http://www.phonearena.com/ PhoneArena.com - Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info. en-us Copyright 2001-2006 PhoneArena. All rights reserved. phonearena@phonearena.com http://www.phonearena.com/img/logo-en.gif http://www.phonearena.com/ 107 80 http://www.phonearena.com/news/Disney-shows-off-MagicBand-wearable-device-for-park-guests_id43490With all of the talk about wearable devices like Google Glass and smartwatches becoming a $6 billion business, this is no Mickey Mouse market. Or maybe it is; the Chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts, Thomas Staggs, appeared at D11 on Wednesday and showed off Disney's own wearable device that park guests can use to eliminate paper tickets...]]>NewsWed, 29 May 2013 16:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Disney-shows-off-MagicBand-wearable-device-for-park-guests_id43490/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-sans-contract-coming-to-Virgin-and-Boost-Boost-Mobile-Wallet-is-here_id43259Now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the flagship Android model, the Samsung Galaxy S III is being made available off-contract to some pre-paid carriers; Sprint owned Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA both said on Tuesday that the popular model will be available for customers of the two pre-paid carriers starting next month. The device will give both Boost and Virgin another LTE enabled phone to offer...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 13:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-sans-contract-coming-to-Virgin-and-Boost-Boost-Mobile-Wallet-is-here_id43259/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Wallet-launches-in-Korea_id43236Samsung Wallet was displayed earlier this year and the app is now available for Korean Android users to download on their device; similar to Apple's Passbook, Samsung Wallet is more of a depository where credit cards can be stored along with tickets, membership cards and coupons. Online purchases can be made using the information in the wallet confirmed by a PIN number or a one-time password...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 00:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Wallet-launches-in-Korea_id43236/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-says-no-to-Google-Wallet-yes-to-ISIS_id43184Some owners of the T-Mobile branded Samsung GALAXY Note II are getting upset at the carrier's decision to block Google Wallet; but the decision not to allow Google's mobile payment service to run on T-Mobile models has to do with the operator's inclusion as a founding member of ISIS. This is a competing mobile payment service that was put together by Verizon, AT&T and yes, T-Mobile...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 16:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-says-no-to-Google-Wallet-yes-to-ISIS_id43184/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/PayPal-exec-confirms-fingerprint-reading-iPhone-is-coming_id43061Among the keynote talking points was this little gem: "It's widely rumored that a large technology provider in Cupertino, Calif., will come out with a phone later this year that has a fingerprint reader on it. There is going to be a fingerprint enabled phone on the market later this year. Not just one, multiple..."]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 09:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/PayPal-exec-confirms-fingerprint-reading-iPhone-is-coming_id43061/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Turn-your-Apple-iPad-into-a-POS-device-with-Square-Stand_id43020Mobile payments company Square is best known for the little accessory that it offers iOS and Android users that allows them to swipe credit cards and accept them as payment for a mobile business; on Tuesday, Square introduced Square Stand. This is a stand that turns an Apple iPad into a digital cash register. It comes with a built-in card reader, and can hook up with with a receipt printer and a barcode scanner...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 19:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Turn-your-Apple-iPad-into-a-POS-device-with-Square-Stand_id43020/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-patent-reveals-new-anonymous-mobile-payment-system_id42025According to a patent filing made by Amazon, the retailer and tablet manufacturer is working on an app that allows for the transfer of funds without requiring the use of personal information like name and email address; instead, both parties to a transaction are registered with an intermediary and instead of money, a code is sent to the recipient's email address which later can be redeemed for the cash...]]>NewsWed, 17 Apr 2013 08:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-patent-reveals-new-anonymous-mobile-payment-system_id42025/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Double-standard-alert-Visa-and-Mastercard-to-charge-wallet-apps_id41060Mobile payments are a nice dream, and there are a number of different solutions that are trying to become the standard. But, many of the options share the same problem: they have to go through existing payment systems like Visa and Mastercard. And now, Visa and Mastercard want to start charging wallet apps to play middle-man...]]