Just a week after Walmart launched a new mobile payments service Walmart Pay, there are reports that retailer Target is also working on a home grown mobile wallet, which is said to be in the “early stages” of development.

The service – which would let customers pay using a mobile app – could be launched as soon as next year, although what’s worth mentioning is that Target “has not committed to launch the product,” the report notes.

While in-store testing hasn’t yet begun, the Minneapolis-based retailer has already partnered with credit card companies for the service, which, the report said, would use QR code technology rather than the near-field communication technology (NFC).

If you aren’t in the know, many big retailers including Target, Walmart, and BestBuy are already backing Merchant Customer Exchange’s contact-less payment system, CurrentC. When reached out for comment, a Target spokesperson just said the company is also exploring additional mobile wallet…

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The Huawei P9 flagship – which has been the subject of only a few rumors thus far – is expected to be launched in the month of March next year, according to a latest rumor out of the company’s home country of China.

It’s worth mentioning that the handset’s predecessor – the Huawei P8 (shown above) – was launched in April this year, and the company has just released a flagship smartphone (the Mate 8), so the rumored March 2016 launch time frame for the P9 does make sense.

As for the specs, from what is known until now, the Huawei P9 will be powered by a Kirin 950 SoC and sport a 5.2-inch display. The smartphone will have 4GB of RAM, and feature a fingerprint sensor as well as a dual camera set-up on its back.

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