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Google Wallet

If you’re anything like myself, then you prefer to carry around only the absolute necessities. Keys, phone, and a card holder/money clip. Lucky for you and I, Google is hoping that one day wallets will become a thing of the past.

Google Wallet is a mobile application that will allow us to pay for things by simply waving our phones at any PayPass-capable terminal. It will also allow users to redeem coupons found through “Google Offers” – local deals much like what you would find on Groupon.

The app goes for a trial run this summer and will only be available on the Nexus S 4G phone through Sprint, capable of holding Citi MasterCards and Google Prepaid MasterCards. However, we fully expect this technology to take off and expand in the near future, so for those of you without a Nexus S, please refrain from banging your head against the wall.

The Scoop (by The New York Times)

If you live in or are planning a trip to New York City, you won’t want to miss The Scoop. This informative iPhone application from the New York Times will intimately acquaint you with all of the action that NYC has to offer. Want to know where the best restaurants are? Follow the advice of food critic Sam Sifton, whose Top 50 takes the debate out of the question, “Where do you want to eat tonight?”

Also featuring info about the best bars and night spots, as well as many offbeat locations you can’t experience anywhere else, The Scoop prepares you for the Big Apple, so you won’t feel like all you’re getting is the worm.