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Verizon is OK With Isis Mobile Wallet Accessing the Secure Element on Your Phone, Just Not Google Wallet

Kellen December 19, 2012 155

Last week, we put together yet another new piece that discussed Verizon's reasoning for not allowing Google Wallet to work on their NFC-equipped devices. In a response to an FCC complaint, VZW argued that since Google Wallet requires interaction with the "...

That New Square-like Box in Your Notification Bar is the NFC Icon

Kellen November 28, 2012 44

NFC chips are pretty standard these days in smartphones, unless you own a device that begins with a lowercase "i." As far as we are concerned, NFC is the future of sharing and mobile payments, two things we care deeply about as mobile enthusiasts. For the most...

Google’s Help Site Basically Confirms “Google Wallet Card”

Kellen November 6, 2012 26

If Google's own help site is to be taken as a legitimate source of information (and why shouldn't it be?), then it just confirmed that a Google Wallet card or credit card is on the way. First mentioned a week or so ago thanks to a leaked Google Wallet app,...

Samsung TecTiles 3.0 Update Introduces Profiles, Multiple Action Tagging, and More

Kellen October 24, 2012 10

Samsung released a major update to their TecTiles application tonight, turning it into one of the more advanced NFC tag writing applications around. In version 3.0, TecTiles allows you to write multiple actions to a single NFC tag, look back at previous tag...

New Version of Google Wallet is on the Way, Request an Invite Today

Kellen October 22, 2012 50

This morning, Google added a line at the top of their Google Wallet page that reads, "The next version of Google Wallet, coming soon. Request an invite." So what are you waiting for? Go request a damn invite! We would attempt to speculate as to what we may...

Isis Mobile Wallet Goes Live Today in Austin and Salt Lake City – Devices Available From Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T

Kellen October 22, 2012 39

As was announced by Isis PR briefly last week, the first two test markets for their Isis Mobile Wallet application go live today, October 22. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all have "Isis Ready" handsets available, so if you live in either Salt Lake City, UT...

Official: Isis Mobile Wallet Launching in Test Markets on October 22

Kellen October 17, 2012 5

It's official, Isis Mobile Wallet is going live in its first two test markets (Salt Lake City, UT and Austin, TX) on October 22. This matches up to the date that our sources gave us last week, along with a detailed list of additional launch details. What Isis...

Google Wallet Prepaid Refund Form is Live, Be Sure to Get Your Money Back

Kellen October 17, 2012 23

Google announced back in early September, that the prepaid cards program in Google Wallet was coming to an end and that any remaining balances would be honored via refund (check or prepaid MasterCard). Since the service can only be used at a handful of...