>NewsWed, 20 Mar 2013 19:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Double-standard-alert-Visa-and-Mastercard-to-charge-wallet-apps_id41060/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-now-has-a-seat-on-the-NFC-Forum-board-of-directors_id40518Google has been trying to push NFC for a few years now. It all started with the Nexus S back in 2010, and has been a staple of the Nexus line since then. It's been a slow roll, but other manufacturers have adopted the hardware as well, and the infrastructure for NFC payments has continued to be built out. Now, Google is going one step further by getting a seat on the NFC Forum board of directors...]]>NewsTue, 05 Mar 2013 17:39:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-now-has-a-seat-on-the-NFC-Forum-board-of-directors_id40518/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Bad-news-for-Google-Wallet-Samsung-and-Visa-agree-on-worldwide-NFC-deal_id40225This isn't the first deal that Samsung and Visa have made for mobile payments via NFC. The two companies first started working together for the London Olympics last year, but this new deal has a much wider scope, and will have a much bigger impact on the Android ecosystem and Google Wallet in particular. The new deal between Samsung and Visa is a worldwide NFC deal...]]>NewsMon, 25 Feb 2013 11:32:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Bad-news-for-Google-Wallet-Samsung-and-Visa-agree-on-worldwide-NFC-deal_id40225/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/YouTube-may-introduce-premium-subscription-model-in-the-spring_id39234Google has been slowly trying to branch out and find revenue streams that are separate from its core advertising business, but it has been a struggle. In Google's Q4 2012 earnings call, 96% of the company's quarterly revenue was from advertising. Now, it sounds like Google is going to try a bit harder to monetize YouTube by possibly introducing a premium subscription model this spring...]]>NewsTue, 29 Jan 2013 11:22:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/YouTube-may-introduce-premium-subscription-model-in-the-spring_id39234/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-gets-approval-from-Visa-for-mobile-payment-system_id38869When BlackBerry 10 hits the market, it will have a mobile payment system all its own. Visa has approved...]]>NewsFri, 18 Jan 2013 00:04:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-gets-approval-from-Visa-for-mobile-payment-system_id38869/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/eBay-expects-mobile-commerce-to-grow-significantly-in-2013_id38864eBay along with its PayPal unit notched a 21% increase in for 2012 versus 2011, and it looks like that growth will continue...]]>NewsThu, 17 Jan 2013 23:07:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/eBay-expects-mobile-commerce-to-grow-significantly-in-2013_id38864/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Analysts-finally-agree-with-us-NFCs-success-lays-outside-of-mobile-payments_id37936We've said it for a while, but there are finally analysts saying it, so obviously that means it's time for the tech world to pay attention: NFC's success lays outside of mobile payments. Don't get us wrong, mobile payments will be huge for NFC, but it is a very limited use case, and there are a lot of other things that can be done with the technology...]]>NewsThu, 20 Dec 2012 21:50:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Analysts-finally-agree-with-us-NFCs-success-lays-outside-of-mobile-payments_id37936/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Isis-mobile-payment-app-reveals-double-standard_id37934Just as we predicted only 10 days ago, Verizon would want to position itself carefully as it prepared to deploy Isis Mobile Wallet...]]>NewsThu, 20 Dec 2012 21:47:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Isis-mobile-payment-app-reveals-double-standard_id37934/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/VeriFone-surrenders-to-Square-in-the-mobile-payment-business_id37712In May, VeriFone introduced Sail, a mobile payment processing solution to compete with Square...]]>NewsSat, 15 Dec 2012 01:59:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/VeriFone-surrenders-to-Square-in-the-mobile-payment-business_id37712/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-update-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-to-Android-4.1-starting-on-Friday_id37646Good news for those Verizon customers with the Samsung Galaxy S III as the carrier has announced that it will be updating the flagship Android handset to Android 4.1 starting Friday; the update, which will make the phone Global Ready, will be pushed out in phases so if you are impatient and can't wait for the OTA update, there is always Kies...]]>NewsThu, 13 Dec 2012 15:10:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-update-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-to-Android-4.1-starting-on-Friday_id37646/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-finally-getting-around-to-Wallet-prepaid-card-refunds_id37442This has been a pretty long journey. So, if you remember, back when Google launched Google Wallet, it had prepaid card support. The prepaid cards turned out to be something of a security threat, so Google removed support, offered $5 of "we're sorry" money to users, and promised refunds. Well, it looks like those refunds could finally be on their way...]]