Tag: NFC

  • No NFC on Your Phone? How about a NFC SDCard + Storage??

    No NFC on Your Phone? How about a NFC SDCard + Storage??

    Yes you heard me correct…Those of use that don’t have NFC built into their devices like the new Google Nexus S we may have an option for using that Google Wallet afterall. It seems that a Chinese company called Netcom (no relations to Norwegian carrier with the same name) has put together this nice little…

  • Google Unleashes it’s Mobile Wallet Service

    This past Thursday, Google unleashed their new mobile wallet platform and completed field tests in New York and San Francisco. This new platform, (a rehash of the older Google Checkout) will allow people with certain NFC phones, to pay for merchandise in retail shops by tapping their phones against a payment terminal. Does this seem…

  • Microsoft Planning NFC In Windows Phone 7?

    Microsoft is rumored to be adding a newly popular feature in Windows Phone 7, and that is Near Field Communication, or NFC. It will supposedly ship on smartphones later this year, which means the software/OS part could be part of the Mango update. Nokia said that it would be implementing NFC on most of its…

  • It’s official! AT&T, T-Mobile & Verizon are launching mobile commerce technology

    It’s official! AT&T, T-Mobile & Verizon are launching mobile commerce technology

    The first thing you may ask is what is mobile commerce? I’ll explain. Also nick named Isis, the new “mobile commerce network” aims to use NFC (near-field communication) technology to make mobile phones the preferred method of payment for point-of-sales transactions, enabling contactless mobile payments and commerce services.