UMikhal Marek Phakathi "kwemibuzo nezimpendulo" (i-Q&A) yanamuhla ku-YouTube, u-Robin Dua ukhulume ngephrojekthi ye-Google Wallet. Njengenhloko yezokuthuthukiswa kwale ndlela yokukhokha yokuvelela, i-Dua yethule izici ezintsha ezimbalwa isevisi eshiwo okufanele izibandakanye esikhathini esizayo esiseduze. Ngokusho kwakhe, isikhwama se-elekthronikhi se-Google kufanele ekugcineni sithole amandla okuphatha amavawusha esipho, amarisidi, amathikithi, amathikithi nokunye okunjalo. Ngamafuphi, izinsiza ezifana ne-Google Wallet noma i-Apple's Passbook zingagcina zithathele indawo izikhwama zenyama. Okwamanje, i-wallet ye-Google ikuvumela ukuthi wenze izinkokhelo ngaphandle kokuthinta futhi uphathe amakhadi okwethembeka. Inkokhelo isekelwa yibo bonke abadlali abakhulu emkhakheni wamakhadi okukhokha.
Kulo nyaka, i-Apple yethule i-iOS 6 e-WWDC ngoJuni futhi nayo isici esisha esibizwa ngePassbook. Lolu hlelo lokusebenza luzohlanganiswa ngokuqondile ne-iOS entsha futhi luzoba nemisebenzi efanayo naleyo i-Google ehlela ukuyifaka esikhwameni sayo se-electronic. Isevisi entsha ye-Passbook kufanele ikwazi ukuphatha amathikithi endiza athengiwe, amathikithi, amathikithi ebhayisikobho noma etiyetha, amakhadi okwethembeka namabhakhodi ahlukahlukene noma amakhodi e-QR okusebenzisa izaphulelo nokunye okunjalo. Iqiniso lokuthi i-Passbook kufanele futhi inike amandla ukukhokha ngaphandle kokuthinta lisacatshangelwa, kodwa abanye sebevele bathatha ubukhona be-chip ye-NFC nezinkokhelo ngalezi zindaba njengenikeziwe kanye nengxenye ethile ye-iPhone entsha.
Uma amahemuhemu mayelana nesevisi ye-Passbook kanye ne-chip ye-NFC eqinisekisiwe ngo-September, kubonakala sengathi ubuchwepheshe obubili obufanayo buzozalwa futhi kuzokwakhiwa enye imboni lapho i-Apple ne-Google bazoba yizimbangi ezingavumelani. Umbuzo uwukuthi ingabe lezi zinsizakalo zizothatha indawo yezikhwama zemali "zesikole esidala" ngokwezinga elikhulu. Uma kunjalo, iyiphi kulezi ziqhwaga ezimbili zobuchwepheshe ezodlala phambili? Ingabe izimpi zelungelo lobunikazi zizophinde ziqubuke futhi izinhlangothi zombili zizophikisana nalobu buchwepheshe? Konke kusezinkanyezini okwamanje. Asethembe ukuthi sizothola okungenani izimpendulo ngosuku lokwethulwa kwe-iPhone entsha, okungenzeka ukuthi kunguSepthemba 12.
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