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Apple Watch is worth a few laughs, comedians show

Apple’s (AAPL) new smartwatch has been a gold mine for comedians who have poked fun at everything from its purpose to its pricing. CollegeHumor targeted the luxury gold Apple Watch with a video titled “Why the gold Apple Watch costs $10,000.” ” Apple (AAPL) finally did it — they’ve moved into the luxury watch world (hoping to grab people too rich and lazy to check the time on their iPhones),” CollegeHumor wrote. Internet comic Bill Doty made a video showing how annoying hipsters might behave with the Apple Watch. The video is called “How to Use the New Apple Watch.”

Apple Watch debate won’t be settled anytime soon

More than a month before the Apple Watch goes on sale, debate about the prospects for Apple’s (AAPL) first smartwatch shows no signs of abating. Apple fans say the wearable device will be another hit for the Cupertino, Calif.-based company. Skeptics say the first-generation Apple Watch is too expensive and doesn’t do much beyond extending iPhone functionality to a small display on your wrist. Backers of the Apple Watch say it will show its worth once more third-party developers release innovative apps for the device. They say critics doubted the potential for the iPhone and iPad as well. They say people will crave the Apple Watch as a beautiful timepiece that also functions as a health and fitness tracker, a new communications tool, a mobile wallet and a way to provide unobtrusive notifications. Critics of the Apple Watch doubt that it will become a mainstream product based on its current…

40% of iPhone 6 owners have used Apple Pay

Less than five months after its launch, Apple Pay has made major inroads in the mobile payments market, a new survey shows. Apple (AAPL) launched its contactless payment service on Oct. 20 and has been steadily adding retailers and supporting banks since then. The service is only available to owners of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones, but a sizable chunk of them have at least tried Apple Pay. Based on recent survey data, Baird Equity Research estimates that nearly 40% of iPhone 6 series handset owners have used Apple Pay. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus began their global rollout on Sept. 19 in the U.S. and nine other markets. Overall, 40% of online consumers surveyed have made at least one in-store purchase using their mobile phone. Among those who have used a mobile payment service, eBay’s (EBAY) PayPal was the top preferred method of payment at 13%, followed…