Alongside Monday’s release of iOS 8.1, Apple activated its new Apple Pay service for in-app and retail payments. We tried it out to see if it lives up to the hype. Mobile payments haven’t quite taken off yet. I’m sure more than a few of you have taken to using Google Wallet and other similar services for NFC purchases, but these are_still the exception, rather than the rule. Apple is taking its entry into payments very seriously, working with hundreds of_banks and major brands for the launch. To get started, you’ll need iOS 8.1 installed on an iPhone 6 or...

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