Google opening smartphone wallets (Update)
Google opened its smartphone wallet to the public on Monday.
Telecom
Sep 19, 2011
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News tagged with near-field communication
Google wants to turn your smartphone into a wallet
In a Mountain View convenience store, Marc Freed-Finnegan carries a bottle of water up to the cashier, who scans it and announces the price. Freed-Finnegan touches his smartphone to a gray plastic sensor labeled "PayPass," ...
Business
Aug 10, 2011
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New Zoosh technology provides NFC capabilities without the chip
(PhysOrg.com) -- New startup, Naratte (rhymes with karate) has announced the arrival of Zoosh, a new technology that does most everything that Near Field Communications (NFC) devices have been promising for the last couple ...
Renesas creates a near-field wireless communication with no battery use
(PhysOrg.com) -- Renesas Electronics Corp has announced the development of a near-field wireless communication technology that can transmit data to Bluetooth- and wireless LAN-compatible devices without the use of a battery. ...
Nanoscale waveguide for future photonics
The creation of a new quasiparticle called the "hybrid plasmon polariton" may throw open the doors to integrated photonic circuits and optical computing for the 21st century. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy ...
Optics & Photonics
May 31, 2011
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Rivals likely to reach for Google's 'Wallet'
With the announcement of "Google Wallet" the Internet giant became the first player to dash into a future where people use smartphones as credit cards, but rivals are expected to cut its lead short.
Business
May 30, 2011
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Google advances on mobile payment system, makes partnerships with MasterCard, Citigroup
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is making some new friends in the world of finance. They have announced partnerships with both MasterCard and Citigroup, that will allow users of Android-based phones to go shopping and pay with their ...
Qualcomm announces a new family of mobile Snapdragon Chipsets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm just announced today its next mobile processor architecture for the Snapdragon family chipsets that will include the single-core MSM8930, the dual-core MSM8960 and the quad-core APQ8064. The single, ...
