Google Wallet has been met with very few actually using it, and will soon be facing the heat of competitor Isis. Before the huge initiative begins, Google may be relaunching Wallet. On the Wallet webpage, it now teases that a new version is coming soon. It also reveals that they are looking to expand past Android, onto iOS and other devices. You can… Read more
Isis has confirmed that they are launching the service on October 22nd. And just like before, it shall launch in Austin and Salt Lake City for now. They also claim “as many as” 20 smartphones will support Isis, but the older devices might be left out. A bit sad, I always hoped my aging AT&T Galaxy S II will get Isis, since it has an NFC chip. Though the… Read more
Last time we reported on an update for the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE, it contained a section about Isis mobile payment system. Here’s proof: So why did they just tear out the part about Isis? Well, the question should be: why was it there in the first place? Isis won’t publicly be available for a while. The support will still probably be… Read more
The infamous DROID Incredible 4G LTE is getting a software update sometime soon. It doesn’t get any of the fixes we want (using the multitasking button as a menu button, and various fixes for bugs present in the software), but it’s still a good, if small, update. Basically, it adds Isis Mobile Wallet support for the future, and global roaming now (why… Read more
Sprint has been the only carrier so far to officially support Google’s own Wallet NFC payment system as the other carriers have been banking on another mobile payment system called ISIS. Now after tedious months of uncertain waiting, it’s been reported that ISIS may finally launch this September. This report comes from Bloomberg who interviewed the CEO… Read more
The T-Mobile Galaxy S II is getting a new update, though it’s very minor. The new build is LH1 and it stays on 4.0.3 (which is too bad, Samsung’s 4.0.4 builds are a massive improvement). You’ll need the Kies computer software to install the update. The changelog states bug fixes and “ISIS/NFC update” which is very interesting. This is the first trace… Read more
Since it’s inception, the concept of mobile payments has shown great potential, however limited options and adoption has led to this technology becoming nothing more than a novelty. In an effort to streamline and create a universal standard for the industry, several large companies have joined together to form a new Mobile Payments Committee. This group… Read more
Google Wallet was the first of its kind, released into a world unprepared for it. It allowed you to use your phone (provided you had a Nexus S) to pay for items just by tapping your phone onto a special sensor (provided the store had the sensor). In theory, this was an amazing payment system. Unfortunately, things just never worked out. Google Wallet… Read more
Isis Mobile Wallet, Google Wallet’s competition, announced that it will be tested in two cities this summer: Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah. It has also listed all the vendors in those two cities that will accept Isis NFC payments, and the list of vendors is pretty big. List of merchants: National: Aéropostale, The Coca-Cola Company,… Read more
Believe it or not, mobile payment method ISIS is just around the corner. As the NFC-based system nears launch, we now have word that American Express will offer full support of the system. That’s right, if you have an American Express card, you may add it to your ISIS account and use your phone to pay for everything. With support for MasterCard and Visa… Read more
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