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230 people in the San Francisco Bay area are trialing electronic wallets embedded into Samsung mobile phones that allow them to pay for public transport and fast food. They’re probably using NFC, but CBS (3 minute video) is too afraid to get too geeky on us and explain the actual technology. Consumers shouldn’t have to know how it works, they just need to know it is safe and reliable. If trials are successful then they’ll roll this out throughout the country, half a decade after Japan.
[Via: Engadet Mobile]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
