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Although it’s still (at least officially) limited to the Sprint’s Nexus S 4G users only, Google keeps expanding its Google Wallet service. The latest move comes from Cantaloupe Systems (technology provider for vending machines) and First Data (payment processing company which is a Google Wallet partner), which have integrated Google’s contactless payment service into 6,000 of its 80,000 vending machines across New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and D.C. metropolitan areas. Of course, that’s just a start, with additional vending machines to get the capability in the near future.
At the same time, we’re hoping the “regular” Nexus S will also get the official Google Wallet support (the unofficial one isn’t adopted by the majority of users), further making contactless payments accessible to the general public. Then when the Galaxy Nexus launches we may quickly reach the tipping point with more companies joining the trend. We’ll see…
[Via: theverge]
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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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