Google Putting the Kabosh On Google Wallet Pre-Paid Cards On October 17th!!
Today, I like many of you got an email from Google announcing the upcoming end of life of their pre-paid Google Wallet cards. In case some of you do not remember, back when the Galaxy Nexus first launched Google Wallet only supported Mastercard for payments. A lot of people may not have a Mastercard so to get around this, Google offered the ability to use a pre-paid card, you transferred money from you Google Play Store account onto this card and you were free to use that NFC chip to... Read The Rest →
Want To Use Google Wallet On Your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III LTE?? XDA Hack Makes It Possible!!!
So you have a shiny new Rooted Samsung Galaxy S III and want to finally use that NFC capability hidden deep inside the phone? Well if you are on Verizon, it is going to take a little bit of hackery. Since the Galaxy Nexus dropped on Big Red’s network folks have been asking about using Google Wallet. Wallet is Google’s own NFC payment system that has a whole variety of stores backing it. Verizon has seen fit to put the kibosh on Wallet since the launch of the Nexus and... Read The Rest →
Who Needs Google Wallet When We Will Have ISIS???
As a Galaxy Nexus owner I have to admit that I was excited to use Google Wallet and my NFC chip when I got my phone. However reality swiftly caught up with me. I do not have a Mastercard, only a Visa. Google Wallet is partners with Mastercard so you need to use one or a giftcard to put money on your Google Wallet app. There is a work around that involves me depositing money on the account using my Android Market account when I need to refill the app... Read The Rest →
Video: Google Wallet Update Brings Big Changes!!
Google Wallet has been around since late May however the Google Nexus S is the only phone with an NFC chip to take advantage of it. The upcoming months however will see a number of phones packing NFC chips being released. In preparation Google continues to update Wallet to add features to an already cool app. What is Google Wallet and what did this update bring? Read on to find out. Google Wallet uses your phone’s NFC (near field communications) chip to wirelessly make payments using your phone. When you... Read The Rest →
