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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The number of customers making payments with their mobile phones is estimated to grow to 17 billion transactions in 2013. This compares with 141 million in 2011, according to research from Capgemini, RBS and retail association Efma. ...
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Samsung is facing calls to issue a security update for the Galaxy S3 smartphone after it was discovered that the device can be reset by code hidden in a web page. German security researchers have demonstrated how an 11-character code can ...
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Apple has been accused of holding back the advance of near field communication (NFC) technology with its decision to launch the iPhone 5, which went on sale today, without the much-rumoured NFC-based contactless payment facilities. But ...
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Contactless fare cards in the New Jersey and San Francisco transit systems can be manipulated using an Android application,enabling travelers to reset their card balance and travel for free,researchers demonstrated Thursday at the EUSecWest ...
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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Google yesterday said it will pay up to$2 million for major vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser at a second Pwnium hacking contest this fall. Pwn2Own,a rival contest sponsored by Hewlett-Packard,will award as much as$200,000 in a ...
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The Motorola Photon Q features a slide-out Qwerty keyboard and a 4.3-in.touchscreen display.Computerworld-Sprint today announced it will sell the Motorola Photon Q smartphone for$199.99 and a two-year service plan starting on Sunday. ...
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Chip designer ARM has been revealing more details about the mission of the forum that it is putting together to help drive standardisation for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, also known as "the internet of things". The forum, ...
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Sales via smartphones and tablets grew exponentially in June,leaping 356%compared to the same month last year,according to an IMRG Capgemini report. The total online spend in the UK for June was 6bn pound,a 13%increase compared to last ...