Mobile Minutes: Google's mobile payments deal; Visa's mobile security; Samsung tops Indian market; Medical wearables
Google makes mobile-payments deal with wireless
carriers
Aiming to undercut Apple?s latest hit service, Google is teaming with three
major U.S. wireless carriers to prod more people into using its mobile wallet.
Read more on Washington Post
Visa Europe plans new security that could pave way for
Apple Pay
Visa Europe has announced a new, more secure way for consumers to pay retailers
via smartphones, a move that could set the stage for Apple's Apple Pay
and rival mobile payment services to be introduced into Europe in the coming
months.
Read more on Reuters
Samsung tops Indian smartphone shipments as market contracts
Samsung Electronics Co. held onto its position as the biggest smartphone vendor
in India as the world?s second-largest market shrank for the first time.
Read more on Bloomberg
Top wearable tech for medical issues
The wearable market is exploding. According to Juniper Research, revenue from
gadgets you wear on your body will hit $53 billion dollars by 2019. Of course,
the idea of wearing a glucose monitor or even a pair of prescription eyeglasses
is nothing new, but several innovative devices are on the horizon.
Read more on Fox News