Tag: NFC

It’s Not How Many Knobs You Can Twist, It’s The Why Of It All

We all love technology; we love what it can help us accomplish and we love the promise of what it will do for us in...
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Apple Patents An NFC Alternative

NFC hasn’t really taken off, so Apple has yet to put the technology into any of their devices. However, this doesn’t mean that Apple’s totally...
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Yep, No NFC In The iPhone 5

Rumors, upon rumors, upon rumors, have come and gone over the last year and one of the most consistent was the inclusion of NFC in...
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New iPhone To Have NFC?

9to5mac has reportedly pulled information from two iPhone prototypes codenamed N41AP and N42AP. These two prototypes reportedly have NFC chips that are capable of wireless payments. 9to5mac has...
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MasterCard talks NFC payments in phones, possibly the iPhone 5

Ed McLaughlin, lead of “emerging payments” at MasterCard, talked to Fast Company about the future of NFC in smartphones. He sidestepped the question about Apple,...
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Rumor: Apple to introduce NFC to iPhones in 2012

According to Taiwanese production sources, both Microsoft and Apple are planning on including NFC (Near Field Communications) — the technology in your wave-to-pay credit cards — in...
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Square creeping up on $1 billion processed payments since launch

Yesterday, in TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City, Keith Rabois, the COO of Square, and TechCrunch’s Mike Arrington had a lot to say about future...
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Rumor: NFC a no go for iPhone 5 (4S)

If you’re still holding out hope that the next iPhone will have Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities, we hate to be the bearer of bad...
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If you’re hoping for NFC in the iPhone 5, you may be out of luck

It was a bit of a stretch to begin with, but now it’s sounding a little more official: NFC will not be making an appearance...
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Visa won’t be outdone in the iWallet space, already testing in EU

If you want to make a ton of money, you need to be where the money transactions occur. Playing middleman has done wonders for companies...
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Japan’s Softbank introducing mobile payment stickers for iPhone 4

This week, it was announced that Japan’s Softbank will soon be debuting NFC stickers for iPhone 4. NFC (“near field communication”) is a short-range wireless...
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