The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, February 19

Samsung pushes into mobile payments with LoopPay acquisition

Samsung Electronics is stepping up to Apple and Google on the mobile payments front: On Wednesday it said it would buy LoopPay and roll it into its mobile division. The Massachusetts startup’s technology is, like competitors, basically a virtual wallet for payment cards, but it works with existing magnetic card readers in the U.S.

Qualcomm getting set to roll out 64-bit mobile chips

Qualcomm is readying new chips for mobile devices that are the first to implement its homegrown 64-bit architecture. The design will appear first in high-end Snapdragon chips for premium products, and test units will be shipping by the end of the year.

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