Why the heck do the new iPads have NFC chips when they can’t make contactless payments?

With the release of iOS 8.1, Apple Pay is now live in the US, and if you’ve got an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, that means that everything’s ready to go for you to start making some contactless mobile payments at retailer terminals. At least, that’s the situation on the new iPhones (above), but it’s a different story for Apple’s latest tablets: right up until launch we were unsure if the Air 2 and ...

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