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Google 'pirate' Makoski joins Capital One

Google design whiz Dan Makoski is quitting the search giant's free-thinking Project Ara 'pirate' mobile development division to join Capital One as VP of design, with an initial focus on m-commerce and payments.

03 July 2014

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Goldman goes to court to get Google to delete email containing client data

Goldman Sachs has gone to court to get Google to delete an email containing "highly confidential" client data because it was sent to the wrong recipient.

03 July 2014

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PayPal releases first Android Wear app

PayPal has released an app for the new Android Wear line of smartwatches.

27 June 2014

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Google opens Wallet to PayPal

In a surprising move, Google has opened up its Wallet to rival PayPal for app sales on the Google Play platform.

16 May 2014

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OK Glass, send money

Google is to integrate its Wallet application with Google Glass, enabling users to transfer money to friends with a single voice command and a couple of hand gestures.

06 May 2014

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US bank openly mocks Google Glass in mobile app campaign

The PR problems for Google Glass continue to mount as a US regional bank openly mocks the smart spec tech in a new video ad for its own mobile banking app.

02 May 2014

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Domino's integrates Google wallet into pizza ordering app

Peckish Americans now have a new tool at the disposal in the quest for pizza after Domino's integrated Google Wallet into its Android ordering app.

22 April 2014

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Square denies it discussed sale to Google

Speculation about the future of Square is growing after the mobile payments startup was forced to pour cold water on a Wall Street Journal report claiming that, facing growing losses and a shrinking cash pile, it has been in talks about a possible sale to Google.

22 April 2014

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BBVA and Google launch biz app development competition

BBVA and Google are calling on developers to enter a competition to develop business productivity applications for SMEs and entrepreneurs in Spain and Latin America.

28 March 2014

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Google Wallet kills support for NFC payments in pre-KitKat handsets

Google Wallet is hastening the migration to Host Card Emulation by killing off support for contactless payments in handsets that don't run the latest KitKat Android operating system.

18 March 2014

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