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WSJ: Target, Walmart, other retailers teaming up to take on Google Wallet Mar 2nd 2012, 21:09 Google's certainly not alone in its vision of a future in which the smartphone makes credit cards go the way of the Palm Pilot. The software giant may have gotten a bit of a head start on some of the others, but it's already got some stiff competition in the form of the carrier-led Isis and a slew of new initiatives unveiled at MWC. According The Wall Street Journal, the field may soon be getting even more stiff competition. Walmart and Target have reportedly joined two dozen or so fellow retailers to develop a mobile payment system to call their own. While most of the participants have yet to be named, the list includes a pretty broad spectrum of companies, including fast food joints, big box retailers and drug stores. Google, for one, welcomes such competition, telling the paper, "We think it's great that there are other companies innovating in the payments space. This will create more choice for consumers, and in the end we believe choice is a good thing." No word on when exactly the initiative is set to launch. WSJ: Target, Walmart, other retailers teaming up to take on Google Wallet originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Techmeme  |  Wall Street Journal  | Email this | Comments Engadget Podcast 283 - 03.02.2012 Mar 2nd 2012, 20:37 Sorry to be forward, but we think we know you pretty well, and it seems like you haven't had enough MWC or Windows 8 or iPad 3 chat in your life, and we just wanted to help, so we did this! Enjoy. Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Guest: Michael Gorman Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Orbital - Never 00:03:45 - Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview detailed impressions 00:30:45 - Sony Xperia U hands-on (update: video!) 00:32:00 - Sony Xperia P hands-on (video) 00:34:04 - AT&T HTC One X hands-on 00:37:05 - ASUS Padfone formally unveiled: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon S4 CPU, ICS, HSPA+, coming in April 00:42:55 - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) hands-on (video) 00:48:45 - Mozilla Boot to Gecko hands-on (video) 00:53:30 - iPad 3 rumor roundup Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace. Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast Send your questions to @tim_stevens. Leave us a voicemail: (423) 438-3005 (GADGET-3005) E-mail us: podcast at engadget dot com Twitter: @bheater, @tim_stevens, @numeson Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Podcast 283 - 03.02.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Media files: Engadget_Podcast_283.mp3 (audio/mpeg, 51.5 MB) Splashtop THD lands on ICS Tegra 3 tabs, ready to stream full-screen Skyrim Mar 2nd 2012, 20:02 Splashtop is one of the premier remote desktop apps out there and, at CES, we got a pretty sweet demo of it pushing full screen games and HD video from a Windows 7 PC to a Tegra 3 tablet. Now that version (THD) is available for download in the Android Market for $6.99. Of course, you'll need a Tegra 3 slate running Ice Cream Sandwich to take advantage, while playing Skyrim in full screen has the added requirement of PC sporting a GeForce GPU. Once you've gotten those basic requirements out of the way you'll still want to make sure you've got a solid and quick wireless connection -- all the processing power in the world won't be able to compensate for a lack of bandwidth. Check out the video after the break to see it in action and hit up the source link to buy it yourself. Continue reading Splashtop THD lands on ICS Tegra 3 tabs, ready to stream full-screen Skyrim Splashtop THD lands on ICS Tegra 3 tabs, ready to stream full-screen Skyrim originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge, Droid Gamers  |  Splashtop THD (Android Market)  | Email this | Comments Ford Focus gets EPA rating: 105 MPGe, 76-mile range Mar 2nd 2012, 19:35 The EPA has finished its usual gauntlet of tests and has found that this year's Ford Focus Electric is the most efficient five-seater in America. The agency certified that it gets 105 miles to the electric equivalent to the gallon (divided between 110MPGe in the city and 99MPGe on the highway), which is better than Ford's own claim of just 100MPGe. The company's found cause to celebrate the milestone and throw a few jabs at its closest rival, the Nissan Leaf. In fact, you could say that the House that Henry built has a bit of a complex about the leafy EV -- in the press release we've got for you after the break, it mentions the rival vehicle no less than nine times. Continue reading Ford Focus gets EPA rating: 105 MPGe, 76-mile range Ford Focus gets EPA rating: 105 MPGe, 76-mile range originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Autoblog  |   | Email this | Comments

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