This week we discuss major retailers blocking the use of Apple Pay in favor of MCX’s CurrentC solution. We also delve into CurrentC’s challenges in light of recent hacks and it’s unease of use. We revel in and are shocked by the success and defeat of James Thompson’s PCalc as it is both featured and threaten with removal on the Apple Store. Jaimie retells the story of Gilt’s login bug on iOS. Picks: Auxy, Google Inbox, RWDevcon and iOS Leads

Episode 13 Show Notes:

DairingFireball: Retailers blocking Apple Pay (and Google Wallet)
TechCrunch: CurrentC Is The Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt To Kill Apple Pay And Credit Card Fees
iMore: In-depth look at CurrentC and the personal data they want to collect
David Barnard App Review Psychology
Gilt Tech: Sleuthing—and Solving—the User Logout Bug on iOS 7

Episode 13 Weekly Picks:
Auxy
Google Inbox
RWDevcon 2014 – February 6 & 7 in Washington DC
iOS Leads – Use the code MTJC to save 20% off your first month.
Android Leads – Use the code MTJC to save 20% off your first month.

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