Apple expands its mobile payments service

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Apple Pay could be on track to being accepted in more than 1.5 million locations in the US Apple’s mobile payments service is gaining momentum in the United States as the company prepares to launch the service in new markets in the near future. During Apple’s latest earnings call, CEO Tim Cook noted that Apple Pay will soon be accepted at more than 1.5 million locations throughout the country. Apple has also announced an expansion to the service that may be able to help the company achieve this ambitious goal…

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QR codes can be used to call a U.K. cab

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A new service has now been launched in Kent to allow consumers to hail a cab with their smartphones. The oldest and largest taxi company in Kent, England, Streamline LTD, has just launched a new service called Scan, Click & Go, which allows consumers to use QR codes and their smartphones to be able to call a cab when they need one. This service using mobile barcodes is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. It is designed to allow an easy scan of QR codes to book…

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