firethorn

Qualcomm, not content with joining the OHA and producing the chip that Google tests its mobile OS on, now has some mad mobile banking skillz to bring to the Android table.

The company announced Wednesday its acquisition of Firethorn, a mobile banking company. Firethorn, as its website proclaims, "enables consumers to securely perform a wide variety of banking and payment functions anytime, anywhere using their mobile phone, PDA and other mobile devices."

Qualcomm paid $210 million. No word on whether they used a mobile phone to conduct the transaction.