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<title>Skycore enhances Passbook with MMS data delivery</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.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 &lt;a href="http://www.skycore.com"&gt;Skycore&lt;/a&gt; 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 moni...]]></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.macnn.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 &lt;a href="http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/10/04/diverse.range.of.services.gather.in.virtual.wallet/#AXTVSZBKhOCqDYZj.99"&gt;Passbook app&lt;/a&gt;, in an effort to attract new customers. The Harvester coupon, which offers £5 ($7.60) off any bill of £30 ($45.70) or more...]]></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.macnn.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, &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mlb.com-at-bat/id493619333?mt=8"&gt;At Bat&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mlb.com-at-the-ballpark/id513135722?mt=8"&gt;At the Ballpark&lt;/a&gt;.  The former has gained universal support for At Bat 13 subscribers, making the...]]></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.macnn.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" &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/280030==http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/12/20/american.airlines.claims.15.million.active.users/" rel='nofollow'&gt;Passbook app&lt;/a&gt;. Major League Baseball (MLB) has announc...]]></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.macnn.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 &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/280000==http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/27/4035064/samsung-wallet-app-apple-passbook-features" rel='nofollow'&gt;revealed&lt;/a&gt; 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 pas...]]></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.macnn.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 &lt;em&gt;Wired&lt;/em&gt; 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 &lt;a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/12/20/apple-files-for-passbooks-digital-coupon-feature-hints-at-nfc"&gt;filing&lt;/a&gt; descri...]]></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.macnn.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 &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/274903==http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/#passbook" rel='nofollow'&gt;Passbook&lt;/a&gt; digital certificate program, including the first credit-card reward redemption option. While &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/274904==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/28/app.tracks.balance.transact...]]></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.macnn.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 &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/274614==http://newsroom.fb.com/News/544/A-New-Way-to-Sign-Up-for-Messenger-for-Android" rel='nofollow'&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; 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-re...]]></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.macnn.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 &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/272489==https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-store/id375380948?mt=8" rel='nofollow'&gt;iOS app&lt;/a&gt; to add compatibility with Siri, and a new &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/272490==http://store.apple.com/us/personalize/electronic?product=E_GIFT_CARDS" rel='nofollow'&gt;online portal...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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