Mobile payments are, in fact, near

Google denies working on an app that search faces and finds personal information, Activision announces the next Spider-Man game, and NFC tech for mobile wallets is coming to the Olympics and possibly Amazon.

by Natali Morris

April 1, 2011 7:16 AM PDT Follow @natalimorris

Links from Friday's episode of Loaded...and, no, there are no April Fools' jokes in today's show!

Mobile payments are, in fact, near

Google denies working on a mobile app that searches faces and uncovers personal info
AT&T offers a new Mobile Protection Pack to locate and insure mobile phones
Samsung and Visa will offer mobile phone payment systems using NFC tech at the 2012 Olympic Games
Amazon.com may be working on a mobile phone payments system as well
Activision announces the next Spider-Man game

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