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HTC Desire to replace wallets?
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Mobile phones have come a long way since the original brick-like forms, haven't they?
Now we can surf the net and take snaps with them, but soon, they could be about to transform into a wallet too, thanks to contactless payment.
Fast food giant McDonalds is set to embrace this strategy, with readers being installed in 1,200 of its branches to allow for this payment technique.
That means you will soon be able to buy a scrumptious Big Mac or McFlurry with a simple wave of your phone.
Alastair Lukies, chief executive of Monitise, believes that "putting a chip on a mobile phone is no different to a dumb Near Field Communication card".
To get ready for the tech, head over to Purely Gadgets and snap up the new HTC Desire in white - a perfect wallet replacement.
