TechBytes: Mobile Payment Project
Google Voice iPhone app and National Unfriend Day.
Nov. 17, 2010— -- Top cell phone carriers are looking to turn your phone into a credit card. Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile are forming a joint venture to allow customers to pay for goods and services by simply waving their phone in front of a scanner. They'll be rolling out the service in parts of the country in the next 18 months.
Google's Voice app is finally available on the iPhone after a lengthy stand-off with Apple. The free app lets users sign up for a new phone number, then routes calls from their cell, office and home phones. It also offers cheap rates for international calls and free texting.
Are you overwhelmed by all your friends on Facebook? Today's the day to cut some of them out. Late-night, talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel has declared it National Unfriend Day. He's encouraging you to remove people who are not truly your friends, without guilt or fear of retribution.
