California Stores Pilot NFC System Providing Electronic Receipts
Claire Swedber, RFID, 1/31/2012 Proximiant expects its RFID-enabled solution to be used by 1,000 stores by late spring, allowing a retailer’s customers to download receipts and discount offers on their mobile phones, thereby eliminating the need for paper receipts and coupons. California startup Proximiant reports that a dozen San Francisco Bay Area stores are piloting [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC, SMS
Sprint drops WiMAX phones for LTE, ‘all’ to get NFC
Electronista, 1/14/2012 Sprint to move phones wholesale to 4G and NFC Sprint in commentary during CES confrimed that it was dropping WiMAX on smartphones. The initial LTE smartphones were ultimately representing a full-scale switch to the technology for 4G phones, PCMag was told. The carrier was being more aggressive than it had suggested before and, [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, HTC, LTE, NFC, Sprint, WiMax
Visa certifies NFC-equipped Android, BlackBerry smartphones for payWave
Joseph Volpe, Engadget, 1/12/2012 Despite repeated industry attempts to build a buzz, buzz, buzz around NFC, growth of the promising communication tech has only been stilted by limited, real-world implementation — not to mention a dearth of enabled devices. This stunted consumer adoption hasn’t put a damper on Visa’s stride towards a contactless payment future, [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC, Samsung
Intel gets serious about NFC, signs deal for chip technology
Ryan Kim, GigaOM, 12/14/2011 Chipmaker Intel has been getting some NFC religion lately as it looks to incorporate the short-distance radio technology into its chipsets. The latest sign is an agreement with French NFC chip maker Inside Secure,which will provide NFC technology and products to Intel. The terms of the deal were not announced. Intel’s [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC
SIM-based NFC gains global support from 45 mobile carriers, all huddled around GSMA’s standard
Zachary Lutz, Engadget, 11/17/2011 You knew that NFC hardware can be embedded into SIM cards, right? Right? Regardless of whether you’ve been paying attention, the practice is about to become a whole lot more common, as 45 of the world’s largest mobile operators have extended their support for the GSM Association’s standard. Among the networks, [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GSM, NFC
NFC in a SIM: They might just have done it
Bill Ray, The Register, 11/16/2011 Inside Secure demonstrates NFC in every phone It’s not the first time the claim has been made, but this time it’s backed, and demonstrated, by a reputable manufacturer, so every phone could be getting NFC soon. Inside Secure is an established player in the smart card industry, and promises to [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GPS, GSM, NFC
New in the Android Market: Updated PayPal Mobile App Featuring P2P NFC Capabilities
PayPal Blog, 11/8/2011 It’s no secret that everyone’s talking about NFC, and rightfully so. It’s a really interesting technology that could be one of the ways people will pay and get paid, but that’s all it is – a technology. As we just showed at the PayPal shopping showcase in New York the future of [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC
The Best New Features in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Gizmodo, 10/19/2011 Google just unveiled their new Nexus phone, the Galaxy Nexus, along with a preview of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, coming to phones next year. Here’s a look at the creamy new update to the Android operating system. Most of what’s gone into Ice Cream Sandwich is polish, making Android slicker, easier to [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC
Researchers lock down Android to keep data from walking out the door
Sean Gallagher, ArsTechnica, 10/18/2011 A group of researchers at Virginia Tech have developed software for the Android OS that can enforce policies on mobile devices based on what room they’re in. It can even make sure that sensitive data doesn’t walk out the door with them by wiping it from a phone’s memory. The technology, [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Bluetooth, GPS, NFC
New NFC Spec Makes It Easier To Swap Contacts, Save Data To Phones
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch, 9/29/2011 Mobile users with NFC-enabled devices will no longer need a special application in order to exchange contact details or other types of data between their phones thanks to a new NFC specification which has just been released. The non-profit industry association The NFC Forum has published its 16th specification today, this [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC