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Google said to rethink Wallet strategy amid slow adoption >> Bloomberg
Google is weighing changes aimed at improving its Google Wallet mobile-payment system following slow adoption and the departure of two key managers, according to people with knowledge of the project.

The company is considering sharing revenue with carriers such as Verizon Wireless and AT&T to get them to embrace the technology, which lets users pay for items at checkout by tapping phones on a reader device, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private…

“They are in a bit of a re-evaluation pattern right now,” said Rick Oglesby, an analyst at Boston-based research firm Aite Group. “It’s going much slower than anticipated.”
google  wallet  payment  nfc 
9 weeks ago by guardiantech
CES 2012: RIM Shows Off New BlackBerry Phone And Tablet OS | WebProNews
BlackBerry OS 7.1, which begins rolling out to BlackBerry smartphones today, includes a variety of new features. BlackBerry Tag allows users with NFC-enabled phones to exchange information by bumping their phones together. Mobile hotspot functionality has been added as well, along with enhanced search capability.
blackberry  rim  playbook  nfc  ces2012 
january 2012 by guardiantech
CES 2012: Intel Lays Out Its 2012 Ultrabook Strategy, Concept Laptops - Tested
Services such as PayPass—which will allow users to make payments by tapping their credit cards to the device using NFC—and Nuance speech recognition are being incorporated into new Intel partner devices. The goal, said the chip giant, is not only to produce thinner and lighter machines, but laptops that are both fast and capable too, thanks to Intel’s forthcoming Ivy Bridge chipset.
laptops  intel  ultrabooks  ultrabook  nfc  nuance  speechrecognition  ces2012 
january 2012 by guardiantech

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