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Published: 3 December 2007 14:32 GMT
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Mobile wallet phone
Just this week, O2 and Nokia announced a mobile wallet trial in London, which will see hundreds of guinea pigs using NFC handsets to swipe in and out of London Underground and pay for low-value goods and services at participating retailers.
This is the Nokia 6131 NFC clamshell handset being used in the trial, loaded with Oyster and Barclaycard apps.
In the not-too-distant future all manner of payment options could sit as virtual applications on your phone. Speaking at the launch, Cath Keers, customer director, O2 UK, said the earliest date for commercial rollout of the tech is late 2008 - so perhaps an NFC mobile is one to put on your Christmas list for next year.
Photo credit: David Meyer, ZDNet UK
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