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A branch of Dutch chain C1000 is running a six-month pilot program that involves 100 customers, which are also Rabobank online account holders, paying for their shopping via their mobiles. The program is run by LogicaCMG and uses an existing online PIN payment system.
Each customer in the program has a phone equipped with technology supporting wireless information exchange over a short distance (NFC?). Once he/she has finished his/her shopping, the reader gets the information from the phone (unique ID linked to the shopper’s bank account) and once the PIN has been entered, the supermarket gets money from the customer’s bank account. Neat and sooo convenient. I wonder when we’ll see this technology implemented on a wider scale…
[Via: textually.org]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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