>NewsFri, 07 Dec 2012 16:56:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-finally-getting-around-to-Wallet-prepaid-card-refunds_id37442/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Analyst-blames-Apple-for-slow-NFC-growth-we-blame-limited-use_id37438We've remarked before that NFC, while it is an incredibly useful product, hasn't seen the kind of adoption rate that many have hoped for in the United States. And, one analyst thinks that Apple is to blame for the slow growth of NFC...]]>NewsFri, 07 Dec 2012 12:18:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Analyst-blames-Apple-for-slow-NFC-growth-we-blame-limited-use_id37438/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Gemaltos-UpTeq-NFC-is-the-first-SIM-card-authorized-for-mobile-payments-by-Visa-MasterCard-and-Amex_id37336The Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and mobile security juggernaut Gemalto managed to score another first in its quest to unify the SIM card and NFC functionality in one...]]>NewsWed, 05 Dec 2012 08:19:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gemaltos-UpTeq-NFC-is-the-first-SIM-card-authorized-for-mobile-payments-by-Visa-MasterCard-and-Amex_id37336/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Isis-bringing-NFC-payments-to-some-vending-machines_id37259Word has it that NFC is the wave of the future, but it is definitely taking quite a long time to roll out in the USA. If you've been to Japan, you know that mobile phones have been able to use NFC for payments on vending machines or pass access at train stations, but things are moving much slower in the US. But, Isis is looking to help move things along by adding NFC to (some) vending machines...]]>NewsMon, 03 Dec 2012 17:57:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Isis-bringing-NFC-payments-to-some-vending-machines_id37259/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ABI-Research-Close-to-2-billion-NFC-enabled-devices-to-ship-by-2017_id36962According to ABI Research, support for NFC will rise this year as the number of devices to be shipped with the short range service is expected to hit 120 million, up from an earlier forecast of 80 million units; this is the first time that ABI was compelled to raise its estimate during a year...]]>NewsSat, 24 Nov 2012 13:30:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/ABI-Research-Close-to-2-billion-NFC-enabled-devices-to-ship-by-2017_id36962/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/No-Turkeys-here-PayPal-eBay-and-Instagram-have-big-Thanksgivings_id36961Both PayPal and eBay saw a huge jump in mobile payments on Thanksgiving with the 2012 numbers coming in 173% and 133% above the 2011 numbers respectively; at the same time, social photo app had its biggest day ever with over 10 million pictures processed...]]>NewsSat, 24 Nov 2012 03:36:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/No-Turkeys-here-PayPal-eBay-and-Instagram-have-big-Thanksgivings_id36961/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-starts-rolling-out-Passbook-enabled-Apple-Store-gift-cards_id36487Apple has been trying to expand the usefulness of its Passbook application and has started offering Passbook enabled Apple Store gift cards that are available in three colors and in dollar amounts ranging from $25 to $2,000...]]>NewsSun, 11 Nov 2012 21:07:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-starts-rolling-out-Passbook-enabled-Apple-Store-gift-cards_id36487/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-Apple-Store-allows-Siri-to-interact-with-the-app_id36373Version 2.4 of the Apple Store app has a couple of new features, one involving the purchase and delivery of gift cards, and the other features voice activated virtual personal assistant Siri which is integrated into the app...]]>NewsWed, 07 Nov 2012 22:35:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-Apple-Store-allows-Siri-to-interact-with-the-app_id36373/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-to-have-physical-card-option-says-Support-Page_id36331Google Wallet is all about wireless mobile transactions using NFC and an embedded credit card, but information found on the Google Wallet Support Page hints at a physical card that canbe used by those who just don't trust today's technology...]]>NewsTue, 06 Nov 2012 16:12:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-to-have-physical-card-option-says-Support-Page_id36331/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Catch-Microsofts-Build-2012-sessions-in-their-entirety_id36263Developers and non-developers alike will find some of these videos interesting. All sessions from the four day conference are available...]]>NewsMon, 05 Nov 2012 02:08:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Catch-Microsofts-Build-2012-sessions-in-their-entirety_id36263/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-headed-to-your-physical-wallet_id36200A leak of Google's upcoming Wallet app shows off massive changes, including person to person payments and the availability of a physical card that could be used in lieu of NFC...]]>NewsThu, 01 Nov 2012 16:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-headed-to-your-physical-wallet_id36200/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-evolving-past-NFC-and-to-the-iPhone_id35789It hasn't been too long since Google Wallet was updated to allow use of all types of credit/debit cards, and become far more secure. Even so, it looks like Google may be getting ready to overhaul the service, and bring it to competing platforms...]]