Windows Phone Wallet Feature to Use NFC

Microsoft joined Google and Apple in trying to usher in a mobile phone-based wallet feature on Wednesday.

The feature, called "Wallet," will be baked in to the new Windows Phone 8 OS and rely on near-field communications (NFC), the same "tap to pay" technology that Google uses for its Wallet product.

Microsoft is also using a "secure SIM" technology for Wallet that will aggregate your private information, like memberships and loyalty plans in one place, a la Passbook, Apple's new enhancement for iOS6. The feature also lets users save deals from web searches and scan bar codes to get discount offers.

It's unclear where you'll be able to use Wallet's NFC capabilities, though. Mic…
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