Tim Cook dispelled fears about Apple promoting the American intelligence agencies in collecting information about users of products from this manufacturer. According to him, the government does not have access to Apple servers , and no backdoor is provided.
The second news is related to the recent Cook joke to use sapphire glass for the production of apple device. In fact, according to the Chinese edition of Apple Daily, Foxconn has already released a batch of 100 smartphones Apple, using sapphire as the front cover. Perhaps one of the following iPhone models will use the sapphire crystal not only to protect the camera and biometric sensor. It will certainly still premature.
Apple Insider website with reference to The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is in talks with partners on the implementation of its own mobile payment systems. The company already has several patents describing methods instant contactless payment for goods and services using mobile devices.