Our pals over at This is My Next have received word via The Container Store that Google Wallet will be the announcement coming up tomorrow in New York, and that it will very likely be the NFC announcement we've been guessing at. This event will be announcing a "contactless" payment system via payment through a mobile device. This will almost certainly be through the Nexus S, Google's latest hero phone, and it'll more than likely be in collaboration with Sprint, the carrier who's most recently gotten the phone on their network.
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Google Wallet NFC Payment System Launches Tomorrow
Google To Reveal Mobile-Payment Service On May 26?
Being able to pay for your groceries with the swipe of your smartphone is certainly in the near future, as several companies are duking it out to be the first to offer a mobile payment system. According to Bloomberg, Google's offering may be revealed as early as this Thursday, May 26th.
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Orange Quick Tap NFC payments hands-on
NFC payment systems on cellphones have been making headlines recently, with Apple, Google and others all tipped to be considering their own schemes, but carrier Orange UK has decided to go one stage further and actually launch a contactless payments service. Operated in partnership with Barclaycard, and working with over 50,000 stores across the UK already equipped with NFC terminals – from names including McDonalds, EAT, Subway, Boots and others – Orange “Quick Tap” will launch in an affordable Samsung phone, the Tocco Quick Tap. We caught up with the carrier for a very conveniently paid-for coffee to find out how the system works.
Apple Store 2.0 Top Secret Revamp Revealed?
Next week's Apple Store event remains a mystery as the company continues its covert operation that may be related to its 10th retail anniversary. So far rumors have pointed to a possible iCloud launch, installation of NFC-equipped registers, and even a major back-to-school sale. But now an insider source has revealed that the Apple Store is actually getting a major makeover, internally referred to as "Apple Store 2.0" and has spilled several interesting details.
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HTC: Flyer first of several tablets; NFC phone in pipeline
HTC has confirmed that the Flyer is the first of several new tablets, partially corroborating long-standing rumors that had previously suggested three models would be unveiled in the first half of 2011. Speaking to Reuters, HTC Europe head Florian Seiche suggested Flyer sales had been within the company's expectations; "it's early days but we feel very good about it" the exec said, though failed to give any numbers. Meanwhile, Seiche dismissed suggestions that Microsoft's partnership with Nokia might negatively impact HTC's Windows Phone plans, or indeed drive the company away from the platform.
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Apple Store secret NFC payment upgrade tipped
The iPhone NFC saga continues: while analysts suggest that the incoming iPhone 4S/iPhone 5 may not, in fact, offer the short-range wireless system, the latest rumors out of Apple's stores indicate retail locations may be getting a secret NFC upgrade. According to BGR's sources, Apple has been busily installing new hardware in its stores in overnight maintenance sessions, including what appear to be cash-wrap equipped tables with different wiring looms to what's been used until now.
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No NFC for iPhone 4S/iPhone 5 claim analysts
Apple's next-gen iPhone 4S - tipped by some to be a relatively incremental update to the smartphone, rather than a significant reworking - will not, in fact, include NFC, according to Bernstein. A note from the analyst company, BusinessInsider reports, claims the new smartphone (aka the iPhone 5) will miss out on the short-range wireless radio system, as Apple skips yet another generation of handset.
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Visa Announces Mobile Payments Plan, Most Comprehensive Say Analysts
Last week, Visa revealed that they were set to make a big announcement soon regarding their mobile payments strategy, and indeed they have today. They intend to launch their cross-channel digital wallet system in the U.S. and Canada by this fall. Their strategy is ambitious, but also deemed most comprehensive of all the mobile payments contenders, including Google, ISIS, and Sprint.
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Kibot robot hands-on [Video]
South Korea’s big companies Samsung and LG may be battling it out on serious playing fields like 3D TV and who can make the skinniest smartphone, but everybody knows that the most excitement is in pastel-colored monkey robots. Kibot is carrier KT Telecom’s attempt to condition children to the inevitable AI takeover, a trundling, warbling robot that uses NFC, two way video calling and WiFi to remotely monitor, entertain and generally play with them.
DoubleTwist Adds AirPlay Support And DoubleTap Feature For NFC-Enabled Android Devices
The popular media management and sharing Android app called DoubleTwist has just added some nifty new features with their recent update to version 1.4.2. The update brings with it AirPlay support so that you can now stream music, videos, and photos to your Apple TV. They also added a cool feature called DoubleTap that lets you transfer music or videos between two NFC-enabled devices just by tapping them together.
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Google Actively Recruiting Marketing Head for Mobile Wallet Efforts
Using your smartphone as your wallet, and being able to ditch the plastic cards may be getting closer. Google has been showing for some time that it is actively pursuing expanding NFC in many areas, and it looks like they have taken another step in that direction. They are actively recruiting an EMEA head of commerce marketing, and planning on expanding that division. Eric Schmidt said earlier this year that one of Google's strategic initiatives is to support adoption of mobile payments for Android, and they are making progress with the Nexus S 4G out yesterday supporting NFC.
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Visa Mobile Payments Announcement Coming Next Week
Visa CEO Joseph Saunders has just let loose that the company will be unveiling its mobile payments strategy as soon as next week. The mobile payments space is still a hazy area that many large companies are just beginning to explore. But generally the goal seems to be to replace consumer wallets with mobile devices for making purchases and then get control of that payment network to monetize it via transaction fees or advertising partnerships.
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