iPhone 6 is here, but do we need Apple Pay? asks CNET UK podcast 403
As the iPhone 6 lands and Phones 4U folds, we ask if we even need that Apple Pay thing America is making such a fuss about.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are in shops this week, and for our American cousins that means with Apple Pay they'll soon be paying for things by waving their new phones at tills in shops and bars and restaurants. But here in Britain, where we have Chip and PIN and contactless cards, do we actually want phones to replace our wallets?
One shop where you can't buy the iPhone, or anything for that matter, is Phones 4U, which has gone into administration with the potential sad loss of 5,600 jobs. Why has Phones 4U gone to the wall, and how will it affect you?
On a lighter note, Goat Simulator is now on iOS and Android. And speaking of contactless credit and debit cards, you can now pay with your card on London trains, trams, buses and the tube -- handy for visitors to the big smoke, and a big step forward for the technology. Will phones be next?
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