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Download: Google Wallet Apk for Galaxy Nexus LTE, All Users – No Root or Zip Flashing Required

Kellen December 17, 2011 285

On Friday, a flashable zip file was made available that would put Google Wallet on your LTE Galaxy Nexus. The process was not all that fun, and even after completing it, some were still running into issues. Well, guess what? An .apk has been released that...

Video: Ice Cream Sandwich’s Beam in Action on the Galaxy Nexus

Kellen December 6, 2011 97

One of the more talked about features from the Ice Cream Sandwich event in Hong Kong was Beam, the NFC-based information sharing tool. If you have a phone with an NFC chip running Android 4.0, you can share information with another phone who has the same...

PayPal Receives UI Upgrade, Widget For Making NFC Payments

Tim November 7, 2011 20

A new version of the PayPal app on Android is available for everyone to download in the market this very minute. You will find a completely revamped UI that makes navigation much easier, improved support for tablets, a Send Money redesign, and more....

Google Maps Update Includes NFC Support!

Kellen October 20, 2011 615

As I looked in my market for app updates this morning, I noticed that Google Maps was listed as having the ability to reduce downloads of maps for different screen resolutions. Seemed pretty minor until I clicked "Update" and noticed that a new permission...

Will the DROID RAZR Have an NFC Chip? Motorola’s New Bluetooth Headsets Certainly Do

Kellen October 17, 2011 36

Motorola and Verizon are going to unleash the DROID RAZR on the world tomorrow in NYC (we'll be there by the way). The device will be ultra-thin (maybe the thinnest on the market), super fast with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3" qHD display, improved...

HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung Team Up with Isis for NFC Payments, So Much for Google Wallet?

Kellen September 27, 2011 67

Isis - which is a joint venture by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile - announced today that they have partnered with all of the major device manufacturers in the game to bring an NFC payment system to the masses. In the very near future, you will see NFC-...

Who Says NFC Was Only Built for Making Payments? How About Unlocking Doors Too.

Kellen September 21, 2011 61

With all of this Google Wallet and Nexus S talk this week, we wanted to point out that NFC can do more than just make and receive payments. In fact, after watching the video above that demonstrates how Near Field Communication can also be used to do things...

Google Wallet Launches – Visa, Discover and and American Express Support on the Way

Kellen September 19, 2011 20

Today, is officially Google Wallet day. We were first introduced to the technology back in May and are excited to now see it go live to more than just a test group. For those not familiar, Google Wallet could soon replace your wallet and all of your credit...