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ViVOtech may be the first victim of slow NFC adoption

, Jul 27th 2012 Discuss [1]

Last year, there was one subject that nobody could get enough of in the mobile industry: near field communication (NFC)-powered mobile payments. Google launched its digital Wallet service, and Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T announced an unparalleled joint venture to get in on the action as well. So a company trying to get in on the ground floor of NFC sure seemed like a good idea, but the problem is you never know what the future will bring. Read The Full Story

Apple patent reveals iPhone’s NFC ambitions

, Jul 27th 2012 Discuss [2]

Companies seemingly patent anything and everything, so it’s always best to take these listings with your recommended daily allowance of salt, but Apple looks to have filed for a patent relating to pairing controllers using NFC capabilities on an iPhone. It doesn’t mean that Apple is working on a game controller, but does suggest that the company is keeping all its gaming options open, entertaining the idea of pairing multiple devices using NFC and even turning the iPhone into a digital controller. Read The Full Story

Android and Nokia NFC exploits detailed at Black Hat

, Jul 26th 2012 Discuss [2]

The Black Hat security conference kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas, and one researcher has demonstrated an NFC exploit that affects Android and certain Nokia phones. Charlie Miller showed how NFC is typically enabled by default on most Android phones, and by getting close enough to the device it could be redirected automatically to malicious websites. In addition, he was able to send malware over to the device that exploits the browser, allowing the attacker to read cookie data, view web history, and even hijack the phone. Read The Full Story

NFC gumball machine sells digital content instead of candy

, Jul 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Marketing agency Razorfish has taken the idea of a regular gumball machine and transformed it into an NFC-enabled prototype that takes quarters and spits out digital content for smartphones instead of gum. Once you’ve inserted the coins and twist the handle, you can hold your smartphone where the gumball chute is supposed to be to have that digital content delivered to your device. Read The Full Story

Next iPhone reportedly features LTE, NFC, and 1GB of RAM

, Jul 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

We’ve seen a bevy of leaks and reports regarding the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone, and now some more information has come to light regarding the manufacturing of the sequel to the iPhone 4S. BGR reports that the next-generation iPhone is currently in the EVT3 phase. That means that engineering samples are still being used at this point in time, with the “design verification tests” still needing to be passed before the phone can go into full-scale production. Read The Full Story

MasterCard and Deutsche Telekom reveal Euro mobile payment plans

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Another day, another mobile payments system, and this time it's Deutsche Telekom and MasterCard inking a deal to roll out first a card/tag approach, followed by a true mobile wallet. The deal will see Poland get the system initially, later this year, followed by Germany; the initial system will use cards and tags for more low-tech payments, but in early 2013 that will be joined by a smartphone-based system. Read The Full Story

Latest iPhone prototypes reportedly feature NFC

, Jun 25th 2012 Discuss [1]

One of the features that Apple demoed at WWDC 2012 was PassBook for iOS 6. The app would store gift vouchers from various retail stores and other services that could be redeemed by scanning the code on the phone. 9to5Mac has discovered that NFC controllers are currently being used in iPhone prototypes. The latest piece of information was spotted after they took a closer look at hardware code dumps. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on with device-exclusive sharing

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [3]

This week we’ve gotten the opportunity to take a peek at both the AT&T and the T-Mobile versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III, and in our exploration of said phone, its become apparent that Samsung wants everyone to do one thing: share! Three different sharing abilities will be explored here, each of them exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S III in part or in whole. The first of these is S-Beam, Samsung’s NFC-laden wireless transfer feature, while the other two rely on Wi-fi signals to make their abilities seem magic.

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Windows Phone 8 details rundown

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [2]

This week the folks at Microsoft have revealed one whole heck of a lot of information on their upcoming operating system for mobile devices: Windows Phone 8 “Apollo”. At the Windows Phone Summit this year we’ve gotten the full pulldown of information ranging from hardware to software to developers and back. Let’s start our journey with a peek at the Star Screen – the face of Windows Phone having been pushed to a new level of powerful here with the simple inclusion of a new tile size – tiny!

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Microsoft’s vision: Win8 tablets and Windows Phone 8 in tapping harmony

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [5]

Microsoft is pushing its ecosystem hard today at the Windows Phone Summit, stressing just how much  Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 will work together in NFC-enabled harmony. As well as being based on the same underlying core, the two platforms are intended to hook up more readily than previous iterations could. Microsoft's concept demo took Windows Phone to a restaurant, with everything from ordering through to payment done with Windows hardware. Read The Full Story

Chase Windows Phone 8 app this year

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [2]

Microsoft has confirmed that bank Chase will be releasing a Windows Phone app for the newly-previewed Windows Phone 8 platform later in the year, adding secure banking to the Wallet Hub. The app will support depositing checks to customers' accounts simply by snapping a photo of them. Read The Full Story

Microsoft demos prototype Nokia Windows Phone 8

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [2]

Microsoft may be targeting the news at the Windows Phone Summit at developers, but there's a little new hardware on show, too, in the shape of a prototype Nokia handset. The Nokia-made device has a large, 720p resolution touchscreen along with a dual-core processor, both freshly supported in Windows Phone 8. Read The Full Story
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