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Skycore uses MMS to send Passbook passes

by John-Michael Bond (May 23rd, 2013)

Passbook users rejoice, as life is about to get a little easier. Skycore has announced support for cross-carrier delivery of Passbook passes via MMS. That means in the near future you will be able to send friends and family tickets, coupons and gift cards via a simple text message, and have them ...

Qantas lands Passbook-enabled iPhone app

by Matt Tinsley (May 2nd, 2013)

Australia's Qantas airline has released a brand-new iPhone app (free) with many great features, including Passbook support. The Qantas Airways app lets customers find and book Qantas flights, book hotels worldwide, view flight bookings, access up-to-the-minute flight status and create ...

Popular European discount airline easyJet adds Passbook support

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 30th, 2013)

Outside the United States, Passbook-supported apps are a rarity. That's why it's especially exciting that uber-popular European discount airline easyJet has just added Passbook support to their iPhone app. The move comes days after easyJet announced that it is eliminating check-in desks at ...

Dunkin' Donuts app now supports Passbook

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 28th, 2013)

Dunkin' Donuts has made it easier, and quicker, than ever for iOS users to pay for their fix of coffee, donuts and baked goods, by adding Passbook support (Dunkin' Pass) to the Dunkin' Donuts iOS app (version 2.5). John Costello, chief global marketing and innovation officer for Dunkin' Brands ...

Daily Update for February 27, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 27th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

MLB expands Passbook to 13 ballparks this season

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 27th, 2013)

Major League Baseball announced in New York City on Tuesday night that nine more ballparks will support Apple's Passbook ticketing system this season, according to GigaOm. The ballparks include the homes of the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A's, Pittsburgh ...

Samsung Wallet looks a lot like Apple Passbook

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 27th, 2013)

Over at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung just unveiled its "Samsung Wallet," which looks to be an exact ripoff of Apple's Passbook. Like Passbook, Wallet lets users store virtual passes such as movie tickets, boarding passes, coupons, concert tickets and more. Wallet also sends users ...

Making your own Passbook store loyalty cards with PassKit

by Steven Sande (Jan 14th, 2013)

I'll admit it. I really, really hate store loyalty cards, but I use them. That means that I suffer from George Costanza's wallet more often than I care to say, since I'm always jamming those stupid plastic cards into slots in my wallet. So when I visited my local IKEA store last month and was ...

Delta releases iPad app, adds Passbook ticketing to iPhone app

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 13th, 2013)

Delta Airlines has released an updated iPhone app and an all-new iPad app. The big news for frequent fliers comes from the iPhone app. Version 2.0 of Fly Delta adds the ability to view and access your eBoarding Pass in Passbook in iOS 6 The updated iPhone app also sees the ability to purchase ...

Daily Update for December 20, 2012

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2012)

Apple's Passbook a boon for developers

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2012)

Apple's Passbook has a surprising set of fans; app developers. A Wired post this morning describes how a variety of companies have seen uptake of their apps skyrocket once Passbook compatibility was added. As an example, beauty retailer Sephora saw 38,000 more downloads of its app than usual ...

Square now offers Passbook integration and gift cards

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 10th, 2012)

On Sunday, Square CEO Jack Dorsey announced via Twitter that Square now offers the ability to give and use gift cards via iOS's Passbook. The gift card announcement is a unique approach to the industry. Traditional gift cards (electronic or physical) require stores to actually offer a gift ...

RE/MAX Regional Services using Passbook for business cards

by Mike Wehner (Dec 4th, 2012)

We've already seen Apple's Passbook app used for sports tickets, gift cards and boarding passes, but leave it to the real estate industry to embrace one of its more interesting uses: business cards. RE/MAX is partnering with digital business card provider Vizibility to offer virtual, ...

Urban Airship to gain Tello's PassTools, look to Passbook

by Steven Sande (Dec 4th, 2012)

The in-app push messaging company with a fun name, Urban Airship, has acquired a company named Tello that will help Airship to gain a foothold in the creation of passes, loyalty cards, tickets and coupons that work with Apple's iOS 6 Passbook app. Tello developed a platform called PassTools ...