Apple didn't include near field communication technology in the iPhone 5, a decision that one NFC backer said the company might come to regret. But several mobile payment experts said Apple probably made a good choice for now, given the ...
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Apple apparently made the right decision to omit NFC from the iPhone 5, given that 68% of U.S. consumers prefer to buy goods using cash and credit cards over mobile wallets, according to a recent consumer survey. "Consumers aren't ready ...
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Google's decision last week to put its Google Wallet e-wallet system into the cloud is not sitting comfortably with security experts. Though the service's move from physical handsets to the cloud has expanded its credit card compatibility ...
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Starbucks is investing $25 million in mobile payment venture Square, and will allow customers to use a Pay with Square smartphone application to buy coffee at its retail stores starting this fall, the companies announced Wednesday. As ...
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Apple apparently made the right decision to omit NFC from the iPhone 5, given that 68% of U.S. consumers prefer to buy good using cash and credit cards over mobile wallets, according to a recent consumer survey. “Consumers ...
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Google announced this week that it would discontinue support for its branded pre-paid card in Google Wallet on Oct. 17, and urged customers to take steps to ensure they recover all their funds in a timely manner. PREVIOUSLY: Google Wallet ...
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Mobile payments with Google Wallet are growing fast, but the road to wide acceptance of NFC in the U.S. will be slow, the head of Google’s payments unit said Friday. The number of NFC (near-field communication) transactions with ...
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Little Nut Tree Toys Billed as an ‘independent traditional online toy shop’, Little Nut Tree Toys is an inviting, perky website with an appealing colour pallete that befits a toy shop. The landing page features a ...
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Google and LG are reportedly preparing to launch a Nexus smartphone modelled on the Optimus G. Like the Optimus G, the still-to-be-named new Nexus handset will be one of the first quad-core smartphones on the U.S. market when it ...
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IDG News Service - Visa said Tuesday that it has expanded its digital wallet service V.me to an additional 53 banks and 23 merchant partners. About 55 million cardholders now can use V.me for their online shopping. V.me is a wallet ...
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IDG News Service-Mobile payments with Google Wallet are growing fast,but the road to wide acceptance of NFC in the U.S.will be slow,the head of Google's payments unit said Friday. The number of NFC(near-field communication)transactions ...
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Computerworld-The Isis mobile wallet network will launch Monday in Salt Lake City and Austin,Texas,the Isis consortium announced Wednesday after an earlier delay in the launch. In an emailed statement,Isis marketing head Jaymee Johnson ...
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Sprint announced that the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE smartphone will go on sale Sunday for $99.99 after rebate with a two-year service agreement. The Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE smartphone. The Android 4.0 smartphone ...
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MasterCard will work with mobile operator Everything Everywhere to develop mobile and digital payment solutions. The five-year partnership will see the two firms compete with the likes of O2, US-based Google Wallet, PayPal and Barclays ...
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A flaw found in Apple's iPhone that can allow text messages to sidestep Apple's safeguard is"severe",according to an iPhone security researcher. In a blog post,the researcher,named Pod2g,said that the issue could mean that cyber criminals ...
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