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.
iPhone 5 will feature NFC?
03/17/2011, After this week’s report about the iPhone 5 not having NFC, it looks like we have another conflicting report about the iPhone 5′s NFC capabilities. Now according to writer at Forbes, Elizabeth Woyke, she met an entrepreneur who has a [...]
Google to introduce NFC payment systems in New York and San Francisco?
03/15/2011, Ever since Google brought the Nexus S onto the market with NFC capabilities, they’ve been pretty quiet with the pushing of NFC-services throughout the country (other than Hotspot they haven’t been doing much). But now it looks like they’re back [...]
Next iPhone won’t have NFC?
03/14/2011, According to some rumors online, NFC, a communications standard that’s been slowly gaining traction in the US this year won’t be present on the next Apple iPhone. Reasons cited for the exclusion is Apple’s concern about the lack of a [...]
TazTag TazPad is the first Android tablet with NFC
02/28/2011, TazTag has revealed that they will be showing off their latest TazPad Android tablet at CeBIT this week. What’s so special about the tablet is that it will be the first NFC-enabled Android tablet to hit the market when it [...]
Deutsche Telekom to roll out NFC payments with T-Mobile USA, NFC iPhone involved?
02/15/2011, [MWC 2011] Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, has announced that it’ll begin to launch NFC payment systems for phones across multiple markets this year and will have a full deployment in 2012. T-Mobile USA is going to be [...]
Google Android 2.3.3 receives NFC support with tweak
02/10/2011, Google might soon make big strides with its Android 2.3.3 operating system since a recent tweak throws in support for Near Field Communications (NFC). Currently, its Nexus S smartphone that is manufactured by Samsung comes with limited read only support, [...]
BMW looks into NFC technology
02/02/2011, Near Field Communication (NFC) does seem to be one of the more interesting trends for this year, where it will see action on the mobile platform soon as well. NFC is also making its way into the US and Europe [...]
Visa Europe rolls out iPhone ‘iWallet’ payment tests
02/01/2011, Cashless transactions – didn’t that arrive via credit cards a long time ago? Well, while you still need to carry around your credit cards in your wallet, how about turning your handset into an e-wallet? That’s what Visa Europe intends [...]
Apple job postings target RFID and payment platform experts
01/28/2011, We have already heard about rumors concerning the incorporatoin of an NFC chip into upcoming Apple hardware, and here are more details which might just provide more fuel for the fire. The fruiy company is aiming to boost their team [...]
Google nabs PayPal’s VP of platform, eye on mobile payments?
01/26/2011, Thanks to recent reports and rumors, we already knew that 2011 would be a year where mobile payments would become increasingly important, especially with the increased adoption of NFC technology. Now there is some additional evidence that Google is pretty [...]
iPhone 5 and iPad 2 to support NFC and mobile payments?
01/25/2011, While there are plenty of rumors going around when it comes to the iPhone 5, Richard Doherty of Envisioneering Group claims that engineers are already working on integrating an NFC chip into Apple’s upcoming hardware. Considering that Google’s Nexus S [...]
Google hiring folks with NFC experience and NFC apps appear in Android Market
01/17/2011, Google seems like it really is going all out to promote NFC technology this year. After the search giant released the Nexus S with built-in NFC support for contactless data exchange, the company is now looking to hire a Technical [...]
LG L-07C NFC-enabled phone visits the FCC
01/17/2011, NFC chips aren’t new, but with Google’s latest Nexus S phone featuring a built-in NFC chip, we might see increased support for NFC devices this year. Now it seems that LG wants to join the party too as its L-07C [...]
