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Apple Card perks: 2% Booking.com credits, six months of Uber One, Hertz deals
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Apple Card perks: 2% Booking.com credits, six months of Uber One, Hertz deals

Mike Peterson · October 19, 2026

Apple Card pays more than Daily Cash at Booking.com, Uber and Hertz, but each perk only works if you sign up through the right link.

iOS 27 known issues: Writing Tools can freeze and reminders lose their titles
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iOS 27 known issues: Writing Tools can freeze and reminders lose their titles

Mike Peterson · September 19, 2026

If Writing Tools stops responding in Messages, or a reminder you made from a chat has no title, your iPhone isn’t at fault. Both bugs are listed as known issues in Apple’s own iOS 27 release notes, and Apple gives a workaround for each: force quit Messages for the first, and type the title in…

Apple confirms Apple Cash purchases failed for some users on September 16
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Apple confirms Apple Cash purchases failed for some users on September 16

Mike Peterson · September 19, 2026

Apple has confirmed that some Apple Cash users couldn’t make purchases for about three hours on September 16. Its System Status page lists the problem from 1:17 p.m. to 4:18 p.m. PDT that day (4:17 p.m. to 7:18 p.m. EDT), and marks it resolved. iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Image: Apple If an Apple Cash…

Apple Pay reportedly launches in India in October, with Axis Bank cards first
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Apple Pay reportedly launches in India in October, with Axis Bank cards first

Mike Peterson · September 19, 2026

Apple Pay is set to launch in India in October, with Axis Bank credit cards first, according to a Reuters report from September 18 that cites three people with knowledge of the matter. Reuters put the launch “next month”, and Apple hasn’t confirmed it. iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Image: Apple If the report holds,…

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