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<title>Skycore enhances Passbook with MMS data delivery</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/24/service.allows.for.rapid.secure.delivery.of.ticket.and.pass.information/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1369429593_skycore-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Mobile ad vendor and service provider Skycore has launched the ability for users to receive Passbook data through MMS. Providers of Passbook data can connect to Skycore's SaaS servers to provide secure delivery of passes to a user's phone. The passes then are opened, and stored in the user's Passbook app. Providers can monitor MMS delivery receipts, and verify installations of the provided data...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Passbook being used to test exclusive coupon offer in UK</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/19/harvester.restaurant.creates.special.offer.for.iphone.users.only/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366423397_Apple-Passbook-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A UK restaurant chain is experimenting with an iPhone-only coupon, usable through Apple's Passbook app, in an effort to attract new customers. The Harvester coupon, which offers £5 ($7.60) off any bill of £30 ($45.70) or more, "exceeded our expectations," according to the chain, with a nearly five percent redemption rate (similar ads generally see only a 1-2 percent redemption rate in most indu...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MLB updates At Bat, At the iPark iOS apps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/29/at.bat.gets.universal.access.features/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364574878_mlb13.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Major League Baseball has updated two core iOS apps, At Bat and At the Ballpark.  The former has gained universal support for At Bat 13 subscribers, making the service accessible not only on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, but a variety of other supported phones and tablets.  Similarly, live audio access is now multi-platform, portable to Mac or Windows as long as a person has an MLB.com account...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MLB updates At Bat 13 iOS app, expanding Passbook use</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/27/tickets.via.iphone.soon.to.be.accepted.at.half.of.all.stadiums/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362012909_MLB-Passbook-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The entity controlling the sport of baseball is making some major league moves in courting iOS owners, particularly those using Apple's "virtual wallet" Passbook app. Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced that it will expand the number of stadiums accepting Passbook electronic tickets to nearly half of all MLB venues over the course of 2013, for a total of 13 stadiums. Last week, the league up...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung unveils Passbook-like Wallet app</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/27/currently.in.preview.form.for.developers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361982986_samsungwallet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Samsung today revealed a new mobile app, Wallet, at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  The app is similar in concept to Apple's Passbook app for the iPhone, in that it saves items like tickets, boarding passes, coupons, and membership cards in a central place.  Each item can be tied to time- or location-based push notifications, and/or updated in real-time if details change....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Early adopters so far satisfied by Passbook uptake</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/20/american.airlines.claims.15.million.active.users/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1356035603_ios6-passbook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Some of the early adopters of Apple's Passbook app are pleased with the response so far, a Wired report suggests.  American Airlines, for instance, says it has witnessed a "high uptake" of people managing boarding passes through the app.  The airline says it has about 1.5 million active Passbook users, and that 20,000 passes reach iPhone users daily....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple seeks patents on Passbook, asymmetric fans</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1356016919_coupat.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has filed for two new, potentially significant patents.  One of these covers an "integrated coupon storage, discovery, and redemption system" similar to Passbook, an app built into the iPhone version of iOS 6.  The filing describes a "coupon wallet" which can accept input from several sources, such as scanning, email, touchscreen entry, or delivery via server.  Coupons can be stored on-d...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Discover to add Passbook support to updated iOS app</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/07/lets.users.store.redeem.cashback.bonus.rewards/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354858395_Apple-Passbook-passes-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has added more vendors to its Passbook digital certificate program, including the first credit-card reward redemption option. While American Express lets users check their balance and transaction notifications, Discover has updated its iPhone app to convert CashBack Bonus rewards into digital certificates that Passbook can store and redeem at various merchants. In addition, version 4.10 of t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Facebook Messenger, Vizibility, Zensorium</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/04/messenger.app.drops.account.requirement/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354648552_ScreenShot2012-12-04at12.03.43PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Facebook announced today that it had altered its Facebook Messenger app to allow users to create Messenger accounts with only a name and a phone number. The alteration brings Facebook Messenger into the company of other SMS-replacement apps such as WhatsApp and Handcent, as users can now message contacts with just a phone number, as well as share photos with them. The social network rolled out the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple Store app adds Siri, email gift card options</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/08/gift.cards.to.be.compatible.with.passbook.site.now.live/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352360110_Apple-RetailStore-app-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has updated its Apple Store iOS app to add compatibility with Siri, and a new online portal for buying gift cards delivered by email and now Passbook compatible. In addition, the app now supports Apple's EasyPay system in Canada, France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. The changes, implemented to make shopping easier in crowded Apple Stores during the holiday season, allow uses to buy and s...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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