With so much attention on iOS 8 a slew of important Apple news items slipped under the radar this week. You don’t want to miss these:

Apple will improve NFC

Apple has taken full membership in GlobalPlatform, the organization that defines standards for the secure elements used to store privileged information in NFC phones, reports NFC World.

Apple gains full voting rights and can pursue leadership positions in GlobalPlatform. This will be good for NFC on all platforms.

Apple plans loyalty scheme to boost Apple Pay

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