As I reported last week Apple has released the first major update of iOS 10, update that now allows all users of an iPhone 7 Plus, to make use of function portrait, function that blurs the background of the image. This function is ideal for pictures of people, but as we have seen, the algorithm is also capable of different as many animals and objects. This update takes a very great importance in Japan, already it has likewise come from the hand of Apple Pay for the land of the rising sun and information about public transport in the country.
Apple Pay already is available in the 127 million of inhabitants of the country, at least in which make use of of them devices of the company. Apple is has associated with FeliCa, of Sony, to offer integrate the services of payment of this card of transport public that also allows make shopping in establishments. Compatibility with FeliCa, has come from the hand of this update hence the importance of it.
Japan has always been one of the countries most advanced technologically enabling payment NFC technology has expanded rapidly throughout the country since they began arriving to the market the first compatible devices. Currently almost 90% of the shops in Japan offer the possibility of paying by card FeliCa, which thanks to this update, is now compatible with Apple Pay, in such a way that the iPhone and this NFC card users may make purchases and payments directly with the iPhone without the FeliCA card.
Apple comes to Japan being compatible with American Express, Mastercard, JCB, iD, QUICPay, AEON, Credit Saison, JCB, Mitsubishi UFJ, Nicos, Orient Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, Toyota Finance, UC Cards and View Card.
