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The Washington Post reported: This week, national security adviser John Bolton addressed reporters at the White House while holding a yellow legal pad bearing confidential notations in plain view of cameras. Among them was what appeared to be a potential plan to mobilize military troops in response to Venezuela’s political crisis, prompting media speculation over how Bolton, a seasoned diplomat, could have made such a goof.

But we kept looking and the OTHER notes were far more disturbing…

Apple adds international FeliCa service to Apple Pay with I-phone 8, I-phone X & Apple Watch Series 3.

Friday, September 22, 2017, 05:18 pm PT (08:18 pm ET) Overshadowed from Apple's recent glut of hardware information, the corporation's latest mobile phones today contain NFC technology which makes it possible for all i-phone 8, i-phone X and Apple Watch Series 3 apparatus, even those sold out of Japan, to socialize using FeliCa terminals.

Apple quietly announced the brand new NFC capability in a switch to its own regional Japan Apple Pay page right after announcing its brand new mobile device line up on Sept. 1-2.

The updated page has been seen by local site Ata Distance, that notes world wide support to your FeliCa standard will open the door into multiple payment systems in Asia.

Apple's first apparatus with FeliCa support surfaced annually using i-phone 7, i-phone 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series two models sold in Japan. The business afterwards triggered the machine included in Japan's Apple Purchase introduction, which started using i-OS 10.1 past November.

Initially made by Sony being a RFID chip solution, the FeliCa normal was afterwards hybridized for mobile use with the collaboration of Japan's leading cellphone provider NTT Docomo. This variant, known as Mobile FeliCa, functioned as the cornerstone of Apple's NFC Type-F execution in I-phone and Apple Watch.

Together with FeliCa service, users may employ Apple Pay for Suica charges and tap-to-pay services from Docomo and QUICPay. Until today, nevertheless, FeliCa functionality was confined by i-phone along with Apple Watch products sold within Japan.

Shedding more light on what Apple's brand new system works, the company this week added support for JCB J/Speedy and Mastercard Contactless credit cards, both of which collapse under Toyota Finance Corporation's TS CUBIC Card brand. Especially, J/Speedy and MasterCard contact-less count upon NFC A B technology to use, implying i-OS 1 1 implements onthefly NFC A-B-F changing.

Further, the Apple Pay Japan users are now able to cover American Express abroad, whereas 7 eleven announced forthcoming aid for its new J/Speedy execution.