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With the increasingly rapid development of technology, information and communications make various breakthroughs to make more real convenience. Recently, Google is rumored to be launching a mobile payment platform that allows people to use smartphones to pay in stores as easily as they use a credit card.

Google's plan to introduce the system at a press conference in New York, with the help of large financial institutions that have partnered with Google for this project.

As reported by Reuters, California-based company has invited technology journalists to see the 'latest innovation' on the use of this flatform, but refused to give details.

Mobile payment system will take advantage of the Near Field Communication (NFC) in the smartphone which basically sends data or financial transactions with a wave of friction at a tool store to check out.

Google build the latest generation smartphone Nexus S with NFC chip that converts the device into a virtual wallet, allowing users to 'swipe and pay' financial transactions. Samsung to build handset touch screen, powered by Google's Android mobile operating system.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said shortly before the Nexus S was launched in the market in December that he expects smartphones to be a trend of legal tender.

"A mobile payment system based on Android gadget can add Google's momentum in the smartphone market is very competitive,"the official explained.

Development of mobile industry in key markets of Southeast Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia continued to show positive trends, by placing the Android platform as an idol.

Based on the latest data from GfK Asia, nearly 20 million units of mobile phones sold in these countries during the first quarter of 2011, with total sales approaching $ 3 billion. That is, an increase of 10 percent and 8 percent in terms of units and sales value compared to the previous quarter.

Specially Regional Account Director for Telecommunications GfK, Gerard Tan, highlighted the development of Android-based phones are judged quite phenomenal.

"A number of major manufacturers have been embracing Android OS for their phones lately, thus increasing the number of Android phones on the market significantly,"said Tan was quoted as saying Cellular News, on Wednesday (25/05/2011).

"At the same time, the phone Android also helped by its appeal to consumers thanks to an easy interface and the many applications available," he added.

"Along with the popularity of smartphones continues to climb, consumers will be spoiled with more smart phones are more affordable because of competition among industry participants became more fierce," said Tan end the interview.

Recently, a tablet users who can be said to reveal startling discovery. He showed some simple tricks to find the interface Gingerbread (Android 2.3) which is hidden in tablet Honeycomb (Android 3.0).

Users who have known the identity Graffix0214 on YouTube, uploaded a video showing how to present herself in a tablet-based interface Honeycomb Gingerbread, as shown in the following video:

To get the Gingerbread interface, you only need to change the sharpness of the LCD to 170 or higher. After that, reboot, and you will immediately display tablet interface Gingerbread.

Meanwhile, if the sharpness of the LCD is set to number 160 or lower, you will get back to the user interface Honeycomb after reboot.

Once aware of the weaknesses in the security of their Android platform, which allows the username and password for Google Calendar, Facebook, Twitter and other services easily be stolen through a network of public Wi-Fi, Google immediately take corrective measures to resolve the issue.

The problem was known after some German scientists have found that the Android platform have been using the authentication can be infiltrated hackers, when Android devices are connected with wi-fi networks are not secure.

Hackers can create a derivative of wi-fi networks in public locations by using the well-known brands such as Starbucks or T-Mobile. Android devices will automatically connect to a network that has been logged for later synchronize the application. Although this synchronization effort can not be done, but the hackers have managed to obtain user authentication.

Aware of these shortcomings, Google immediately react. "We started to make improvements to the security weaknesses (Android) which, in certain circumstances, allow third parties to access data in Calendar and Contacts," said Google spokesman explained.

"Android Users do not need to do anything, these improvements will run by itself within a few days ahead," he added as quoted by Cnet on Thursday (05/19/2011).

Improvements made Google is 'forced' Android devices to connect to the server Google Calendar and Contacts via https (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure), so that OS authentication is used to validate the device can not be stolen.