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Google Wallet confirmed to launch on Nexus S 4G

Rue Liu, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Reports earlier this morning tipped that Google's NFC-based mobile payment service called "Wallet" would be launching first on the nation's third largest carrier sometime today. And indeed, Google has confirmed now that the Wallet app will begin rolling out to Nexus S 4G handsets via an over-the-air update. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet Activation Confirmation spotted early in San Francisco [and New York]

Chris Burns, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

It appears that at least one coffee shop has decided to forgo the big bang reveal of today's launch of Google Wallet by placing their official "tap here" signs on their Vivo paypass-capable machines. All you've got to do is Tap and pay with your NFC-enabled credit card OR your smartphone using Google Wallet - adding that you should simply go to Google.com/wallet for more information if you're not already in the know. We know from earlier today that the launch is very likely for later today and of course that the NFC-based mobile money service will be popping up imminently one way or another. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4 NFC payments launch on KT Telecom

Chris Davies, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple's iPhone 5 is tipped to bring NFC among its various charms, but Korean carrier KT Telecom isn't willing to wait. It has launched an iPhone 4 NFC payments system, using the iCarte 420K NFC case, with a prepaid credit card supported by local transit, retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues like cinemas. Some places are offering discounts on services if people use the new KT system. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet tipped to hit Nexus S 4G today

Chris Davies, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Google Wallet, the wireless payments system the search giant unveiled back in May, could well officially launch today according to a new leak. A document reportedly being sent to Google's payment partners, and leaked to TechCrunch, suggests that the NFC-based mobile money service will be enabled for the Nexus S 4G sometime on September 19. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 “just weeks away” complete with NFC

Chris Davies, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [4]

Apple’s iPhone 5 is “just weeks away” from being unveiled, according to an unnamed source at the company, with rumors still indicating that it will be a significant departure from the current iPhone 4. Though Apple is yet to confirm any plans itself, speculation has coalesced on a late-September or early-October announcement, something a Bits insider apparently confirms. Those sources also suggest that the Case-Mate cases teasingly posted then pulled by the accessory company “seemed potentially authentic.”

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BlackBerry R47 aka Knight aka “Porsche Proceeding” Leaked Details in Full [Video]

Chris Burns, Sep 11th 2011 Discuss [2]

What we know about the BlackBerry device you're about to see is that it could be one of several things: a prototype for the 9900/9930, a "luxury" version right along those same lines, or a complete knockoff made by a third party to appear to be an alternate-reality 9900. There are both photos of the outsides of the device, a teardown, and a video in the post below. One of the more interesting (and appearing to be quite likely) options on the plate is that, due to the font, letting, and bold singularity in the word "PROCEEDING" above BlackBerry on the phone, this phone may well have been designed and executed by auto group Porsche - high-cost sharp edges ahoy! Read The Full Story

Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T Join Forces for $100M NFC Investment

Chris Burns, Aug 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

There's some big money floating around right this minute, all of it aimed directly at NFC venture Isis, a soon to be rival of Google's NFC service known as Google Wallet. Mobile payments will be the way of the future if Japan is any indication, a mobile payment piece of hardware a MUST in every smartphone (and quite a few feature phones too) on the islands if you want to sell a single unit. Bloomberg has some "people with knowledge of the project" who are saying that this investment is set to be a big step toward what Juniper Research says is a $670 billion dollar market by 2015. Read The Full Story

Sharp RW-T107 Android Gingerbread NFC Tablet

Chris Burns, Aug 22nd 2011 Discuss [3]

The people at Sharp have announced a brand new 7-inch Android tablet that will be launched in Japan complete with an NFC interface for commercial interactions. This Android tablet will only support Japanese FeliCa cards at the start, but we can expect additional card support in the near future. This Sharp RW-T107 unit will be able to be used in stores to read membership cards, IDs, loyalty cards, and more - get some coupons to grab some awesome cheap food and such! Read The Full Story

Nokia’s NFC-toting Wireless Music Receiver MD-20W clears FCC

Chris Davies, Aug 17th 2011 Discuss [4]

Nokia's MD-20W wireless media streamer has cleared the FCC, offering a way to stream music over Bluetooth A2DP to any speaker system you choose to plug it into. Seemingly related to the Wireless Music Receiver already listed on Nokia's site, the MD-20W is expected to use NFC in a similar way to the Nokia Play 360 speaker, as a straightforward way to pair your phone. Read The Full Story

Google Offers FREE Nexus S Today Only

Rue Liu, Aug 3rd 2011 Discuss [23]

The Google Search front-page has almost always remained pristine which makes today's addition of a one-line advert hard to miss. But don't worry, the search giant isn't starting to accept front-page ads, instead, the company is trying to plug its own Nexus S handset, which it is offering for free---but for today only. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 rumor suggests iPhone 5 may use Bluetooth 4 rather than NFC

Shane McGlaun, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

There are a lot of new smartphones and other devices that are coming to market with support for Near Field communications. NFC is a technology that a lot of the biggest companies in the smartphone industry are starting to integrate into their devices. NFC allows the user of the smartphone to pay for things in stores using their smartphone for instance. Read The Full Story

ISIS Mobile Payment Network Adds MasterCard, Visa, And American Express

Rue Liu, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

The mobile payments arena was starting to look very fragmented with several different players each attempting to offer their own NFC-based system. Google announced their Google Wallet service in partnership with MasterCard, Visa hinted at its own service, while Discover teamed up with the ISIS network. But surprisingly, in an announcement today, it was revealed that MasterCard, Visa, and American Express have now all joined ISIS. Read The Full Story