You know how when you go to those future stores where clerks have credit card scanners on their phones, you don’t have to go to a sales desk because there IS NO SALES DESK?
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Vodafone Europe has announced it will be offering direct operator billing as an option on Android devices, allowing users to charge apps from the Android Market directly to their phone bill. Available initially in the UK and Germany, Vodafone expects it to have a positive effect on app sales, where users may have previously avoided paid-software over the hassles of adding a credit card to their account. Initially, Vodafone says, carrier billing will only be available to those who purchased their Android device through the company’s retail or online stores.
» Read more: Vodafone launches carrier billing for Android Market shoppers
Are you a Capital One customer? Manage your bank account and credit card(s) with their official app, Capital One Mobile Banking.
» Read more: Capital One Mobile Banking – Manage your accounts right from your Android
Voltaic has a cool new case called the Spark Tablet that will charge an iPad or iPhone along with just about anything else. The case will fully charge your device from the sun in hours.
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RIM’s BlackBerry Tablet OS has just received an update to version 1.0.5.
So you’ve purchased your first Xperia PLAY, your first ever gamer phone, a PlayStation phone like you’ve never seen before. It’s fabulous, the games are great, and you’re having the time of your life
» Read more: Android Community 101: Where do I find Xperia PLAY games?
It is now official and Google has just announced not only Google Wallet, but also Google Offers.
» Read more: Google Wallet and Google Offers NFC Projects Officially Announced by Google
Google Wallet looks to bring some exciting changes to the way we all purchase items online, and in person. The steps for Google Wallet setup are quite simple, says Google on May the 26th in New York: Attach your Wallet, Enter your Pin, Add your Credit Card, and lock. We originally mentioned Google Wallet this morning and you can read that here .
For those that might have somehow missed all the announcements today about Google Wallet and Google Offers you can see all of our coverage on that by clicking here . Google is rolling out a NFC system that they hope will revolutionize the way we purchase things in stores, and online. Hit up the coverage above for all the details and information
» Read more: Special Stickers will bring Google Wallet to older Android Phones lacking NFC
Bloomberg reports that Google plans to announce a mobile payment service on May 26. The Nexus S on Sprint will be the first device to take advantage of Google’s NFC-based technology that allows compatible mobile phones to make payments at physical retail stores. When Google added NFC support to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) earlier this year , the NFC-capable Nexus S seemed the likely guinea pig for the long-rumored service.
» Read more: Report: Google set to announce NFC payment system May 26
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