As the rumor mills were busy spreading the news about Google and Sprint’s NFC Payment System, AllThingsD confirms that Google will unveil their next generation payment system, which would be NFC enabled at their D9: AllThingsDigital Conference, that is scheduled to happen next week (31st May to 2nd June). AllThingsD reports that Google invited them to join an event at New York and revealed this information.
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Google’s new innovation is expected to be unveiled by none other than Ex. Google CEO, Eric Schmidt. Bloomberg also reports that Google is joining hands with Sprint Nextel to support the new payment service. The service will enable certain Android devices to pay for their products using the Near Field Communication technology.
If you are not updated with what NFC is all about, you can read my posts about NFC:
- All you need to know about NFC and it’s Voodoo power.
- How are the NFC devices going to change the way the world works?
There are many technology giants stepping into NFC for its user friendliness and easy payment method. Speculations have already on air that Apple is planning for a NFC enabled iPhone in future. Let’s expect some good innovation to be showcased at the D9 conference this time.