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Isis mobile payment platform is almost ready

, Mar 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Isis has a booth on display at the SXSW show in Austin, Texas this week. Austin is one of the platform's pilot cities, and will be able to start accepting Isis payments in the summer. The Isis team, which is made up of a joint venture between Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, released a new video to show how the service will work once it goes live. Read The Full Story

Juniper says NFC payments will hit $74 billion by 2015

, Mar 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Let's face it. If you've actually paid for somethiing using software and hardware that's built into your phone, you're in the significantly vast minority. That is, at least, assuming you live in the US. But in just a few years, if it's not part of your daily routine you may look as outdated as someone who doesn't have a smartphone today. This trend is going to grow, and it's gonna grow quickly. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet ditches support for rooted smartphones

, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [6]

Google Wallet has some significant issues with security already this year. A potential hack was discovered in February that could have exposed credit cards. However, no evidence of credit card abuse or theft was noted. The security flaw was only exploitable on rooted Android devices. It seems Google is taking a different route with potential security flaws on rooted Android devices; it has decided to end support for rooted smartphones. Read The Full Story

Moneto NFC compatibility comes to six new phones

, Feb 20th 2012 Discuss [1]

Moneto has announced that is has expanded its flagship Near Field Communication (NFC) platform to Android, and has added support for six Samsung Galaxy S devices. This is in addition to the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S, which were already supported by the company. The moneto platform is different than other "virtual wallets" because it uses a special microSD card, allowing it to function even in devices that don't have built-in NFC hardware. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet reopens for prepaid cards, adds transfer block

, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [2]

Google has reopened its Google Wallet mobile payments service to prepaid cards, having slammed the door on new additions after the discovery of a potential hack, while also delivering a fix that it claims will make the system more secure for users. No evidence of actual abuse has been identified as a result of the hack, the company's commerce team insisted, which allows the Google Wallet PIN to be revealed on Android devices that have been rooted. Read The Full Story

Google kills use of prepaid credit cards via Google Wallet

, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [1]

Last week we learned that if you're using an Android smart phone there was a way the PIN for your Google Wallet can be accessed using an app called Wallet Cracker. Since that hack surfaced, Google has maintained that its wallet service is secure. However, Google is taking steps to protect the prepaid credit cards that are linked to your Wallet account. Read The Full Story

Google defends Google Wallet despite hacking wave

, Feb 11th 2012 Discuss [10]

Google Wallet has been the subject of the latest round of security paranoia, but Google has come forward to say there is nothing wrong with the product and anyone who is at risk of losing sensitive Google Wallet data is someone who made a specific decision to lower their entire phone's security, and it is their problem. The search giant is trying to prove that Google Wallet is safe, and this round of bad publicity should not be taken out of proportion. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet PIN on rooted Android devices at risk

, Feb 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you are an Android smartphone user who is taking advantage of Google Wallet on a smartphone that is rooted, you need to be aware of a potential major issue. As you know, when you're making a purchase with your Google Wallet must enter your PIN number to complete the transaction. A reputable security firm called Zvelo has alerted Google that it has discovered the PIN is at risk. Read The Full Story

AT&T Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S get Google Wallet

, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [12]

Google has released Google Wallet for the AT&T Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S, bringing the NFC-enabled smartphones up to speed with contactless payments. However, the download requires that an AT&T SIM be loaded into the phone - though you can still download over WiFi - since with a T-Mobile USA SIM the app simply disappears from the Android Market. Read The Full Story

Apple iPhone 5 will have strong NFC support: report

, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [14]

There's new life emerging for one of the big Apple rumors that came out last year but never gained much steam. We're talking about Near Field Communication (NFC) support for the next generation of the iPhone. NFC, of course, is the standard used in contactless credit cards today and is looking to be a standard feature of smartphones tomorrow. Read The Full Story

No root Google Wallet port for Galaxy Nexus

, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [8]

If you have a new Galaxy Nexus and you aren’t happy with the fact that Google Wallet isn't offered for the smartphone, you need to check out this port. Some of the devs on XDA-Developers have been able to port the app to the Galaxy Nexus without having to root the device. The port involves installing the app as an APK. Read The Full Story

Security of Google Wallet questioned by viaForensics

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [6]

Most of us are very concerned about the security of the data that is stored on our smartphones. That concern is only going to grow as services like Google Wallet take more than our contacts or emails and store the data on phones. The security of Google Wallet has been called into question by a security firm called viaForensics. According to the security firm, the Google Wallet app has failed their security tests. Read The Full Story
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