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Google Checkout may be dead, but Google Wallet lives on

Google Checkout may be dead, but Google Wallet lives on
  • Posted May 21, 2013, 11:32 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Google announced that it is dropping Google Checkout in favor of its more smartphone-friendly Google Wallet service. Businesses relying on Google Checkout to process online payments will have six months to transition to another payment processor. The company says it…

Gmail updated with quick action buttons, Google Wallet integration

Gmail updated with quick action buttons, Google Wallet integration
  • Posted May 16, 2013, 3:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Software
  • Amid all the hubbub of its I/O developer conference, Google has found time to teach Gmail some new tricks with the introduction of quick action buttons that will let you act on emails without even opening them. The buttons appear…

Google Play quietly rolls out carrier billing for Verizon subscribers

Google Play quietly rolls out carrier billing for Verizon subscribers
  • Posted November 1, 2012, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Verizon subscribers with Android smartphones can now lump their usual carrier services and Google Play app purchases together on a single bill. The new addition, which was rumored earlier and then confirmed, reportedly went live as early as yesterday for…

ABI Research: NFC payments forecasted to reach $100 billion by 2016

ABI Research: NFC payments forecasted to reach $100 billion by 2016
  • Posted October 22, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Near Field Communication (NFC) payment technology is being billed as the next big thing in wireless. Europe and Japan have welcomed NFC with open arms but outside of a few major cities, it has yet to gain traction in the…

Isis says they will miss their planned summer launch date

Isis says they will miss their planned summer launch date
  • Posted September 14, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • A senior executive at mobile wallet and payment network Isis has announced the company will miss their planned summer launch date. Head of marketing Jaymee Johnson told FierceMobileContent that Isis is still fine-tuning their product and as such, it won’t…

Google wants to digitize your wallet, tickets, passes and more

Google wants to digitize your wallet, tickets, passes and more
  • Posted August 28, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web With Video
  • In the wake of Passport, Apple's upcoming answer to digital wallets, Google has announced it is working toward making its current Google Wallet service more robust. In a Q&A session hosted by YouTube, Google Wallet developer Robin Dua said the…

Load Google Wallet onto Verizon's Galaxy S III with this new hack

Load Google Wallet onto Verizon
  • Posted July 30, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Software With Video
  • A pair of smartphone enthusiasts have successfully loaded Google Wallet on a Samsung Galaxy S III from Verizon, the first ever to do so. Mike Beauchamp and Dustin Evans loaded the app onto the phone before visiting McDonalds to give…

Isis announces banking partners, mobile payments trial set for mid-2012

Isis announces banking partners, mobile payments trial set for mid-2012
  • Posted February 27, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Isis, a mobile-payments joint venture born from an alliance between Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA, announced today that it will begin trials in mid-2012 with three card services partners: Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard. The partnership was unveiled at…

Google Wallet PIN vulnerable on rooted Android devices

Google Wallet PIN vulnerable on rooted Android devices
  • Posted February 9, 2012, 9:57 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, IT Security With Video
  • Security researchers over at zvelo have discovered a vulnerability in Google Wallet that could expose users' PIN codes to a brute-force attack. The flaw only affects users who have rooted their Android smartphone, so most people won't need to worry…

Verizon blocks Google Wallet on its new smartphones

Verizon blocks Google Wallet on its new smartphones
  • Posted December 6, 2011, 8:38 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Google said late on Monday that U.S. phone carrier Verizon Wireless is blocking it from installing the Google Wallet app on its new Android powered smartphones. The service allows users to make payments, collect and use digital coupons, as well…

Google Wallet, Checkout merge into single payment platform

Google Wallet, Checkout merge into single payment platform
  • Posted November 17, 2011, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Internet search company, Google, is consolidating its Checkout and Wallet online payment platforms into a single, unified payment service. Once merged, the service will retain its Google Wallet branding.

Google Wallet launched, brings NFC payments to smartphones

Google Wallet launched, brings NFC payments to smartphones
  • Posted September 19, 2011, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • Google has launched Google Wallet today, an Android app that turns your smartphone into a mobile payment system. The company announced the service in May and partnered with Citi, MasterCard, First Data, and Sprint to make it possible for you…

PayPal sues Google, former execs over Google Wallet

PayPal sues Google, former execs over Google Wallet
  • Posted May 27, 2011, 12:47 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Just hours after Google announced their entry into mobile payments the company has been slapped with a lawsuit from none other than PayPal, alleging that the search giant misappropriated trade secrets when it hired away PayPal mobile executives. The suit…

Google announces Google Wallet, an open commerce NFC ecosystem

Google announces Google Wallet, an open commerce NFC ecosystem
  • Posted May 26, 2011, 1:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing Breaking News
  • Google today announced and demoed Google Wallet, an app that turns your phone into your wallet. The company has partnered with Citi, MasterCard, First Data, and Sprint to make it possible for you to tap, pay, and save using your…

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