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Near Field Communications Expert Hired at Apple

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

NFC on All Nokia Smartphones from 2011

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

NFC Could Change the Future of Communications

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

Nokia Launches the SIM-Based NFC 6216 Classic

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

Alternative Mobile Payments to Replace Cash Transactions

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

Pay by Waving Your Mobile Phone

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

The NFC-ready Nokia 6212 is FCC Approved

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

Nokia 6212 Classic Brings NFC Technology

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

MWC 2008: BenQ Showcases the Latest NFC Smartphone, T80

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

Revolutionary Nokia Eco Mobile Phone Concept

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

O2 Begins Large Scale Mobile Payments Trial in UK

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

BenQ T80 Gets Advanced NFC Features

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

ABI Research Regarding the Near Field Communication System

By the year 2012, it is reported that 20 per cent of the Mobile handsets will include Near Field Communication and the annual shipments of such devices could reach almost 50 million.The NFC system is a short-range wireless technology mainly aimed at the usage in mobile phones that wants to bring much more mobility to...

12 April 2007
10:26 GMT

Vodafone, G&D Partner For Mobile Phone Security

The world's largest mobile operator Vodafone has announced a partnership with Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a leading smart card manufacturer. The two companies aim to develop and drive forward the standardization of a secure storage element for NFC-enabled handsets, that will be the SIM card itself. With their pro...

11 April 2007
07:21 GMT

Cellular South and Kyocera Wireless Trial NFC Technology

Cellular South and Kyocera Wireless announced a collaboration to launch a multi-city consumer trial for Cellular South's new Wireless Wallet technology. Scheduled for the middle of May 2007, the Wireless Wallet trial will take place in Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi. Cellular South and Kyocera Wire...

26 March 2007
08:30 GMT


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