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Near Field Communication 
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Is NFC Finally Becoming Mobile’s Next Big Thing?
It was hard to avoid the message at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The GSMA, the organizing body, was keen for everyone to believe that Near Field Communication might finally be about to have its day.Visa Taps Samsung for NFC Payment Deal
Future Samsung phones will be certified to work out of the box with Visa’s payment system.
Pinterest’s Value, Microsoft’s Mobile “Mistake” and Tesla’s Proud Owners: The AllThingsD Week in Review 2/17/13 – 2/23/13
The Top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.
NFC: What You Need to Know
You’re probably hearing “NFC” more often, as it appears in more mobile phones. Here’s what you need to know about Near Field Communication.
Is Google or PayPal Leading the Charge in Mobile Payments?
The results may surprise you.
PayPal Wants You to Shop While Straphanging In Singapore
PayPal and others are looking to make mobile payments even more mobile.
Digital Snickers Alert: Google Wallet Is Coming to a Vending Machine Near You
But will it save snacks from vending machine spiral purgatory?
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Isis Signs Up Six Major Handset Makers for Mobile Payments Push
Isis, the mobile payments joint venture of AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, has signed up a long list of handset makers that are vowing to produce phones with embedded NFC chips that will allow people to tap to pay. The participants include HTC, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. In addition, Isis said it was working with DeviceFidelity to add NFC functionality to phones that did not originally ship with near field technology.Google Mobile App Aims To Turn Phones Into Wallets
Katie looks at Google Wallet, the mobile app that lets users pay for things with their cellphone.
Socially Awkward Teens May Drive Mobile Payment Adoption
Using a credit card is not much harder than using a payment-enabled phone. If you don’t get that, maybe it’s because you are getting too old (sorry if I’m the one breaking it to you).