We highlighted in this blog last week about the announcement from Verizon and that it would block Google Wallet. Only a few days later there was a counter-announcement from Verizon that it wasn’t really blocking Google wallet, it was in discussion with Google about implementing a suitable “secure element” on the handset. OK – that’s [...]
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Yes this week has seen the announcement of the largest LTE deployment globally so far – from Verizon Wireless. 38 cities, covering 110 million people by the end of 2010. I’ll repeat that – by the end of the year – that’s less than 3 months folks. They are also equipping 60 airports. This is what [...]
Bank of America will roll out a mobile NFC payment trial enabling customers to use their smartphones to fund retail purchases. The trial will run from September until the end of the year along with Visa. The NFC function is expected to involve interim NFC solutions such as SD cards or cases, rather than embedded NFC phones. [...]
At least ninety per cent of app stores will fail in the next 12-18 months. That is the rather gloomy prognosis from Getjar CEO Ilja Laurs, who certainly knows the app store business inside out – in terms of cumulative app downloads, GetJar is second only to Apple’s runaway leader, App Store. But – ninety [...]
Last week, three of Japan’s largest consumer electronics companies agreed to combine their mobile handset businesses in a stand-alone joint venture. The stated aim is to help the three companies – Casio, NEC and Hitachi – to make significant savings in production and marketing costs and to improve their positions in the cut-throat domestic market. The [...]
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