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Google Checkout now available through WAP
Its 2007, and we don't have flying cars yet, but we do now have the abilities to buy items via our mobile devices. Ok, so it's not totally futuristic, but nonetheless it's a step towards the future.Google has announced that Google Checkout buyers can now make fast, secure purchases using mobile devices straight from any WAP enabled Checkout merchant. The process involved in purchasing is a little different than with the online steps involved. Buyers must verify their identity with a special PIN, rather than a login. Merchants that are hooked up in the standard Google Checkout program will automatically have mobile functionality built into their existing store (including mobile-friendly sites), so no further implementations are involved.
Google plans on adding further functionality as the mobile system, and its user base grows. Lets just get a move on on the flying car thing.
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They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
