NFC World » Sprint http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Virgin Mobile adds gWallet phone http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/11/315619/virgin-mobile-adds-google-wallet-phone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/11/315619/virgin-mobile-adds-google-wallet-phone/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:33:40 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15619 The LG Optimus Elite is now available to pre-order from Virgin Mobile USA for US$149.99. The NFC device will begin shipping on 15 May with Google Wallet included — the first time that a US carrier...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/11/315619/virgin-mobile-adds-google-wallet-phone/feed/ 0 Google Wallet: We’re in it for the long haul, says search giant http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/25/315277/google-wallet-were-in-it-for-the-long-haul-says-search-giant/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/25/315277/google-wallet-were-in-it-for-the-long-haul-says-search-giant/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:22:59 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15277 “It’s still very early days for mobile payments and we know [it] will take time to build a mobile commerce ecosystem, but we’re very committed to this goal and are encouraged by the progress we’ve made to date,” says the search giant, as it makes unlocked Galaxy Nexus NFC phones available for US$399.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/25/315277/google-wallet-were-in-it-for-the-long-haul-says-search-giant/feed/ 0 Vivotech completes new funding round http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/26/314804/vivotech-completes-new-funding-round/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/26/314804/vivotech-completes-new-funding-round/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:33:05 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14804 Vivotech has completed a Series D funding round, bringing the total the NFC and contactless specialist has raised to date to US$96m. New sales figures for the company's POS terminal business have also been released....

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/26/314804/vivotech-completes-new-funding-round/feed/ 0 Google in talks with carriers to take Google Wallet global http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:28:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14112 The search giant is in discussion with mobile network operators around the world, NFC World has learned, with the aim of making its NFC mobile wallet available both internationally and on a wide array of handsets. US carrier partner Sprint is set to be the first, with up to ten additional handsets due to get Google Wallet this year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/feed/ 1 Google Wallet boss: No more prepaid cards until we’ve dealt with hack http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/11/313150/google-wallet-boss-no-more-prepaid-cards-until-weve-dealt-with-hack/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/11/313150/google-wallet-boss-no-more-prepaid-cards-until-weve-dealt-with-hack/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:09:21 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13150 "To address an issue that could have allowed unauthorized use of an existing prepaid card balance if someone recovered a lost phone without a screen lock, tonight we temporarily disabled provisioning of prepaid cards," says Google Wallet VP Osama Bedier.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/11/313150/google-wallet-boss-no-more-prepaid-cards-until-weve-dealt-with-hack/feed/ 0 Sprint announces more Google Wallet phones http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/17/312449/sprint-announces-more-google-wallet-phones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/17/312449/sprint-announces-more-google-wallet-phones/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:17:56 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12449 The US carrier has revealed it will be adding two further NFC phones to its line up, the Galaxy Nexus and the LG Viper, and more are on their way.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/17/312449/sprint-announces-more-google-wallet-phones/feed/ 0 Google Wallet goes on tour http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311029/google-wallet-goes-on-tour/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311029/google-wallet-goes-on-tour/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:49:38 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11029 Google, Sprint and Samsung are taking Google Wallet across the US on a five city roadshow that will allow consumers to test out the NFC service in selected retail stores. The roadshow, already live in New York and in...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311029/google-wallet-goes-on-tour/feed/ 0 Google Wallet gets offers upgrade http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/13/310677/google-wallet-gets-offers-upgrade/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/13/310677/google-wallet-gets-offers-upgrade/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:12:14 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10677 Google has issued an updated version of its Google Wallet app which brings improvements to getting special offers, more transaction details, a better tutorial section and user interface upgrades — along with unspecified bug fixes.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/13/310677/google-wallet-gets-offers-upgrade/feed/ 0 Google Wallet with offers goes live in Times Square http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/13/310651/google-wallet-with-offers-goes-live-in-times-square/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/13/310651/google-wallet-with-offers-goes-live-in-times-square/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:41:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10651 Shoppers at the flagship Times Square branch of American Eagle Outfitters can now use an NFC phone to make payments, earn reward points and collect or redeem special offers.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/13/310651/google-wallet-with-offers-goes-live-in-times-square/feed/ 0 Updated: XDA devs add Google Wallet to original Nexus S? http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310436/xda-devs-add-google-wallet-to-original-nexus-s/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310436/xda-devs-add-google-wallet-to-original-nexus-s/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:13:22 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10436 Developers say they have come up with a way to add Google Wallet functionality, including a Google Prepaid Card carrying a free US$10 credit, to the original Nexus S NFC phone.

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