Now You Can Shop via Text Message
As if you didn’t already have enough temptations to spend money, a new company called ShopText lets you buy CDs, clothes, and more just by sending a text message from your phone.
You have to set up an account with your credit card first. But this means that consumers don’t even have to visit store Web sites in order to make a purchase.
“MasterCard is testing mobile payment in New York with Nokia phones that can be used to shop at stores like CVS and McDonald’s, using a radio technology called near-field communication.
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