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Google Wallet, the NFC application that was so far available only on CDMA devices on Sprint’s network, is now available for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S handsets on AT&T’s network, as long as they pack NFC capabilities. Basically, the GSM flavors of the two devices will be able to install the application, a... |
3 February 2012
01:52 GMT |
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Unveiled earlier this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Sprint’s LG Viper is expected to hit shelves in the coming weeks. Although the smartphone was announced officially by Sprint, there were details regarding the phone’s specs sheet. The folks over at SprintFeed have been tippe... |
13 January 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Wireless services provider Sprint is gearing up for the release of a whole lot of smartphones that will offer LTE connectivity capability, along with some other appealing features.
Apparently, the company is determined to pack NFC (Near Field Communications) in almost all of them, in an attempt to drive the adoptio... |
13 January 2012
03:14 GMT |
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It looks like Intel is really trying to expand the feature set of its processors, having entered an agreement with Inside Secure for NFC features. There are things that Intel can't do on its own, so it has to enter partnerships with various other companies. Part of it is because of the patent system that hand... |
15 December 2011
03:13 GMT |
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Apparently, Windows Phone Mango does not come with NFC support, although one Microsoft official said last week that it does.
The company has issued an official statement on the matter, Winrumors reports, and said that NFC is indeed missing from Windows Phone, but that the feature will be included in a future releas... |
12 December 2011
16:51 GMT |
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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the latest flavor of Microsoft’s mobile operating system, comes with support for NFC technology, the company has confirmed recently. NFC (Near Field Communication) can provide users with the ability to easily share content between devices through simply touching them. It can also offer... |
10 December 2011
10:51 GMT |
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Bruce Schneier, an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer, has made a blog entry about smartphone security lately. In it, he stresses that Apple’s iPhones won’t be more secure (than Android) because of the rules imposed by Apple on the iTunes App Store.His blog post covers smartp... |
25 November 2011
10:18 GMT |
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ABI Research has issued a research note titled ‘Google Wallet and Apple Will Force MNO Cooperation in Mobile Wallet Wars,’ acknowledging that Apple will introduce an NFC (near field communication) device next year.Mark Beccue, senior analyst, mobile commerce and NFC, is quoted in the report as saying that... |
25 November 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Starting with the next year, owners of Blackberry devices in Europe will be able to enjoy new capabilities on their devices, including NFC features, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just confirmed.
The company announced a partnership with Telefónica Digital aimed at bringing the Telef&oacu... |
24 November 2011
02:53 GMT |
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Nokia has just announced the release of its first Windows Phones, and the company unveiled plans to bring these devices to the market in the United States, where they will face strong competition mainly from Android, though Nokia seems confident that its devices will prove successful.Along with the adoption of Windo... |
8 November 2011
12:27 GMT |
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Yes! After ten release candidates, Linus Torvalds marked a few minutes ago (October 24th) the Linux kernel 3.1 sources as final/stable and ready for immediate download.Among the new features included in Linux kernel 3.1 we can mention OpenRISC opensource CPU support, various slab allocator improvements, writeback thr... |
24 October 2011
07:52 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has just announced that its new Nokia 603 smartphone has started shipping, and that it will arrive in user's hands in the near future.
The new mobile phone was unveiled to the world only a few weeks ago with the new Symbian Belle operating system on board.
The handset features... |
21 October 2011
16:51 GMT |
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The latest mobile phones from Nokia arrived on shelves with support for the NFC technology, and the company has already started to take advantage of the feature. A series of games that can benefit from this technology have been recently showcased, and three of them were just made available for download for users. Th... |
17 October 2011
14:51 GMT |
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As expected, Google Wallet went live for everyone, everyone with a Sprint Nexus S 4G anyway, enabling users to pay for anything, at stores that can accept NFC payments, with their phones.
Google unveiled Wallet earlier this year and, true to its name, it promised it would eventually replace your real wallet. It�... |
20 September 2011
04:25 GMT |
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Google Wallet, a service and application that was announced in the United States back in May, is now available for users of a Nexus S 4G handset on Sprint's network.
With the new application, users will be able to transform their handsets into wallets, so that they can easily tap, pay and save using their de... |
20 September 2011
01:41 GMT |
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Mobile phone operator Orange France has just announced plans to add to their offering a Samsung Galaxy S II flavor that packs support for NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.
Today, the company announced that the new handset was expected to become available for purchase on their network starting with the n... |
19 September 2011
07:54 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier AT&T is gearing up for the release of a new Samsung device, the Samsung i777, a handset that already received the necessary approvals from the FCC.
