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Upcoming Zoosh service will make mobile payments using sound waves
When credit cards were introduced, we really thought plastic money was any given day more convenient than carrying a bundle of bills. The world is now looking at a form of technology that will replace the need to carry any physical form of money. Well NFC wireless payment is yet to take over; we bumped…
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Angry Birds Magic to pack NFC technology
Near field communication or NFC technology as we better know it is slowly weeding its way into our lives. So much, that now the guys at Rovio, the makers of the legendarily addictive game, Angry Birds, have added a touch of NFC tech to their brainchild. The new game called Angry Birds Magic automatically unlocks…
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Visa Europe starts trials for iPhone NFC payment solution
Our friends at Computerworld have reported that, Visa has begun trials of an iPhone-based mobile payment system in Europe.The trials, which started today, will require a on-device software to be installed on testers’ iPhones, as well as a hardware accessory that contains an NFC chip. It will require retailers to install a hardware terminal capable…
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Orange and T-Mobile to bring contact-less services
Orange and T-Mobile has announced NFC-enabled SIM cards for mobile payments in association with Barclaycard. The launch comes under their joint banner of ‘Everything Everywhere’, allowing customers to use their mobile phone by swiping and pay for items at a range of outlets, which already have over 40,000 stores from Q2 2011. Besides payments, Everything…
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Next Gen iPhone equipped with NFC will hook up to your computer for all kinds of connectivity features
We’re still on the iPhone 4 and following its hi-jinx through the handset segment and already the rumors around the next gen device are rampant. We already heard that the ‘iPhone 5’, if Mr. Jobs decides to stay boring and retain that name, will be equipped to handle NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. We also…
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Apple’s next gen iPhone, number 5, could be an NFC enabled iWallet
Apple’s iPhone 4 is still warm off the manufacturing conveyor belt and the blogs and sites are already discussing what the next gen iPhone will be like. Apple has just hired field communications (NFC) expert Benjamin Vigier which naturally peaks the interest of the Apple fans as well as mobile users the world over. What…
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Nokia 6216 with NFC for wireless payments
The third Near Field Communication cellphone has been introduced which is the Nokia 6216. This phone is capable of storing credit card, user account and other security details on the SIM card making the phone usable for paying for items or to sign-in to systems by tapping it against or waving it in front of…
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Parrot Specchio WiFi photo frame comes with NFC
WiFi is the norm in most Digital Photo frames that is Parrot spruced up its like by including Bluetooth NFC to its Specchio photo frame. Placing an NFC mobile phone against the back of the Parrot Specchio frame will allow photos to be immediately transferred and displayed on the screen of the digital photo frame…
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Zeki toy phone from YoungToys
Korea may be a Tech-savvy country but this is taking it a bit too far. Granted that kids learn faster when they start out young, but to come out with a cellphone for toddlers is a bit shocking; at least for me! YoungToys of Korea are coming out with a digital toy phone called Zeki.…
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O2 NFC put to trial in the UK
NFC stands for (Near Field Communications) and O2 one of the largest mobile carriers in the UK has incorporated it into mobile phones with assistance from Nokia. The company will start trials of O2 Wallet which allows customers to make micro payments for purchases, access events and even travel around London by simply touching their…
