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iFive: Google Offers Debut, Cell Phones And Cancer, Nokia Shuts Online Stores, Schmidt On Macs vs. PCs, Lodsys Sues Developers

A four-day work week seems to speed by, doesn't it? To help it on its way here's iFive, our super-speedy roundup of the early news:READ»

Google's NFC-Powered Digital Wallet: Room For Your Shopping Lists, Credit Cards ... And Complete Trust

Square's gone after the clunky old cash register. Now Google's trying to reinvent how we pay for even more things. It's just revealed Wallet, the first big-name, large scale rollout of NFC wireless wave-and-pay next generation credit cards.READ»

Google And China's Foursquare-esque Jiepang Prepping For NFC

Google is hiring a senior manager to drive its mobile "wallet and offers" division. Meanwhile China's version of Foursquare, Jiepang, is testing NFC check-in stickers. All indications point to NFC coming to your smartphone sooner rather than later. READ»

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iFive: Facebook's Green Servers, Intel Invests in Kno, Google Checkin Offers, StumbleUpon's Billion "Finds," Google Gives

As the saying goes: "Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself." Note: A dose of iFive, our early news summary, will more or less do the same thing.READ»

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iFive: Google Versus Groupon, iPad 2 in April, Digital Music Sales Slow, 3-D TV and Health, TV Sharing's Anti-Social Angle

Friday's early news, prepped to give you a heads-up on the innovation and tech gossip:READ»

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Gilt Groupe Launches Gilt City, Attacking Groupon in New York City

Gilt Groupe looks to be expanding their service, taking aim at Groupon with the new Gilt City local deals service.READ»

Google Plays Catch-Up in Japan With New TV Spots and Free WiFi

Google's offering free Wi-fi access in cafes--but not in the U.S. The company is busy wooing customer affections in another country: Japan, where it's losing the search engine battle. We're used to Google dominating pretty much ...READ»