The Australian state of play

analysis You've probably heard the rumours that the straightway iPhone is getting a thing called NFC. You've as well probably read about Visa doing some funky trials with "PayWave" and iPhones. And you as well probably have a credit card which supports PayWave.

Unfortunately, most of it is a bunch of hot air, nevertheless in the coming months, things are set to get much more serious. Aficionados of slim wallets will be pleased. Simply put, in the very nearly future, you'll be able to use your mobile phone to pay for small items, as a matter of fact quickly. Yet how does this work? Is it voodoo magic? Can someone get hold of my phone and buy actually embarrassing things that puts me on an ASIO watch list?

ABC Driving School is the latest organisation to roll out mobile web-based information for its clients, courtesy of deploying Blink Mobile Interactive, an Australian Platform-as-a Service provider, which enables the rapid development and deployment of mobile business applications.