speed

Telecom regulator Trai today directed operators to inform customers about the data usage limits of their broadband plans and the extent to which speed of connection will be reduced in case users breach the 'fair usage' or data quota cap.

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Trump claims Google, Facebook, Twitter hid Clinton email news - CNET

Technically Incorrect: In an assertion not linked to evidence, the Republican nominee suggests that social media companies are in on a fix against him.

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Trump claims Google, Facebook, Twitter hid Clinton email news - CNET

Technically Incorrect: In an assertion not linked to evidence, the Republican nominee suggests that social media companies are in on a fix against him.

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Tesla's roof tiles power your home and Facebook prepares you for voting video - CNET

Today's big tech news includes Tesla's new solar-powered roof tiles, Facebook's feature that helps you plan how you'll vote and Google's cute Halloween doodle game.

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Requiem for the Mac Pro

Moments before unveiling the new, snazzy, Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pros at a company event last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook said a sentence that likely instilled hope in the heart of many an Apple fan. 

"The Mac is so incredibly important to us," he said. 

He didn't say "MacBook Pro," — a machine that got thoroughly updated that day — he said "Mac," which means all the Mac product lines — the iMac, the Mac Mini, the MacBook, the Mac Pro. 

Remember the Mac Pro? The odd-shaped powerhouse that's essentially the pinnacle of Apple's computer lineup, the desktop machine for professionals who truly need the best hardware and the latest specs? If you don't, I can't blame you. The new Mac Pro was announced in June 2013; it hit the stores in December that same year and was never updated since.  Read more...

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