The smartphone that was spotted on the hallways of FCC included, among others capabilities, support for WCDMA / HSPA 850 / 1900 bands, which wou... |
29 July 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Google is always acquiring startups with talented teams or interesting products. Many times, especially for young companies, it does to get its hand on the team. But the product does sometime get the center stage, even for smaller projects, like is the case of Punchd a loyalty reward web service which uses QR codes."... |
18 July 2011
11:21 GMT |
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Today, leading mobile phone maker Nokia announced the released of its first mobile phone running under the MeeGo operating system, namely the long rumored Nokia N9.The new handset comes with an innovative design that replaces the usual keys on the front with a simple gesture, a swipe. It also comes with an innovativ... |
21 June 2011
02:06 GMT |
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Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is considering the inclusion of NFX capabilities inside its Android-based mobile phones, and has just announced the selection of NXP Semiconductors N.V. as the provider of the necessary near field communication (NFC) technology for the move.The leading mobile phone m... |
20 June 2011
14:11 GMT |
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Today, three of the largest mobile phone carriers in the UK announced a standalone m-commerce joint venture (JV): Everything Everywhere, Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK.
This is the first entity of the kind to be formed in the UK, and should result in the fast development and delivery of new mobile marketin... |
16 June 2011
08:44 GMT |
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Currently, Samsung is ripping off the fruits of having one of the most appealing Android-based smartphones available on the market, the Samsung Galaxy S II, while gearing up for the release of new, highly-appealing devices for the near future. One of them would be the NFC-enabled Samsung Galaxy S II model that was a... |
30 May 2011
10:19 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Sprint has just announced a partnership with Google aimed at providing customers with the possibility to use their handsets as their mobile wallets through the launch of Google Wallet, an application based on near field communication technology (NFC).Through Google Wallet, which should be releas... |
27 May 2011
06:21 GMT |
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Google is set to hold an event later today to make some big announcement. That's all the official info available. However, rumors said that the company will launch a new payments service, based on near filed communication technology. Now, we have a confirmation of sorts, though not from Google, since one of the ... |
26 May 2011
05:20 GMT |
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Google has been talking about near field communications (NFC) as the next big thing in mobile technology, but it hasn't done much with the technology, so far. That's about to change, though, according to a couple of reports. The company is expected to unveil a big mobile payments push based on NFC. The comp... |
25 May 2011
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A while ago, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung confirmed plans to bring to the market a new version of the Galaxy S II smartphone, one that would pack an Nvidia Tegra 2 chip inside, and the handset has just received the necessary approvals from Bluetooth SIG and Wi-Fi Alliance, it seems. The Tegra 2 flavor of ... |
12 May 2011
11:05 GMT |
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Foursquare and Google aren't exactly allies, the startup's founders aren't too fond of the big company, but the two are partnering for this year's Google I/O, starting later today, for NFC-powered check-ins.Throughout the conference center, attendants will discover Foursquare posters with an embed... |
10 May 2011
08:10 GMT |
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It looks like Canadian customers are in for a nice surprise as Virgin Mobile plans carry the newly announced BlackBlerry Bold 9900. The operator made the announcement via Twitter and added that further details will be revealed in the near future: “phone news! we’ll be adding the new @blackberry bold 990... |
3 May 2011
04:12 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is reportedly gearing up for the release of a new Android-based mobile phone, a successor for the HTC Sensation, one that would include support for NFC.Apparently, a company's official already confirmed plans to make the new mobile phone available for purchase someti... |
29 April 2011
11:11 GMT |
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DeviceFidelity, a company that develops plug-and-play technologies, has announced plans to demonstrate the newest version of its In2Pay solution at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, February 14-18.
In2Pay V3 features on-board near field communication PN series NFC controller and SmartMX secure element f... |
10 February 2011
08:44 GMT |
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Following the launch of Android 2.3 Gingerbread back in December, Google has announced the addition of new features to its mobile operating system, along with the release of a new version of the platform, namely Android 2.3.3.The new OS iteration comes with new forms of communication for developers and users, includ... |
10 February 2011
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A job listing at Apple.com reveals that Cupertino is seeking an HW test engineer with experience in embedded systems. This person must also have knowledge of various technologies including RFID, the job description reveals.The listing was reportedly changed this past weekend with an update to the RFID reference in th... |
31 January 2011
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Today, wireless carrier Everything Everywhere, the joint-venture of Orange and T-Mobile UK, and Barclaycard announced the upcoming availability of a contactless mobile phone payment solution for UK customers, the first of the kind to be launched in the country. The move would provide users with greater simplicity, c... |
27 January 2011
06:50 GMT |
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Recent reports claim Apple is already placing orders for the components comprising its NFC-enabled iPhone 5 and iPad 2 devices. Manufacturing is also said to have been scheduled, so that Apple can ship the last of the two products in mid-summer.
