It appears that Sprint had one Nexus too many. The Now Network has decided to discontinue the Nexus S 4G. A casualty of progress, it would appear that Sprint is focusing on its recently released LTE-equipped Galaxy Nexus instead. The Nexus S was Samsung’s first attempt at a Nexus device and introduced Android fans to purebred

Virgin Mobile USA is following in the footsteps of its postpaid parent Sprint by running an LG specific Google Wallet promo. The prepaid carrier is offering a $25 Google Wallet credit to customers who purchase and activate its new LG Optimus Elite. The crediting system goes as followed: $10 within the first seven days of

Virgin Mobile on Tuesday announced that it is now offering the LG Optimus Elite, an eco-friendly phone that initially made its debut on Sprint, for $149.99 off contract. It’s a pretty solid deal, considering you won’t be tied down to the carrier and will be able to Virgin’s first device with NFC and Google Wallet

Sprint was the first carrier to offer Google Wallet and it seems only fitting that the Now Network continue to push for the NFC driven technology’s success. So much so that a trusted and proven source has alerted us that starting on May 18 customers that purchase an LG Viper or LG Optimus Elite will

Sprint’s first LTE phone is here, and what better device to hold that crown than Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus? Sure, the device has been out for quite some time on Verizon — and the pastures may be greener on the other side, too — but Sprint has grand plans to stake its own claim in the

It’s no secret that Google Wallet has experienced its share of growing pains, but throwing in the towel appears to be the furthest thing from the search giant’s mind. Google announced on Monday that it has acquired the mobile payment firm TxVia for an undisclosed sum. Google said it plans to use TxVia’s technology to

The long-awaited Android Ice Cream Sandwich firmware has already begun hitting Samsung Galaxy S II devices in some parts of the world, and the Skyrocket was lined up to become one of the next devices on AT&T to get the update. The official ROM is now available to download and install, but it wasn’t released

Google is rewarding Google Wallet users with a $5 pre-paid card. The reason? An exploit that gave thieves access to Google Wallet prepaid accounts on stolen phones. All one needed to do was clear the app’s data and re-provision it. To remedy the exploit, Google eventually secured it with a Google Account password, but not

After seeing an earlier press photo of the HTC One X hit the Web, Greek Site FullGSM decided it just couldn’t keep a secret any longer, prematurely putting up a listing for the device before HTC’s Sunday announcement. The handset maker earlier teased we would get a glimpse of “something fast,” and with this development there’s little doubt

Google is reportedly hard at work on a fix for its Google Wallet payment system after a major security flaw that exposes a user’s PIN was uncovered today. The issue affects Google Wallet users who have a rooted Android device. It was highlighted by zvelo, which posted the video above to YouTube, demonstrating just how

The decision to ship the Samsung Galaxy Nexus without support for Google Wallet still seems a little bemusing to us, but just because it isn’t officially supported on the device doesn’t mean it’s not available. Developers have been able to successfully port the application to the new handset without having to root the device, which

Having bowed out of the European mobile phone market around five years ago, Panasonic has decided it’s time for a comeback. The Japanese company has announced that it will be releasing a new range of Android-powered handsets next year, with the first of its devices shipping in March 2012. Its press release offered very little information

Since when did the cell phone become a digital Swiss Army Knife? Not that there’s anything particularly wrong with that—hold your horses because there’s a caveat involved here. And before my ADHD takes hold and blasts me into 199 different channels in space, I’m going to lay down that caveat right now: cell phone manufacturers

No one likes a tease — not for romance, and certainly not in mobile tech. But that’s the feeling on the webs right about now, as a new report about the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus suggests it could be further delayed from launching on Verizon. According to BGR, a source at a third-party Verizon Wireless

Google has decided that having two financial apps is just one too many, so we can all begin to say our final farewells to Google Checkout. Unlike some other terminated programs at the company, Google Checkout is simply being folded into the Google Wallet system to make things easier for everyone involved.  If you currently

Near-field communications (NFC) technology is quickly popping up in the latest smartphones, allowing users to do all kinds of fancy things such as pay for their morning coffee without even pulling their wallet out of their pocket. If you’re a Windows Phone fan, you’ll be pleased to hear that you’re not going to be left

After being officially announced in May, Google Wallet officially went live yesterday. The service is gradually rolling out to Sprint Nexus S 4G handsets and allows users to tap and pay with their mobile phones using near-field communication (NFC) technology rather than traditional plastic cards. With the service, for instance, you could order a sandwich

Google’s upcoming mobile payment service, Google Wallet, was teased in a humorous video featuring George Costanza over the weekend, but we could see the service launch today on the Nexus S. According to a leaked document, which is reportedly intended for Google’s payment partners, the near-field communications service will be available on the device from

Google is gearing up to launch its Google Wallet service, and has enlisted the help of a former TV icon to promote it. The clip above stars George Costanza, sidekick of Jerry Seinfeld on the popular show Seinfeld. In the clip George personifies the reason for having a Google Wallet in the first place, toting

MasterCard has been on a serious hunt for mobile payment strategies for a while now. Following its Isis plans going poof, the credit services company was among the first to hitch onto Google Wallet, and now there’s word it’s on the brink of launching another ambitious initiative. According to an Engadget source, MasterCard and partner

Not everyone’s a fan of Google Wallet. eBay and its online payment service PayPal are hitting the courts, accusing two Google execs of stealing confidential information about mobile payment technology. In the cross hairs are Osama Bedier and Stephanie Tilenius, current Google staffers who once worked for PayPal. Bedier, who is now Google Wallet’s current

Watching the Google Wallet dog-and-pony show today over the new Near Field Ccommunication (NFC)-equipped digital wallet initiative was really fascinating. And also kind of uneasy. I just kept thinking, “This is it. This is the future… So why do I have the cold sweats?” Maybe because the thought of trusting Google or any large company with

With the announcement today of Google Wallet, NFC (Near Field Communication) has come to the masses in the United States.  While the new service is currently limited to the Nexus S on Sprint, it will eventually roll out to more devices and carriers, and Google estimates that within a short amount of time, 50 percent

Google has done it — the search giant and Android purveyor has finally pulled the trigger on Near Field Communication (NFC). And it could change everything about modern consumer commerce. The company has proudly unveiled Google Wallet, an NFC-equipped wireless mobile payment system that presents like the next-generation of credit card processing. Instead of those bits