Yankee Group: NFC is not the next 'Betamax'

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Yankee Group: NFC is not the next 'Betamax' Fiercemobilecontent Despite surging momentum behind rival mobile payment technologies, Near Field Communications-based m-commerce services remain poised for significant growth over the next several years according to research firm Yankee Group, which forecasts NFC-enabled ... See all stories on this topic »

SA near-field adoption a way off – Nashua BusinessTech By Gareth Vorster | 23 April 2012 South African banks and retailers are likely to be slow to adopt near-field communications (NFC) technology for mobile payments due to the high costs of installing point-of-sale terminals and other enabling ... See all stories on this topic » BusinessTech

Entrust to Showcase Latest Version of Entrust IdentityGuard at Infosecurity ... MarketWatch (press release) Visitors to the stand will be able to see, first-hand, Entrust's innovative smartcard credential technology, and see Entrust IdentityGuard in action, which uses near-field communication (NFC) and Bluetooth standards to turn mobile devices into smart ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook beds silent-bonking mobe coupon biz Tagtile Register Tagtile, a small startup acquired by Facebook last week for an undisclosed sum, offers coupon-based loyalty schemes based on a mobile phone application and collected (and redeemed) by tapping the phone against an in-store terminal. But unlike NFC ... See all stories on this topic »

BMW uses NFC car keys to open hotel room doors NFC World Hotel key card leader VingCard Elsafe, part of the Assa Abloy group which last year conducted a landmark NFC mobile keys pilot at the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm, has partnered with car maker BMW to develop new technology that will enable drivers to ... See all stories on this topic » NFC World

Masabi Launches US's First Ticketless Rail System Wall Street Journal (blog) Then you run the risk of being fined for not having pulped wood, even though you were willing to pay, and it was the company's inability to sell you one. Masabi will launch the US's first smartphone rail ticketing system with the Massachusetts Bay ... See all stories on this topic »

Galaxy S2 ICS update heading for T-Mobile at long last CNET UK So anyone with an NFC chipped S2 has a further wait for ICS. I checked this morning for my T-Mobile Galaxy S2 and Kies is telling me there's an update. However, as Sky Go doesn't work on it yet, I'm not going to upgrade until it works. See all stories on this topic » CNET UK

NAMA Gratitude Event At UNLV Turns Spotlight On Technology: April 24 Vending Times The Royal Vendors Red Bull energy drink machine has been fitted with a near-field communication (NFC) transceiver that enables patrons to pay for a drink with a wave of their NFC-equipped smartphones. Also on display will be the latest Royal Eco-Vendor ... See all stories on this topic » Vending Times

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