Google Now gets boarding passes, starts acting more like Apple’s Passbook

Google has taken inspiration from Apple's Passbook to give its Android customers a more instantaneous way to pull up their boarding passes with Google Now.

Urban Airship nabs Tello for an early stake in Apple’s Passbook

After building a significant business around making push messages easier to use, Urban Airship is now aiming to do the same with Apple's Passbook with the acquisition of Tello.

Klout perks up, adds influence card to Apple’s Passbook

Klout updated its iPhone application to allow members to receive rewards on their phones and add an influence identification card to Apple's Passbook application.

Starbucks integration adds mobile pay to Apple’s Passbook

The coffee conglomerate officially launched Passbook integration Thursday. The update allows Starbucks mobile users on iPhone and iPod to store their digital cards in Passbook for quick and easy mobile payments.

Company suing Apple over Passbook is funded by Microsoft and Motorola

Surprise, surprise, Apple is being sued again. A San Diego gaming and restaurant software company is suing Apple for infringing four of its patents in the new iOS 6 Passbook app.

MLB, Starbucks, Sephora among those who see a home run in iOS 6′s Passbook

Developers are already releasing their own gift and loyalty card apps for Passbook -- an app that puts your loyalty cards, coupons, boarding passes, event tickets, and more on the iPhone. The app launched today, alongside iOS 6, Apple's latest mobile operating system.