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| Google, PayPal and US Carriers Start Pushing Mobile Payments Even Stronger Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT
The London 2012 Olympics marked a big push from Visa and Samsung to boost NFC payments via handsets. Now, Google, PayPal and US carriers are also preparing to boost this type of services, through a common initiative. The Electronic Transactions Association announced yesterday that it has formed a Mobile Payments Committee, an alliance aimed at pushing mobile payments to the public.
Even if carriers are competing on the telecom market, it’s their common goal to make these services more popular. The committee was created in order to deliver standards that surpass technological hurdles, increase adoption from merchants and consumers and work with regulators to form a public policy regarding mobile payments. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon are all part of this alliance. Other members include Google, Intuit, Isis, Paypal and many, many more. Committee members each have their services and protocols and partnership and with such a young industry, it’s important for such alliances to form and promote the entire technology segment. They also have to adopt the same standard, in order to inter operate with each other and partners. Will they achieve this perfect partnership? Related posts:
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| Black Samsung Galaxy S III Spotted on Samsung Olympics Facebook Page Posted: 10 Aug 2012 04:33 AM PDT
Samsung Galaxy S III is certainly a record breaker, with 10 million units shipped in less than 2 months, but people like variety. That’s why a Pebble Blue and Marble White version aren’t enough for such a hit, so here’s a black version getting spotted on the Samsung Olympics Facebook Page, ahead of any sort of announcement.
Black is always elegant and from what I can see here this a matte black, like the one of clams that you eat in Belgian restaurants and call “moules” if I’m not mistaking. Not sure if they posted these pics on FB to tease or simply by mistake, but it was logical that a hit phone like the Galaxy S III would get more colour versions than one. We’re also waiting for the usual releases in pink, green, blue, yellow or whatever other colour you can imagine. Seeing that the Galaxy S II was launched in black first and then white, this reverse strategy is certainly interesting. During the past years white phones have increased in popularity and it all started with the white iPhone 4 if I’m not mistaking. Would you buy a black GS3?
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