Of particular interest in the mentioning of an NFC (Near Field Commun... |
25 January 2011
08:32 GMT |
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When it launched the Nexus S by Samsung, the first mobile phone in the world running under the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, Google unveiled a new feature added to both the OS and the handset, namely NFC (Near Field Communication) support. Apparently, the company has already made the next steps in this d... |
18 January 2011
12:41 GMT |
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It shouldn't really be much of a surprise that Google is interested in mobile payments, its recent moves along with everything else that's happening in the mobile space make it a given. And now a first round of rumors is 'confirming' that Google is indeed thinking about a mobile payments solution ... |
5 January 2011
10:54 GMT |
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Google has acquired over 40 startups this year and that's not counting transactions that haven't closed yet, like the ITA deal, or the ones that haven't been made public. One example is the acquisition of Zetawire, a small company with interests in NFC (near field communications) technologies. While th... |
14 December 2010
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Following a wide range of rumors on the upcoming availability of a new “Nexus” smartphone to run under Google's Android operating system, confirmation on the matter emerged from Google CEO Eric Schmidt himself, who showcased the new mobile phone at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco.The mobile phon... |
16 November 2010
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Apple has reportedly hired an expert in Near Field Communications (NFC), a technology that would allow Apple customers to use their iOS portables for payments.According to a report by NearFieldCommunications World, Benjamin Vigier is involved in the development of near field communication technology since 2004.His la... |
16 August 2010
02:41 GMT |
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Finnish mobile-phone maker Nokia is reportedly getting ready to have the Near Field Communications (NFC) technology available on all the smartphones it would push to the market starting with 2011. The announcement was made by the company's Executive Vice President for Markets, Anssi Vanjoki, during a keynote pre... |
19 June 2010
04:09 GMT |
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Near Field Communication, also known as NFC, is a technology that allows for very short-range wireless communication between two mobile devices, for example. The touch-based system is very simple and intuitive to use, and makes data transfers between two terminals accessible. All that users need to do is bring their ... |
4 November 2009
14:51 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced today at the 3rd annual WIMA conference, held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, its third Near Field Communication (NFC) handset, the Nokia 6216 classic. The new phone is the first Nokia SIM-based NFC device, offering wireless operators the possibility to build NFC services o... |
23 April 2009
05:31 GMT |
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Nowadays, credit card transactions, for example, are as common as it gets, which has made cash transactions lose a lot of ground, being set to lose probably even more as mobile transactions are also becoming increasingly popular. Furthermore, companies developing such technologies are now coming up with new ideas, ho... |
10 December 2008
03:36 GMT |
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RBC, Visa and Rogers Wireless have come together for the next phase of the mobile phone payment pilot which will ultimately allow Canadians the flexibility to make purchases securely by waving their mobile phones. The customer phase of the mobile phone payment pilot is expected to launch in mid-2009, following a brie... |
30 October 2008
11:15 GMT |
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The FCC has recently approved a new Nokia candybar, namely the Nokia 6212 Classic, a handset that was first announced by the Finnish company back in April. The phone might not be seen by many users as a "good looking device", but at least it has some nice features packed in it. First of all, the 6212 embeds the NFC (... |
5 August 2008
07:19 GMT |
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A few hours ago, Nokia announced the future availability of Nokia 6212 Classic, a new NFC-enabled mobile phone. NFC (Near Field Communication) is a technology that allows users to experience the simplest possible interaction between various electronic devices. Nokia 6212 Classic will enable users to easily share ... |
15 April 2008
06:40 GMT |
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BenQ announced the showcasing of T80, its latest next-generation NFC smartphone, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (11 - 14 February). The handset comes with all the capabilities of an advanced smartphone and is also NFC-enabled (Near Field Communication), allowing consumers to use it for paying transp... |
13 February 2008
08:58 GMT |
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The first company that seems to be really interested in the environment - Nokia - conceived a new Eco Sensor Concept mobile phone. Last week the Finnish handset manufacturer presented its new 'green' vision in the form of the Nokia 3110 Evolve version, a mobile device with bio-covers made from more than 50%... |
12 December 2007
05:33 GMT |
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O2 announced the launch of UK's first large scale pilot of NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on mobile phones. The trial - performed in partnership with Transport for London, TranSys, Barclaycard, Visa Europe, Nokia and AEG - has begun on the 28th of November 2007 and will run for six months until the e... |
29 November 2007
09:34 GMT |
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BenQ T80 has appeared some time ago at this year's Computex edition. The phone has been packed with some impressive features that few other smartphones out there are capable of providing. NXP Semiconductors, an independent company founded by Philips has brought its secure smart card and Near Field Communication ... |
6 September 2007
10:57 GMT |
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