Andrew Richardson on how he thinks Apple’s new EasyPay feature may work:
Combine the authorized-by-EasyPay transaction record, the customer’s location within the store as reported by the app, and an RFID tag inside the product box. An automated system can determine which products may pass through the security portal without sounding an alarm and which cannot. The key is the customer’s phone.
The Apple Store app’s 2.0 release makes transactions in U.S. Apple retail stores even easier with new EasyPay and Personal Pickup features.
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One of three people who tried to rob an Apple Store on Monday morning was shot dead by a security guard.
The Apple Store, located in the Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista, was the scene of an apparent smash and grab by two men and one woman, according to Police. According to 10news.com, a private security guard interrupted the trio in the middle of the robbery.
Apple’s iPad 2 will not be available in stores until 5:00 pm PT on Friday, but the company said on Thursday that it will start selling it online much earlier.
When Apple unveiled the iPad 2, the company said it would be available on March 11. Until now, the time was not confirmed.
On Thursday Apple launched its Mac App Store. The company simultaneously took down a page from its Web site that’s been a destination to Mac gamers for more than a decade: its Games page.