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17 Apr 2026

An editorial illustration of a large wall-mounted flat-screen display in a busy restaurant kitchen, showing rows of stylised order tickets in warm ambient light

Moving the kitchen TV display off Chromecast: the 2026 hardware landscape

Chromecast with Google TV is discontinued. We have spent the year looking at what replaces it for restaurant order displays (Fire TV, Onn, Vega OS, Apple TV), and here is where we landed.

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Carlos Butler

15 Apr 2026

An editorial illustration of two hands meeting over a polished wooden bar counter, one holding an iPhone and the other a contactless card, soft warm late-afternoon light

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Tap to Pay on iPhone in UK hospitality: the state of play in 2026

Tap to Pay on iPhone has quietly become a real option for UK restaurants and bars. Here is what is different, what is the same as a traditional terminal, and why you still probably want a proper card reader on your main counter.

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Carlos Butler

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