T-Mobile spurns Google Wallet in decidedly 'un-un-carrier' decision

Products of the week 5.20.13 Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days Network World Daily News PM May 23, 2013 Share this email T-Mobile spurns Google Wallet in decidedly 'un-un-carrier' decision Mobile payment is kind of like a slightly more realistic version of the flying car – a technology we've been hearing about seemingly forever that never really takes off. OK, so the analogy isn't perfect, given that a few companies are actually using things like Square and McDonald's has those tap pads for NFC payment, but given how long we've been hearing about it, you'd think it would be just a little more common by now. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Products of the week 5.20.13 2. Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days 3. INSIDER Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free 4. Google engineer bashes Microsoft's handling of security researchers, discloses Windows zero-day 5. 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