>NewsMon, 22 Oct 2012 20:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-evolving-past-NFC-and-to-the-iPhone_id35789/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Isis-up-and-running-in-two-locations-Austin-and-Salt-Lake-City_id35781As expected, the Isis mobile payment service owned by Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T has started service in two cities, Austin (Texas) and Salt Lake City (Utah); if you live in one of those cities, you must own one of the nine NFC enabled handsets that supports the service...]]>NewsMon, 22 Oct 2012 12:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Isis-up-and-running-in-two-locations-Austin-and-Salt-Lake-City_id35781/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ISIS-to-launch-officially-on-October-22-to-be-supported-on-20-devices-by-years-end_id35682As rumored, the ISIS mobile payment system will debut this coming Monday, October 22, after being delayed several times. Word comes from Jaymee Johnson, who is responsible for marketing the platform, so we know that this time it's official...]]>NewsThu, 18 Oct 2012 06:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ISIS-to-launch-officially-on-October-22-to-be-supported-on-20-devices-by-years-end_id35682/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ISIS-pilot-program-finally-launching-on-T-Mobile-Oct.-22_id35566It has been delayed a number of times, but it looks like the ISIS mobile payment system is finally getting off the ground, at least as a pilot program. A few users will be able to get in on it starting October 22nd...]]>NewsMon, 15 Oct 2012 20:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ISIS-pilot-program-finally-launching-on-T-Mobile-Oct.-22_id35566/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Rogers-and-CIBC-to-launch-suretap-mobile-payment-service-on-October-15th_id35447The Canadian carrier has teamed with CIBC to allow customers of NFC-capable devices to make payments against their CIBC Visa or Mastercard...]]>NewsFri, 12 Oct 2012 01:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rogers-and-CIBC-to-launch-suretap-mobile-payment-service-on-October-15th_id35447/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-inks-deal-to-adopt-fingerprint-recognition-technology_id35134We're slowly gathering evidence suggesting that Apple is looking to introduce a fingerprint-based security for its devices, specifically the mobile ones such as the iPhone and iPad. After it acquired security firm AuthenTec, known for its Smart Sensor technology — a special fingerprint reader — everyone thought that Apple is going to implement the tech in some of its future products. However...]]>NewsWed, 03 Oct 2012 04:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-inks-deal-to-adopt-fingerprint-recognition-technology_id35134/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-rumored-to-be-building-a-mobile-payments-platform_id34960The options for mobile payments are getting to be pretty varied these days. There are NFC-based options like Google Wallet, or Paypal, barcode/WR code scanners like LevelUp, or there are cloud-based options like Square. Now, word has it that Amazon wants to join in on the fun with its own mobile payments platform...]]>NewsThu, 27 Sep 2012 20:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-rumored-to-be-building-a-mobile-payments-platform_id34960/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Samsung-GALAXY-Nexus-no-longer-supports-Google-Wallet_id34516Just when it appeared that things were looking up for Google Wallet with usage doubling over the last several weeks, comes word that Verizon's version of the Samsung GALAXY Nexus will no longer support the mobile payment system; considering that Verizon is part of ISIS, are we really that surprised?...]]>NewsSat, 15 Sep 2012 13:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Samsung-GALAXY-Nexus-no-longer-supports-Google-Wallet_id34516/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-usage-has-doubled-since-allowing-all-credit-and-debit-cards_id34462Since Google updated Google Wallet to allow for the use of any credit card, the usage of the app has doubled; moving Google Wallet to the cloud has made it easier for credit card issuers to integrate with the mobile payment system...]]>NewsThu, 13 Sep 2012 17:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Wallet-usage-has-doubled-since-allowing-all-credit-and-debit-cards_id34462/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/PayPal-for-Android-updated-to-version-4.0.0.3_id34038The latest update to PayPal's Android app takes the software to 4.0.0.3 and brings the look of the software more in line with the design of Google's open source OS and also brings some new functionality to the payment service...]]>NewsTue, 04 Sep 2012 06:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/PayPal-for-Android-updated-to-version-4.0.0.3_id34038/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LevelUp-mobile-payment-system-now-available-for-Windows-Phone_id33958Already available for iOS and Android, mobile payment system LevelUp is now listed in the Windows Phone Marketplace; the merchant is charged no commission for a sale and tthe average user gets back $30 to $40 per month...]]