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To much talking about mobile, not enough doing something about mobile. Major retailers still can't seem to get it right, including Apple surprisingly.

Microsoft announced today that Delta Air Lines has handed out Windows Phone handsets to more than 19,000 flight attendants worldwide. The attendants will use the Nokia Lumia 820 with Windows Phone 8 to access an Avanade point of sale (POS) app that was built on the Microsoft Dynamics for Retail mobile POS platform.

Walmart continues to ramp up its mobile in-store Scan & Go program by giving users the ability to clip coupons by tapping their smartphones and having the savings automatically applied when they check out.

Consumers can transmit images directly from their ANDROID and APPLE Smartphones to a KODAK Picture Kiosk while in-store. Most recently, Target in the U.S. added wireless connectivity to its fleet of KODAK Picture Kiosks.

S4 includes NFC capabilities and will be the first Samsung device to come pre-loaded with the Visa payWave applet in the embedded secure element. 

Retailers that collectively account for $1 trillion in annual sales have shaken up the hotly competitive mobile wallet space by forming Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), combining the "convenience of paying at the register with customizable offers," according to a statement released today.

Publix Deli Online Easy Ordering, an initiative enabling online order placement of custom sub sandwiches, wraps, and sliced meats and cheeses in the Southeast grocery chain's deli department, has rolled out to 50 stores in select markets within its operating area.

McDonald's customers will now be able to order and make payments via Apple's Passbook. AIRTAG, the company behind the fast food chain's mobile ordering and payments application, GoMcDo, is integrating Passbook. Prepaid orders are retrieved at McDonald's by scanning a QR Code or smartphone on the NFC compatible unattended "Easy Check-In" kiosk.