Google announces new services

[diogen]

Here
Live from the Google Wallet press event! -- Engadget
Google Wallet and Google Offers
Google Wallet mobile payment service, Google Offers announced -- Engadget

If Wallet takes off, NFC will be one of the first major smartphone features to get popular without Apple initiative...

Diogen.

 

[navychop]

Tin foil shielded cell phone case, anyone?

 

[diogen]

Looks as... simple as it supposed to be.



Diogen.

 

[navychop]

Isn't NFC more or less common in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa? And mag stripe plastic cr cards going away?

 

[diogen]

NFC is new tech for gadgets.
Credit card usage in Europe is a fraction of what it is in NA.
Chip based credit cards are there for years.

The biggest question now is: will Apple "invent" something on its
own or make the new iPhone inter-operable with Google NFC stations?

Whoever wins this round of "statistic collection" has a lot to gain...

Diogen.

 

[Ramy]

I will pass on this. Don't want someone to steal my phone and rob me blind.

 

[whitewolf8214]

Google unveils smartphone pay service, PayPal sues
Google unveils smartphone pay service, PayPal sues - Yahoo! News

 

[navychop]

I will pass on this. Don't want someone to steal my phone and rob me blind.

How long do you think you'll have an option? What do you think would happen if you tried to pass a check in Japan today?

Kicking and screaming, kicking and screaming ........

 

[diogen]

First limited (to New York and San Francisco) Google Wallet test run
Google Wallet review: photos, videos, and availability | This is my next...
A week with Google Wallet (video) -- Engadget
Google Wallet: The Future of Money Is Here, Sorta

This can't succeed without a critical mass of users and merchants. But looks like a good first step...

Diogen.

 

[diogen]

Looks like Google Wallet is getting some traction...
Visa, Amex, and Discover join MasterCard on Google Wallet

Also, Google Offers is building a base in Europe
Google strengthens Offers with acquisition of German DailyDeal

Diogen.

 

[Pepper]

Oh yes. It is my ultimate goal to give google even more access to my private data. /sarcasm

 

[Ramy]

Oh yes. It is my ultimate goal to give google even more access to my private data. /sarcasm

I hear you. I didn't sign up for Google plus because of that. Thinking about getting rid of Facebook too.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I will pass on this. Don't want someone to steal my phone and rob me blind.

Well for many people, stealing their phone offers that opportunity as it is.

Think of how much private data is in your phone. And with Android, you probably have a google checkout account setup for the market that does not even demand a password when you purchase something. (At least iOS prompts for a password when you purchase in the app store).

Whenever we go mobile with our data, we take risks.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I hear you. I didn't sign up for Google plus because of that. Thinking about getting rid of Facebook too.

And exactly what additional data are you giving google with plus? NOTHING. Just integrating EXISTING google services you probably already have. While Facebook is ticking me off right now, it has to do with user interface, NOT privacy settings. Those have improved dramatically. And Google gives you the same types of controls in plus.

 

[diogen]

Even Google's best friends in pushing Android - Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola(!!) - would like to see an alternative to Google Wallet
HTC, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson to add Isis NFC tech in future phones -- Engadget

Diogen.