>NewsSat, 01 Sep 2012 10:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LevelUp-mobile-payment-system-now-available-for-Windows-Phone_id33958/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Should-you-or-shouldnt-you-expect-NFC-in-the-iPhone-5_id33797Yesterday, we broke down the engineering reasons why you shouldn't be expecting NFC to be part of the iPhone 5, but we have a bit more Appley reason why you might not want to expect to see NFC in Apple's next-gen device...]]>NewsWed, 29 Aug 2012 08:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Should-you-or-shouldnt-you-expect-NFC-in-the-iPhone-5_id33797/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-ISIS-mobile-wallet-to-debut-next-month_id33795Hours after word spread about an update to the T-Mobile branded Samsung Galaxy S II that brought support for ISIS to the device, a report was released with speculation that the carrier-led mobile wallet would debut in September...]]>NewsTue, 28 Aug 2012 18:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-ISIS-mobile-wallet-to-debut-next-month_id33795/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-planning-to-make-Google-Wallet-into...-a-wallet_id33785For those of you who noticed, Google didn't name its mobile payment system something like Google Pay, or Google Money, because that's not the ultimate aim of the product, and Google is finally pushing towards that goal...]]>NewsTue, 28 Aug 2012 15:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-planning-to-make-Google-Wallet-into...-a-wallet_id33785/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-iPhone-is-not-likely-to-feature-NFC-heres-why_id33781We might have heard countless rumors about the upcoming sixth-generation iPhone from Apple, but while they all agree on some things like the larger, 4-inch screen, newer 32nm chip…]]>NewsTue, 28 Aug 2012 08:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-iPhone-is-not-likely-to-feature-NFC-heres-why_id33781/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iZettle-mobile-credit-card-payment-solution-now-available-for-Android-still-in-dispute-with-Visa-Europe_id33653For those outside of Europe, iZettle is an European mobile merchant card solution akin to Square in the US. Their initial platform was designed for iOS. Now, iZettle supports Android as well...]]>NewsFri, 24 Aug 2012 07:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iZettle-mobile-credit-card-payment-solution-now-available-for-Android-still-in-dispute-with-Visa-Europe_id33653/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-bullish-on-the-future-of-Google-Wallet_id33631Google held a live developers forum on Google Wallet today, revealing the positive trends they see in mobile payments, and what they are doing to try and make Wallet a success...]]>NewsThu, 23 Aug 2012 13:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-bullish-on-the-future-of-Google-Wallet_id33631/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Walmart-Target-and-7-Eleven-poised-to-announce-their-own-mobile-payment-system_id33303As if we didn't have enough mobile payment initiatives and company agglomerations, now the huge retailers themselves are trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers with their mobile devices on their own...]]>NewsWed, 15 Aug 2012 04:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Walmart-Target-and-7-Eleven-poised-to-announce-their-own-mobile-payment-system_id33303/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Mobile-powerhouses-join-the-Mobile-Payments-Committee_id33175Mobile payments are something of a mess right now, but it looks like the big names in the field are finally joining together to try to sort things out. Today, all four major US carriers, plus other big-time players announced they were joining the Mobile Payments Committee...]]>NewsThu, 09 Aug 2012 19:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Mobile-powerhouses-join-the-Mobile-Payments-Committee_id33175/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Square-joins-Starbucks-largest-mobile-payment-network_id33159Mobile payments is a huge new market that no one is quite sure what to do with yet. Everyone has a different philosophy on how to make it all work, and while everyone else is competing, Starbucks has built up the largest mobile payments network in the U.S...]]>NewsThu, 09 Aug 2012 19:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Square-joins-Starbucks-largest-mobile-payment-network_id33159/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/In-app-purchasing-coming-to-Windows-Phone-8-not-before_id33100Microsoft is bringing in-app purchasing to Windows Phone, but not before Windows Phone 8 is launched; even those with handsets getting updated to Windows 7.8 wll not be able to make a purchase while using an app...]]>NewsTue, 07 Aug 2012 14:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/In-app-purchasing-coming-to-Windows-Phone-8-not-before_id33100/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-said-to-be-buying-The-Fancy-to-get-its-general-e-commerce-business-going_id33034Apple is rumored to be ready to get its general commerce business out of the gate with a purchase of The Fancy; the company was recently valued at $100 million dollars during its latest funding round, and has backing from Facebook and Twitter alumni...]]>NewsSat, 04 Aug 2012 23:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-said-to-be-buying-The-Fancy-to-get-its-general-e-commerce-business-going_id33034/commentsPhone Arena