News from ZDNet | | | Google Wallet enables mobile NFC payments on Android, gives away readers What's in your old leather wallet? Nothing, if Google and its partners have their way. With a wave of your NFC-enabled Android phone you can pay in a flash, and lose that deck of loyalty cards too. Read more | | Google Wallet: Handicapping why it will (and won't) work Google has launched its big move into mobile payments with Google Wallet. The big questions revolve around Google Wallet adoption and whether the search giant and partners can finally make mobile... Read more | | Visa responds to Google Wallet with NFC mobile payment plan of its own Google has officially launched the mobile payment app wars with the introduction of Google Wallet today. One of the Google's project partners is MasterCard, and its chief competitor already has a... Read more | | Would replacing Ballmer really goose Microsoft's stock price? It's hard to know what Microsoft could do to raise its stock price, which has been stuck in a holding pattern for the past ten years or so. Read more | | Report: Microsoft to show tablet version of Windows 8 next week Bloomberg is adding fuel to the rumor fires claiming that Microsoft may show off the tablet version of Windows 8 next week at the AllThingsD conference. Here's what to watch for, if and when that... Read more | | Can Citrix take control of the cloud? Citrix looks to extend their access from the client to the cloud Read more | | Report: Japan best at using IT to support green national agenda OK, so the first question I had when reading the new Low-Carbon ICT Leadership Benchmark from the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) was this: "Uh, where is the United States?"The... Read more | | Microsoft's Ballmer: Piracy killing our China revenue Microsoft CEO Ballmer said that China brings in less revenue than the Netherlands due to piracy. Read more | | The sub-$100 Android handset - Google's doomsday weapon? Could the sub-$100 Android handset be Google's 'doomsday weapon' against Apple, RIM, Microsoft and Nokia? Read more |
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