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Nokia sends $70m mobile payment to Obopay
There are signs the mobile payments market is really taking off at last with Nokia announcing a substantial investment in service provider Obopay today. The amount, understood to be in the region of...
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Cashing in on mobile memory cards
Themobile wallet is one of those mythical beasts of the cell phone world that elusively stays away from mass-market implementation. However, an Oregon-based company called Tyfone has at least come up...
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Near Field Communication not so far off
Near Field Communication, approved as a standard seven years ago, has gone viral just this past week. Google’s CEO led off his interview at the Web 2.0 Summit with a demonstration, Research in Motion...
View ArticleFurther reading: Paying with your iPhone and the chip bounceback
Tech news from around the web: Apple is planning a service that would allow customers to use their iPhones and iPads to make purchases, reports Bloomberg. The company is set to introduce Near Field...
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Apple’s magic touch could tip NFC
Reports that Apple could include near-field communication tags in its next iPhone, allowing people to transfer data – and probably iTunes payments – to and from their phones, have got tech watchers...
View ArticleFurther Reading: Facebook poised to hire ex-Obama aide and Hollywood makeover...
Tech news from around the web: Facebook is in talks to hire Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama’s former White House press secretary, to help manage the company’s communications, according to the New...
View ArticleFurther reading: Amazon joins mobile payment rumour mill and tablets a bitter...
Tech news from around the web: Amazon is considering introducing a service that would let consumers pay for goods using their mobile phones and near-field-communication technology, according to...
View ArticleFurther reading: Jobs biography and Boo founder’s bubble fears
Tech news from around the web: Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has agreed to participate in a book about his life, ABC reports. Simon & Schuster announced on Sunday that Walter Isaacson’s “iSteve:...
View ArticleZoosh offers sound alternative to NFC
If you’re confused by all the ways that NFC (Near Field Communication) chips are going to enable mobile transactions, here’s a technology whose implementation even your dog can understand. Zoosh,...
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Google’s Schmidt predicts widespread “tap and pay” within a year
Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, believes that a third of check-out terminals in retail stores and restaurants will be upgraded to allow wireless “tap and pay” from mobile phones within the...
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