Apple Pay Day: Dispatch From a Post-Wallet Future
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Apple released a software update for the iPhone 6 today that activates Apple Pay. The feature is designed to let users pay for stuff in stores or online by tapping their phones and authenticating the transaction using a fingerprint. Since I own an iPhone 6, I decided to see if the future has arrived. Here's what I found.
7:20am I check for software updates in my iPhone's Settings app. "Your software is up to date." OK, I guess the future isn't ready yet. So I walk my dog Goron. It's raining outside, and he hates the rain. I wonder whether the pet store down the road carries dog ponchos and whether they accept Apple Pay.