Tagged: NFC
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Are mobile payments the future of commerce? (infographic) News
16.05.2012 An infographic representing data from a Deloitte report on mobile payments looks at the marketplace and predicts significant growth over the coming years. -
Samsung and Visa name Galaxy S III their official Olympic Games Phone News
09.05.2012 Samsung and Visa have jointly named the new NFC-enabled Samsung Galaxy S III as their official phone for the London 2012 Games. The NFC device will be capable of wirelessly...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Mobile point of sale solutions interest most retailers - survey News
01.05.2012 Mobile point of sale (mPOS) solutions have piqued the interest of 66pc of employees in the retail, hospitality and field service industries, and 42pc of them are now piloting or... -
The digital business week News
23.04.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Nokia unveils its first NFC-enabled smartphone – the Lumia 610 News
11.04.2012 Nokia is to bring out an NFC version of its Lumia 610 smartphone which can pair with NFC (near field communications) accessories and tags. Orange will be the first operator to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Spar, Mace, XL to accept contactless card payments News
05.04.2012 BWG Foods, which owns retail businesses such as Spar, Eurospar, Mace and XL, is partnering with Visa Europe to begin accepting payments from NFC-enabled contactless cards from... -
30m NFC-enabled handsets shipped in 2011 - research News
27.03.2012 Thirty million near field communication (NFC)-enabled phones were shipped in 2011, which is a 10-fold increase since the previous year, according to new research. -
NFC payments may hit US$74bn by 2015 - research News
08.03.2012 Near field communications (NFC) could facilitate transactions valued at US$74bn worldwide by 2015, according to Juniper Research. The technology is being increasingly used for... -
Windows Phone 8 ‘Apollo’ features revealed News
03.02.2012 New details on Windows Phone 8 – code named Apollo – have been leaked, which include Windows 8 integration, NFC capabilities for mobile payments and improved control of data usage.Tags: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 , Windows Phone, Smartphone, Windows 8, Near Field Communications, NFC, Xbox, Apps, Smartphones, Mango, -
Are we entering the era of the multi-tablet computer owner? News
18.01.2012 Depending of course on how much disposable income you have, it seems 2012 will spawn the era of the multi-tablet computer owner, echoing a similar trend that occurred with...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Data Management, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO -
The digital business week News
16.01.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Legal, Leadership & Management, Intellectual Property, eCommerce -
Visa approves new smartphones for NFC payments News
10.01.2012 Visa Europe has certified NFC-enabled smartphones from RIM, Samsung and LG Electronics for use as payment devices using the Visa payWave app at the point of sale. -
There are now 35m NFC handsets in the world News
14.12.2011 The year 2011 was a breakthrough year for NFC (near field communications), not only due to the launch of Google Wallet and other new services coming on stream, but the arrival...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Economy, eCommerce -
Google Wallet keeps too much data unencrypted - study News
13.12.2011 A study from digital forensics and security firm viaForensics found that NFC payment app Google Wallet kept too much data unencrypted, such as transaction history and credit... -
Gemalto NFC technology to serve 76pc of US wireless market News
12.12.2011 SIM and smart card giant Gemalto has secured a deal with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon’s NFC joint venture Isis, in a move that will see it support up to 76pc of the US wireless...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, eCommerce, Consumer Tech -
NFC provider ZAPA raises €1.1m from Delta and private investors News
25.11.2011 NFC mobile payments player ZAPA Technology has raised €1.1m in venture capital funding from Delta Partners, Brendan McDonagh, Tom Morrisroe and other private investors. McDonagh...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Investments, Funding, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Marketing wars of the future set to be all about location News
24.11.2011 The most exciting field of computing today is mobile. Smartphones herald a bright new future for personal computing and the marketing and advertising world is salivating at the... -
BlackBerry reveals new Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 smartphones News
15.11.2011 Research in Motion has revealed two new smartphones based on its BlackBerry 7 operating system: the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Hardware -
‘Magic’ of Wallet NFC network is spreading across US, Google says News
18.10.2011 The ability to pay for goods and services with a mobile phone is having a “magical” effect on consumers, Google said today as it signed up more top brands willing to conduct...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Second outage hits BlackBerry users worldwide News
12.10.2011 Millions of BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been joined by millions more users in South American countries like Chile, Argentina and Brazil as a...Categories: Wireless Communications, Servers, Security, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Business, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, CommunicationsTags: BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve, iOS 5, Google, Android, Apple, Research In Motion, NFC