Simples Assim

All the new devices certified by Visa host the Visa payWave application on a secure SIM card and feature NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.

Visa’s certification of these smartphones paves the way for mobile device manufacturers, mobile operators and retailers to partner with financial institutions to offer Visa mobile payment functionality to consumers globally.

I don’t like the fact that you won’t be able to install it on existing phones.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/visa-certifies-nfc-equipped-android-blackberry-smartphones-for/

Arrogant chief executives, like the pair at the top of Research in Motion, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, and of course Jon S. Corzine, late of MF Global. Complacent chiefs, like William C. Weldon at the bellwether Johnson & Johnson. And what of Reed Hastings, the much-maligned boss at Netflix? Chalk that up to his bumbling response to the forces of creative destruction at work.

Like others in the comments, I missed Leo Apotheker, one more ex-CEO of HP to fall in shame.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/the-worst-c-e-o-s-of-2011/

Few deals are likely to pass muster with RIM’s chiefs. Mr. Balsillie and Mr. Lazaridis have remained steadfast in their strategy to reverse the company’s fortunes.

That, not the product, can kill the company.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/despite-rim-takeover-talk-hurdles-would-be-high/

Brazil currently ranks 33rd.

http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2011/12/smartphone-penetration-rates-by-country-we-have-good-data-finally.html

Businesspeople also say BlackBerrys are just good for productivity.

Enough said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/08/04/blackberry.fans/