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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Security threats to your mobile device such as malware, fraudulent lures such as SMS spoofing, and toll fraud, are all becoming favourites of digital crooks as people move away from using PCs and toward smartphones and tablets, according to ...
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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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Google's Nexus 7 tablet can now be ordered on more retail websites worldwide, but so far the less expensive US$199 model remains exclusive to Google's Play online store, according to current listings. Retailers such as Staples, B&H Photo ...
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At $199, Google's Nexus 7 may seem like a tempting tablet, but some potential buyers and analysts say that it lacks hardware features and is a feeble attempt to energize the Android OS in a market dominated by Apple. Google on Wednesday ...
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The total value spend of Near Field Cummunication (NFC) mobile payments will rise from $4 billion in 2012 to $191 billion in 2017, breaking the $100 billion mark in 2016. Despite Apple rejecting NFC for its latest smartphone, the iPhone ...
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Nokia yesterday showed off the new Lumia 920 smartphone, the company’s first device running Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone 8 OS. The device, which is the company’s flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, has a new start ...
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Broadcom thinks it can make NFC a common smartphone feature by offering it in a chip with other wireless technologies, even if making payments with the technology doesn’t catch on for years. On Tuesday, the communications chip ...
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Hewlett-Packard is bringing a twist to its business laptop design with the new EliteBook Revolve,which is the company's first Windows 8 touchscreen laptop that can double up as a tablet in some circumstances. The Revolve has an 11.6-inch ...
Mobile phones are expected to play a significant role in the future of cashless payments in remote and on-premise purchases. Payment companies are ramping up their mobile offerings in the scramble for this lucrative market. ...
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Microsoft's new mobile operating systems have been affected by a series of glitches that has had users complaining online – and some returning their devices to retailers and mobile telecoms companies for a refund. The most serious ...
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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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ROAM Inc., the leading mCommerce Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider, announced that TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company is the first retail customer to integrate ROAM's software developer's kit (SDK) in its TaylorMade Performance Labs (TMPL). ...
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Samsung Telecommunications America has upgraded the TecTile application, which programs NFC stickers, to automate functions on its smartphones. The most talked-about application for NFC (Near Field Communication) is payments. But the ...
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