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.
NFC embedded handle grips arriving at Tokyo subways
05/31/2012, Is NFC technology catching on in a big way? That remains to be seen, but it seems that Japan tends to be at the forefront of technology most of the times, and this time around, we have seen Shunkosha introduce [...]
Post Office looks at contactless payment system
05/31/2012, With the advent of modern technology, how many of us rely on snail mail these days? Do you even know the postman’s schedule in your neighborhood? Well, for those of us who tend to spend time at a Post Office [...]
Toulouse Blagnac Airport to test NFC check ins
05/24/2012, The next time you are at the Toulouse Blagnac Airport, you might be greeted by a very different way of checking in – after all, it is the first airport in the world that will rely on NFC enabled smartphones [...]
MasterCard certifies PayPass to top mobile manufacturers
05/04/2012, Avid users of NFC are getting a new treat from MasterCard. It’s been a long time coming, but MasterCard has finally certified some of the world’s top mobile manufacturers to use its NFC payment system. Among them are Samsung, Nokia, [...]
RIM unveils NFC enabled Blackberry Music Gateway
05/01/2012, During the Blackberry Solutions Showcase in Orlando, RIM unveiled the Blackberry Music Gateway which allows users to stream music on their Blackberry devices onto another device simply by pairing it with either Bluetooth, or NFC which can be found in [...]
Foursquare for Blackberry updated with NFC support
05/01/2012, Blackberry users, if you’re fond of checking into the various locations that you go via foursquare, you will be pleased to learn that the app has recently received an update that will allow users to utilize the NFC feature found [...]
Apple’s patent suggests iTunes media gifting via NFC
04/27/2012, While NFC has been making its way onto other phones, Apple’s iPhone has yet to see the inclusion of the technology into their products, but that’s not to say that the Cupertino company did not explore that option in the [...]
Samsung looking to encourage use of NFC smartphones at its headquarters in Korea
04/24/2012, The majority of office workers are probably familiar with the plastic IDs that they have to wear around their necks that allows them to tap in and out of their office. It sure is a pretty common setup seen in [...]
NFC Card Emulation with a Completely Dead Battery Possible with some BlackBerry Devices
04/12/2012, For those of you who own NFC capable BlackBerry smartphones did you know that it may be able to process NFC transactions when with a completely dead battery? Not all the NFC capable BlackBerrys can do it though. When in [...]
Nokia Lumia 610 NFC officially announced, heads to Orange first
04/11/2012, Yes, so the Lumia 610 was spotted in a leak earlier this morning, but it seems that the best way to counter such a thing by any company would be to announce it officially, quelling all possible chances of a [...]
6 VISA-certified NFC smartphones to roll out in 2012
02/29/2012, We did read about Visa and Intel teaming up a couple of days ago, and on this special day when ladies are allowed to propose to the men whom they want to spend the rest of their lives with, along [...]
Nokia smartphones, NFC and art mix well in Krakow’s National Museum
02/22/2012, Today can be said to be historical in a place that holds a rich legacy of history itself – that is, the National Museum in Krakow. Why so, you ask? For starters, it marks the beginning of NFC (Near Field [...]
Optimus LTE Tag launched in Korea
02/20/2012, We’re only a week away from MWC 2012, but LG has already started unveiling its devices ahead of the event. Earlier today we had the LG Optimus Vu, and now there’s a one more smartphone from the Korean electronics manufacturer [...]
