Extreme Tech: In early 2011, the rumors were hard to ignore and it seemed inevitable that Google was going to get into the mobile payments business. It was one year ago that we got all the details. Google announced Google Wallet with much fanfare, but right from the start things looked bleak; problems included limited device and card support, a slow city-by-city rollout, and carrier tie-ins.
Google Wallet comes to Android phones in the next few weeks.
Google just made things easier and combined both apps into one. And oh yea, a new name too.
Only a few months remain for Google Wallet's physical debit cards.
