Tag: nfc
Panasonic returning to mobile market with rugged Android smartphone
Panasonic are gearing up to release a brand new Android smartphone in March 2012, their first European mobile offering since 2006. Little is known about the device at present, beyond its Android innards, reportedly thin size and "D-shape design," and…
Google Wallet launching on 19th September?
Google Wallet (the mobile NFC payment system by the search giants) may be set to launch today, September 19th, according to a leaked memo. The system, which allows users to top up an NFC-enabled smartphone with pre-pay (PayPass) credit…
PayPal sue Google over NFC Wallet scheme
Google have revealed a new NFC payment system that will allow smartphone users in the US to buy goods simply by touching their handsets against dedicated readers at 124,000 PayPass-enabled merchants in the States and more than 311,000 across the…
Orange and Barclaycard bring NFC smartphone payments to the high street
Orange and Barclaycard have launched their long-awaited partnership to bring NFC payments to UK high-street stores. Called "Quick Tap", users can make purchases of up to £15 with the system, with stores such as Eat, Subway and Pret A…
Will it, wont it? : iPhone 5 WILL have NFC, says Apple insider
The iPhone 5 NFC see-saw is rocking back and forth, as rumours surrounding the inclusion of a contactless payment system in the next Apple smartphone gather pace. Contrary to recent news that Apple would not be including NFC in the…
NFC to be absent from iPhone 5?
Despite leaks and patents aplenty to the contrary, word is trickling in now that the iPhone 5 will NOT feature near-field-communications technology. NFC smarts, so far used predominantly for contactless-payments, were expected to make it into the next iteration of…
iPhone 5 NFC tech bringing "E-Wallet" to Jesus Phones?
A new batch of recently awarded Apple patents have popped up over on tracker site Patently Apple, adding more fuel to the fire that the iPhone 5 will feature near-field communications tech. Sitting on an illustration of the iPhone homescreen…
iPhone 5 to replace keys, credit cards and travel cards?
The iPhone, as Apple are keen to promote, has an app for pretty much anything these days, turning your mobile into a one-stop gadget for most of life's little problems. And, if a recent high-profile employee appointment is anything to…
Another 'world's first', Parrot announces NFC-enabled PARTY Black Edition speaker system
Parrot has squawked back onto our radar with the announcement of their PARTY Black Edition speaker system, which supposedly integrates Near Field Communication for easy and fast streaming from the source to the system.
Adopting the fancy ‘touch’ word that’s become synonymous with stylish and innovative technology, the user simply has to touch a Bluetooth-enabled source like a mobile phone, MP3 player or computer to the 650g system…
Nokia announces 6212 classic mobile with 3G and Near Field Communication
The Nokia 6212 is the Finnish company’s latest 3G handset, which also features Near Field Communication (NFC) technology that can be used to interact with other nearby gadgetry.
One increasingly popular use for NFC is mobile ticketing, which is expected to go mainstream by 2011. Though SMS is also used, the Nokia 6212 will be able to take advantage of this emerging technology which can also be used for swapping data and multimedia between compatible handsets, and for a range of other functions…
