Android 4.4 could bring Google Wallet mobile payments to any handset with NFC, carrier be damned

The Android 4.4 and Nexus 5 launches should be just hours away, if the latest (and very loud) rumors have finally got it right. While that makes it tempting to just sit back and wait for official word to arrive, we’ve still got some more last-minute leaks to check out, and after word of that Android 4.4 cloud backup business, we’re hearing a bit more about what to expect from the platform. The big news could be a new way to use NFC, no longer relying on the “secure element” in NFC chips to conduct mobile ...

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