Near Field Communications

News

• Article | 7/12/2010 Google debuts Android 2.3 'Gingerbread', eyes tablets

  The latest iteration of Google's Android mobile operating system has arrived in version 2.3 – codenamed 'Gingerbread' – with support for larger, table...
• Article | 17/11/2010 Android will give NFC a boost, but challenges remain

  Android-based smartphones with NFC (Near Field Communication) will help turn mobile phones into wallets, but there are issues that have to be solved b...
• Article | 28/06/2010 NFC sees light at end of the tunnel with transit projects

  Short range communication using NFC (Near Field Communication) circuitry embedded in mobile phones has had a difficult journey to market, but it may s...
• Article | 21/06/2010 Broadcom sets its sights on NFC market with acquisition

  Wireless chip maker Broadcom plans to acquire Innovision Research & Technology, which specializes in short-range data communication, for approximately...
• Article | 19/05/2010 IPhone mobile payments trial to begin soon

  Visa expects soon to begin trials of contactless payments system for Apple's iPhone, using a special case for the phone developed by DeviceFidelity.
• Article | 11/01/2010 Mobile banking faces uphill battle in mature markets

  The mobile phone is turning into the platform of choice for banking in emerging markets. In developed markets, however, the phone has struggled to com...
• Article | 20/11/2009 Money transfers to become hottest mobile app, says Gartner

  Money transfers and payments over mobile phones will be among the top 10 most important mobile applications by 2012, market research company Gartner s...
• Article | 27/08/2009 Nokia enters increasingly crowded mobile money market

  Nokia is getting ready to launch Nokia Money, which will offer basic financial services on mobile phones, it said on Wednesday.
• Article | 6/07/2009 MoBank app takes shopping to the iPhone in the UK

  iPhone and iPod Touch owners in the U.K. will be able to use their devices to buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank.
• Article | 24/04/2009 Nokia puts mobile wallet on SIM card

  The new Nokia 6216 classic handset, announced Thursday, incorporates support for NFC (Near Field Communication) technology on the SIM card, paving the...
• Article | 19/11/2008 GSM group: Phones need NFC for mobile payments

  Phone manufacturers must build NFC (Near Field Communications) functionality into mobile handsets in order to speed adoption of mobile payment systems...