This week in pictures: A mobile payment battle brews

Also: Atos CEO shuns email to boost productivity; Apple graciously offers patent guidelines for competitors; Kaspersky quits BSA over SOPA; PayPal gets Grinchy, then grows a heart; and Nintendo's Miyamoto prepares to pass the torch.

December 08, 2011, 5:42 PM —

Attendees watch a demonstration of the Google wallet application screen during a news conference unveiling the mobile payment system in New York May 26, 2011.

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Google Wallet: A brewing battle between Verizon and Google
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