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  IEEE Fellow: Don't expect NFC payments to have a major mobile impact

  Mobile payments enabled by Near Field Communications (NFC) won't have as big an impact as vendors such as Google are hoping for, according to IEEE fellow Jack Winters.

  By Brad Reed | 28 April, 2012 04:47

  Tags: consumer electronics, Google, Google Wallet, IEEE, mobile apps, mobile payments, networking, NFC, PPS, smartphones, wireless

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  How Boston's MBTA is turning your smartphone into a personal ticket machine

  The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority this fall will become the first American railway system in the United States to allow riders to preorder and display their train tickets entirely through their smartphones.

  By Brad Reed | 24 April, 2012 04:28

  Tags: Boston subway passes, BT, Charlie Card, Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, MBTA, MBTA app, mobile apps, mobile payments, mobile ticketing, networking, wireless

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  Smartphone wallets going mainstream: Poll

  Using smartphones or tablets as digital "wallets" will be common within a decade, largely replacing cash and credit cards, according to a new survey.

  By AAP | 19 April, 2012 08:49

  Tags: Google wallets, mobile payments, mobile phones, mobility, smartphones, smartphone wallet

• Facebook transactions prove popular with CBA's Kaching app

  Transactions using Facebook have proved to be popular with users of the Commonwealth Bank's mobile payment app for iOS, Kaching, the bank has revealed.

  By TechWorld staff | 17 February, 2012 16:00

  Tags: commonwealth bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, mobile payments, mobile phones, Near Field Communications (NFC), smartphones

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  FTC to scrutinize mobile payment technology

  Will mobile payments become common, and what will the impact of that technology be?

  By Michael Cooney | 28 January, 2012 03:31

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, e-commerce, Federal Trade Commission, ftc, Google, government, industry verticals, internet, mobile payments, networking, security, smartphones, wireless

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  Mobile Security - Mapping an Ecosystem of Risk

  In order to truly compete in the modern economy, your business needs to have a mobile storefront on smart phones and tablets. Without this mobile presence, you’ll lose business to competitors who have them. With this new challenge come high risks as well as great rewards. With mobility, the client side of your applications is more important than ever. Instead of accessing your website from the safe confines of work or home, your customers can now perform sensitive transactions anywhere. As a result, mobile applications, and the devices and data they interact with, can now be more easily attacked. Read on.

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  Best Practices for Secure Enterprise Content Mobility

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  10 Mobile Security Requirements for the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Enterprise

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  How to Protect Your Business from the Coming Malware Storm