The mobile payments market has opened up since AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile's recent announcement that they are scaling back their Isis iniative. Various other device manufacturers and solutions providers have announced plans in the same field. In February, Google added NFC capability to its Android operating system. Research In Motion expect a summer release for the Blackberry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones which will feature NFC technology.
However, Apple's aspirations in the market remain unclear. In April they began selling the Square credit card reader, which works with iPad, iPhone and Android smartphone, both online and in their stores. It seems unlikely, though, that they would fail to exploit this emerging market with their own products.
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