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.
Samsung Releases TecTiles 2 NFC Tags With Galaxy S4 Support For $15
05/17/2013, Samsung had previously released its TecTiles programmable NFC tags for its Galaxy S3 around this time last year, but unfortunately with the release of the Galaxy S4, its TecTiles didn’t support its latest and greatest smartphone. But today, Samsung is [...]
Leaked Galaxy S4 Battery Shows NFC Support
03/12/2013, So, there are rumors going around that the upcoming iPhone 5S will feature NFC support to keep up with the times, which is old hat actually when you think about it since most of the high end Android smartphones already [...]
Game Golf Uses Sensors To Help Improve Your Performance
03/05/2013, Being able to hit the fairway and greens in golf video games is pretty easy as long as you always consider the wind as well as the numerous small imperfections on any course. But doing the same thing in actual [...]
MasterCard MasterPass Helps You Buy Stuff Without Needing A Register
02/25/2013, [MWC 2013] It looks as though VISA isn’t the only credit card company that has something to announce during Mobile World Congress this week as MasterCard is crashing their announcement party with one of their own. And as you would [...]
VISA, Samsung Announce Partnership Bringing payWave To Galaxy Devices
02/25/2013, [MWC 2013] It was two years ago when Samsung and VISA announced they’d be partnering up in order to offer NFC mobile payments before, during and after the London 2012 Olympics. We think it would be safe to assume that [...]
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini NFC Edition Coming Your Way
01/21/2013, Well, well, what do we have here? Apparently, there is word that Samsung has deemed the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini to be worthy enough to carry the NFC mantle, so we can expect a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini NFC edition [...]
Visa Approves NFC Mobile Payment Solution For RIM
01/16/2013, RIM, the manufacturer of all things BlackBerry, has just announced that Visa has given their nod of approval for their NFC-based mobile payment solution which allows carriers to support payments on just about any NFC-enabled smartphone. This underlines RIM’s seriousness [...]
RIM Gets Approval From Visa
01/16/2013, Just in time for the imminent launch of BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion is announcing today that its mobile payment solution has been approved by Visa. Visa said its yes to RIM’s Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution for NFC mobile [...]
Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus To Get NFC Chip (Rumor)
12/28/2012, It seems that there are expectations in the industry that the yet unannounced Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus will be on the receiving end of two different models, that is, the GT-i9105 and the GT-i9105P, with the latter all set to [...]
Hyundai Connectivity Concept Gives NFC-enabled Phones Power Over Your Car
12/27/2012, Last week, we heard about Toyota’s 2013 Avalon being equipped with a Qi wireless charging system, and as cool as that was, Hyundai’s plans for its upcoming vehicles is way cooler. Hyundai’s Connectivity Concept is scheduled to be included in its [...]
Nokia Purity Pro Wireless Headset by Monster – Demo at GDGT
12/17/2012, The Nokia Purity Pro wireless stereo headset was first revealed to the masses at IFA 2012 in Berlin and we had the opportunity to briefly get our hands on the device at GDT on December 6 in San Francisco. The [...]
London Buses Now Supporting NFC Payments
12/13/2012, London is going high-tech. Just a year after outfitting Wi-Fi on its buses, the city is now upping the ante by introducing NFC payments on its 8,500 buses. Starting today, Transport for London or TfL, the local government body responsible [...]
Qualcomm announces new low-power NFC chips for mobile devices
12/06/2012, While NFC has opened the door to numerous possibilities, such as the sharing of data, using our phones as mobile wallets and etc., one of the downsides to current-gen NFC chips is that apparently they can be quite the power [...]
