All the stories tagged with: NFC
stands for Near Field Communication, which is a standard for low-speed wireless short range communications between electronic devices. Popular applications of NFC are public transportation passes and some form of electronic wallet, but many more applications remains to be tested and implemented. NFC is a cousin of RFID and uses some of the same communications protocols.
GSM Galaxy Nexus gains Google Wallet access
02/02/2012, Sprint’s Nexus S 4G is currently the only handset to officially support the Google Wallet service, and this has certainly been a sore point of contention for folks who own the newer Galaxy Nexus. After all, shouldn’t Google’s flagship phone [...]
Paris Metro to introduce new NFC Passe Navigo cards in 2013, designed by Philippe Starck
01/31/2012, For most of us, train tickets are train tickets. Some of us use it on a daily basis and we don’t really think much about it, but if you happen to live in Paris, or if you’re planning a trip [...]
DeviceFidelity unveils NFC-enabled microSD for iPhone
01/17/2012, While NFC is a pretty handy feature, Apple has yet to see the need to incorporate it into their smartphones. Despite the lack of NFC support in iPhones, various companies have managed to find workarounds, such as NFC-enabled SIM cards, [...]
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note to feature NFC?
01/02/2012, The rest of the world has been enjoying its time with the Samsung Galaxy Note for a number of months now but we’re yet to see it on this side of the world – until now. Well, the device still [...]
Japan’s top 3 mobile carriers to support global NFC standard
12/22/2011, As of late, there has been a lot of talk about NFC technology making their way into our smartphones, but until some sort of standard has been established, it will be hard to encourage adoption by users. So much so [...]
Microsoft confirms NFC support in Windows Phone 7
12/12/2011, Now here is a bittersweet bit of news for those Windows Phone 7 owners out there – it seems that the software giant from Redmond, Washington, did confirm that Windows Phone 7 will have built-in NFC support, but before you [...]
iPhone gains NFC capabilities in Taiwan
12/09/2011, One of the “drawbacks” to the iPhone is its lack of NFC capabilities, although given the somewhat sluggish adoption of NFC and mobile payment services, we guess it’s not really a feature that most iPhone users will lament about. The [...]
Google Wallet to go on trial during London 2012 Olympics
12/09/2011, For those planning to travel to London to watch the 2012 Olympics, it is without doubt going to be one heck of a packed event especially during the opening and closing ceremonies. Such events are usually a great place for [...]
Blackberry Porsche P’9881 appears at the FCC, could be headed towards AT&T
12/06/2011, Sometime back in October we reported that the Blackberry Porsche P‘9881 was announced, and if that got your attention and you were thinking about getting one for yourself, the good news is that the device has recently been spotted at [...]
Google confirms no Google Wallet for Galaxy Nexus
12/06/2011, It seems that there have been earlier rumors that suggested that Verizon will not be including the Google Wallet feature on the upcoming Galaxy Nexus. At that time it was merely a rumor, albeit one that made a lot of [...]
Google Wallet is unofficial on the Galaxy Nexus
11/28/2011, Google’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus from Samsung, does not come with Google Wallet, an NFC-based payment service which Google announced to the world just a few months ago. At the moment, Google Wallet is good only for folks [...]
Apple to update iOS to support NFC in 2012?
11/22/2011, We know that an iPhone with NFC is an old rumor, but it seems that it has managed to be revived again with a new report by Digitimes. The report is claiming that according to smartphone manufacturers, Apple has plans [...]
SIM based NFC gains support from major carriers around the world
11/17/2011, Countries like Japan have long been using NFC to help them in their daily lives, and not too long ago carriers in South Korea have announced that they will be offering SIM cards with NFC technology embedded into them. Now [...]
