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.
Physical Google Wallet card more or less confirmed on Google’s website
11/07/2012, Google Wallet is Google’s take on the mobile wallet service which is accomplished by relying on NFC-enabled devices and compatible smartphones. That being said it was last week where it was suggested that Google could be coming up with a [...]
The Xperia Face Off makes good use of the Sony Xperia T’s NFC feature
11/01/2012, NFC in smartphones has a lot of possibilities, such as file transfers and allowing the phone to be used as a smart wallet. Unfortunately these particular features have yet to catch on in a big way, but Sony is hoping [...]
Vodafone and CorFire team up to launch mobile wallet service in 2013
10/30/2012, When it comes to mobile wallets, some of the names floating about the internet include Google Wallet and Isis, but it looks like we can expect a new player from CorFire, but given that all the major carriers have either [...]
Moo announces NFC-enabled business cards
09/28/2012, With our smartphones these days starting to feature more connectivity options, such as wireless charging and NFC, it was only a matter of time before we started seeing everyday items modified and evolve to interact with our devices. Well it [...]
PowerSkin offers NFC-enabled Galaxy S3 case
09/13/2012, PowerSkin has just introduced what they deem to be a first in the world, a NFC-enabled case for the Samsung Galaxy S3. Specially designed for Samsung’s flagship smartphone, it debuts today while carrying patent-pending technology that enables NFC transmission in [...]
Phil Schiller explains why there is no NFC in the iPhone 5
09/13/2012, Before the iPhone 5 was officially revealed, several photos of a component within the phone had many wondering if it was an NFC chip. It was later concluded that it wasn’t, and we guess with the iPhone 5 now official, [...]
Spotify for Android updated with NFC sharing capabilities
09/06/2012, Heads up Spotify users on Android! If you’ve got an NFC enabled Android handset running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, you might want to update your Spotify app as the program has recently been updated and now features support [...]
Samsung Galaxy S3 Gets Quick Tap Contactless Payment Service
09/03/2012, The notion of contactless payments with the help of a mobile has been around for quite some time. However, we didn’t see any large-scale use of such a feature so far. This may change as the Samsung Galaxy S3 [...]
CyanogenMod 9.1 supports SimplyTapp NFC system
08/28/2012, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean might be all the rage these days, but the team over at CyanogenMod has yet to forget about CyanogenMod 9.1, where it will now come with support for SimplyTapp NFC (Near Field Communication) system. SimplyTap is [...]
iPhone 5 part leak hints at NFC hardware?
08/27/2012, Earlier this morning, we looked at possible leaked images of the upcoming iPhone 5, and it seems that there was more to it than met the eye. Everything about it looks dapper and pretty much run on the mill, but [...]
Google Wallet gets hacked onto a Samsung Galaxy S3
07/31/2012, If you believe that the NFC standard of paying is indeed the future, services such as Google Wallet is one that is probably familiar to you. Unfortunately Google Wallet has yet to be made universal for all Android devices, which [...]
NFC-enabled Android and Nokia phones vulnerable to hijacking
07/25/2012, Thought NFC is a relatively unused feature in this side of the world, there is no reason for it to be left as it is. As proven by a smartphone hacker named Charlie Miller. The hacker recently found a way [...]
The Gum Machine uses NFC to dispense digital goodies instead of candy
07/25/2012, NFC Gumball Machine from Razorfish – Emerging Experiences on Vimeo. Gumball machines typically dispense gumballs, which we guess is a given, but the folks at Razorfish have decided to come up with something a little different. Utilizing an old gumball [...]
