Friday, April 6, 2012

Wake up, Google! Drop Labs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JANUARY 5:  (L-R) Dr. Sanj...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JANUARY 5: (L-R) Dr. Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola, Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, Andy Rubin, vice president of engineering for Google, and Mario Quieroz, vice president of product management for Google, sit onstage during the question and answer period after the unveiling of Google's Nexus One smartphone at Google headquarters January 5, 2010 in Mountain View, California. Google announced its first branded smartphone, the Nexus One, that was designed in a partnership with cell phone maker HTC. The phone will cost $530 for an unlocked phone, $180 through T-Mobile and is expected to come to Verizon and Vodafone in the spring of 2010. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
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Wake up, Google! Drop Labs
By Cherian Abraham
Stuck with NFC. Stuck in Card Emulation mode. Stuck since day one. Like to a prodigal son who sullied the family name, Google shunned its wallet initiative, let it adrift and drew inward, leaving ineptitude and politics creep in. The highs and lows Google exhibited from its launch ... For mobile payments to be all that it can be, you either need to own the entire value chain (possible 'maybe' if you are Apple) or you must partner with every current stakeholder along that value chain. For the ...
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SecureIDNews | Etisalat, EIDA look to migrate ID cards to NFC phones
UAE-based teleco Etisalat has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) to develop a program that would enable Emirates ID card data to be identified and transferred using NFC-enabled mobile phones. ... Etisalat Afghanistan customers can use mHawala to make contactless mobile transactions at the point of sale, as well as purchase air time, pay bills and transfer funds to family and friends directly from their mobile phone. read more » ...
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