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Stalled negotiations on how best to implement the promising NFC (near field communications) wireless payment technology in research in Motion BlackBerry phones confirms the age-old battle between the hardware manufacturer and wireless carrier is still alive and kicking.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) and three major carriers — Rogers, AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile — are having a row over how it should fit on a single chip NFC devices. The chip, which would let users of the phone to pay for goods and services simply by swiping their phone near a reader wireless, Show a lot of promise towards reaching the goal of mobile portfolio and I have been talking a lot from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in recent months.

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But as with many things, the dispute boils down to control which, according to the report. RIM wants the NFC chip embedded in the device itself, where claims that can be more secure. Wireless operators that is built into removable SIM card of the phone where users could swap into another phone. The real difference is that I would check payments: RIM could set your BlackBerry payment archive, while the carrier would be part of mobile payments of your monthly Wireless Bill, with each taking a cut from merchants.

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is probably thinking the same way that RIM, which might explain the conflicting reports in recent weeks, more or less the next iPhone would come with a NFC chip. Google is believed to be working on their own NFC service that presumably is being tested in some markets.

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