Mobiles to become digital wallets  —  The UK’s big five mobile phone firms have switched on a payment system that turns handsets into digital wallets.  —  Called PayForIt, the scheme is designed for those buying goods and services with a value of up to £10.

Source:   BBC
Link:   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6764979.stm

Fresh Features  —  We’ve just released a bunch of new stuff today to make Pownce even better.  There are a number of changes behind the scenes to help the site run faster as well as some sweet new things you can definitely see.  —  Upcoming Event Notifications

Source:   The Pownce Blog
Author:   Dburka
Link:   http://blog.pownce.com/2007/09/02/fresh-features/

Wii named fastest selling console in UK history  —  Nintendo has yet another reason to crack open the bubbly.  Its Wii console has been named the fastest-selling games console in UK history by an independent sales tracking firm.  However, in Japan, its lead over the PS3 is narrowing.

Source:   The Register
Author:   James Sherwood
Link:   […]

Google puts in patent application for SMS text message payment system - say what?  —  Wait, hasn’t this already been done before?  Indeed it has.  SMS text message-based payment system have been in use for quite some time now, and it seems that Google has been keen to the new trend for about a year […]

Could GPay Be Google’s Killer Phone App?  —  An interesting new patent was published August 30 that would suggest that Google is developing a mobile phone payment system.  —  The Text Message Payment patent details a system where by Google offers a mobile focused payments under the title of GPay.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Duncan Riley
Link: […]

Five Facts About Google Phone  —  Is Google (GOOG) Phone fact or fiction?  Engadget says Google’s entry into mobile phone business is for real, and the company is going to announce it soon.  Scott Kirsner talked to a bunch of folks over who are intimately familiar with the effort and outlined …

Source:   GigaOM
Author:   […]

iPhoneSIMfree begins fulfilling bulk orders, apparently will not unlock end users’ phones  —  Are you ready for it?  Looks like iPhoneSIMfree is.  A number of tipsters have sent us emails that they’ve received announcing the availability of the elusive software unlock — delivery on Tuesday, 4th of September.

Source:   Engadget
Author:   Thomas Ricker
Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/03/iphonesimfree…

Software via the Internet: Microsoft in ‘Cloud’ Computing  —  The empire is preparing to strike back — again.  —  In 1995, Microsoft added a free Web browser to its operating system in an attempt to fend off new rivals, an effort ultimately blocked by the courts.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   John Markoff
Link:   http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/03/technology/03cloud…