Tagged: NFC & News
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Hands-on with the Sony Xperia T – aka, the Bond Phone (video) News
26.09.2012 The Sony Xperia T will be available across Ireland on 1 October, including a special James Bond-themed edition with exclusive content from the upcoming film. Siliconrepublic.com... -
O2 confirms BlackBerry Z10 to go on sale 1 March News
20.02.2013 O2 has confirmed that the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone will go on sale in Ireland on 1 March. The new touchscreen device represents a new departure for the BlackBerry brand and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business -
OmniPay to create 30 new jobs to spearhead growth in digital payments News
10.01.2013 Up to 30 new jobs are to be created by OmniPay, an Irish technology company owned by global payments processor First Data, to tackle the growth of digital payments in emerging... -
#2013CES: Sony focuses on 4K resolution, colour-rich displays and NFC compatibility News
09.01.2013 The products unveiled by Sony at CES 2013 (of which I reckon there are more than 50, at least) showcase the technologies that will form the cornerstone of Sony’s consumer... -
#DIF12 - Neville Hobson - social media is a leadership issue for all organisations News
21.09.2012 The massive changes being wrought by social media and how the technology can drive efficiency and forge closer ties with customers needs to be embraced by C-level leadership,... -
Mobile wallet and NFC could be the next patents battleground for Apple and Google News
28.08.2012 The news that Google Wallet aspires to be a holdall for all your cards, tickets and what not sounds uncomfortably familiar to Apple’s forthcoming Passbook in the new iOS6. Could...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Next big thing: could Chirp transform how we send data? News
27.07.2012 Chirp is a sound wave technology that has to be seen in technology to be believed. But it has the potential to be one of latest great things in technology in terms of being a...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Science, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
Black Hat speaker shows how NFC can be used for malicious attacks News
26.07.2012 In a talk entitled ‘Don't Stand So Close to Me: An Analysis of the NFC Attack Surface’, security expert Charlie Miller has revealed the dangers of NFC technology in the wrong...Tags: Security, Nexus S, Google, NFC, Near Field Communications, Black Hat, Malware, Galaxy Nexus, Android, Nokia -
Apple to release special adapter for next iPhone’s smaller connector News
24.07.2012 Tech giant Apple is planning to release an adapter that will allow owners of its forthcoming next iPhone smartphone to continue connecting to standard iPhone and iPad accessories. -
The telco banks of the future: why mobile operators’ future is in money News
02.07.2012 The news today that MasterCard and Deutsche Telekom are working together on a mobile payments framework to enable consumers to use their mobile phones as a way to buy goods and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, eCommerce, Digital Business -
#io12 – Google reveals Android Jelly Bean, to begin rolling out in July News
27.06.2012 Google has revealed that the next version of Android – Jelly Bean – will begin rolling out as an over-the-air update to Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Xoom devices next month. -
Windows Phone 8 coming this autumn – shares code core with Windows 8, plus NFC capabilities News
20.06.2012 Microsoft today publicly previewed its new Windows Phone 8 operating system for smartphones which will launch in the autumn. The company revealed that the new mobile OS will...Categories: Wireless Communications, Security, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Samsung introduces programmable NFC stickers News
14.06.2012 Samsung demonstrates that NFC can offer more than just transactions with TecTiles, NFC-enabled stickers that can be programmed to change your phone settings at a touch.Tags: Foursquare, Facebook, Social Media, Smartphones, Android, Microsoft, QR codes, Sony, NFC, Samsung -
Monty Munford interview: from blogging to Bollywood and back again News
11.06.2012 Monty Munford is one of the UK’s top tech writers, as well as being an entrepreneur and a consultant to some of the world’s top brands on mobile and social strategy. He talks to... -
The digital business week News
11.06.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Careers and Employment, Consumer Tech, eCommerce, Leadership & Management, Mobility, Social Media -
NFC-ready POS terminal shipments doubled to 2.5m in 2011 - report News
07.06.2012 The market for NFC-ready point-of-sale (POS) terminals skyrocketed in 2011, with annual shipments doubling to an estimated 2.5m units worldwide, a new research report from Berg... -
The digital business week News
05.06.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Careers and Employment, eCommerce, Economy, Intellectual Property, Internet, Mobility, Resources, Telecommunications, Web -
NFC’s star is rising – mobile payment volumes to hit US$171.5bn News
29.05.2012 The number of mobile payment users in the world will reach 212.12m, up from 160m last year, and mobile transaction values will reach US$171.5bn – up 62pc on last year.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
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