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Yanik takes you through his journey learning Japanese as he prepares for the JLPT. Related Links FU: One Tap Less FU: Six Colors: How Apple can boost my iPad productivity FU: Pocket Blog: The Screen-Size Debate: How the iPhone 6 Plus Impacts Where We Read & Watch Wikipedia: Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) All Japanese All The Time and Fluent in 3 Months Japanese Engadget Japanese Lan...

Luc-Olivier shares his feelings about his adventure trying to use his iPad more often. Related Links FU: iOS 8.1.1 is out FU: Viticci's tweet about iOS 8.1.1 Beta FU: 1Password is happy about iOS 8.1.1 FU: iOS 8.1.1. installation size FU: 9to5mac: Staples turns on Apple Pay support at its retail stores ahead of Black Friday FU: Tech in Asia: Apple set to make even more money in China as it adds Un...

Yanik goes through a history of mobile payments, comparing the mature Japanese ecosystem to the blooming American one. Related Links FU: iOS 8.1 and iCloud Issues FU: Instacast's developer on iOS 7 silent push notifications / background fetch Japan Railway & Transport Review Issue #50 (Sep 2008): IC Cards Polygon: Nintendo eyes expansion of digital payment on New Nintendo 3DS This Week in Tech...

Luc-Olivier goes through a list of issues found in iOS 8 that rubs him the wrong way. Related Links Apple releases iOS 8.0.1 with fixes, but many users reporting it breaks Cellular + Touch ID | 9to5mac Loss of cellular service or ability to use Touch ID after updating to iOS 8.0.1 on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus iOS 8.0.1 May Have a Link to Apple Maps Fail From 2012 iOS 8 Causing Widespread Bluetooth...