You are simply NOT the target market. People who buy luxury watches don't compare tech specs or features, they buy a brand.

That was his nickname of the material, in an attempt to hand-wave away the materials science that would bore an audience. If that's the only scientific criticism, I'm okay with the movie.

Come on, The Core was a pretty decent movie. They took pains to make it scientifically plausible and hired scientists to proofread the script. It was generally more accurate and better explained than so much other schlock these days.

What are the odds against this piece of evidence being planted intentionally to give the appearance of a certain country being behind it?

I like the Streistand Effect, but not all of these should really apply.

Oh come on, this is not "religion" at fault, this is the work of a minority that is criticized by everyone else in that religion.

You mean the airline may suddenly reverse decades of policy and implement this, despite denying it?

The funny bit is that a Ponce in the UK means an effeminate man.

At least it's not as bad as LaGuardia airport.

Back in 2008, Apple invited jailbreak devs to speak at the Apple Store. You're thinking of 2009 when Apple modified their developer license agreements to ban the practice.

People used to jailbreak for several reasons: customizing the OS, installing unauthorized apps, unlocking the phone, and pirating apps.

But Poe lived by NYU, does Greenwich Village have anything about it?

The exclusivity is being reported by major news sites, and a few of the companies in the deal have confirmed it; there are fines if they allow alternate wallet apps.

You make good points. I suspect the reason Gizmodo is taking a more critical stance is because consumers feel this option is being rammed down their throats. Alternative payment systems apps for smartphones have been tried for years (Square, ISIS/Softcard, Starbucks' cards), but they were often ignored because they…

Amazing how AT&T has been caught multiple times doing this, and loudly insisted they did nothing wrong, but still caved anyway.

He handed documents detailing specific computer attacks directly to Chinese newspapers.

NFC is probably the standard you want. More secure than CC swipes, works on and supported by all the major banks and card networks, and cross-platform. Both Google Wallet and Apple Pay use the spec, and millions of people have the cards already.

The vitriol is mainly that:

there's a smartphone app called Buycott that can help you keep track.