Friday, May 4, 2012

BlackBerrys account for 80% of NFC phones in UK

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BlackBerrys account for 80% of NFC phones in UK
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SlashGear
Despite facing a continued decline, RIM remains optimistic with its recent BlackBerry 10 debut and even points out that its handsets have an edge over others when it comes to mobile payments. According to the Canadian phone maker, BlackBerry devices ...

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Credit Cards, An Endangered Species
Business Insider
Unlike NFC on a mobile device, however, these systems allow only one-way communication. As such, these aren't much more than easier-to-use credit cards. With major payment processing companies finally signing onto the mobile payments game, ...
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Google Wallet Nowhere To Be Found In GSIII List Of Supported Google Mobile ...
The Driod Guy
Of course, nothing has been confirmed by Samsung, but the press release clearly states that mobile payment support is available, but we can't seem to find any mention of Google Wallet is anywhere in the press release. We will be sure to reach out to ...
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BlackBerry World Showcases PlayBook Tablet, BYOD Technology, Apps
eWeek
A company called Charge Anywhere offers a mobile payment solution for the PlayBook. For BlackBerry smartphones with near-field communication chips—and credit cards with NFC, an increasingly common thing—Charge Anywhere also offers a phone-based ...
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AuthenTec Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Also during the quarter, we made further progress with reference design opportunities for integrating our fingerprint-based security into various architectures spanning NFC, baseband and application processors, mobile operating systems and the secure ...
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2011 a breakthrough year for NFC SIMs: SIMAlliance data
Mobile Europe
16 million NFC SIM cards were shipped in 2011, according to the SIMAlliance, the SIM card's industry body. Accroding to the organisation, this is the first time that NFC SIMs have reached sufficient volumes to be included separately in its data.
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Harris: 20% Of US Consumers Buy By Mobile; 62% Couldn't Care Less
Centralia Chronicle
Mobile devices, by some estimates, will become a replacement for your wallet in the future, with NFC, dongles and sophisticated apps helping you buy things and manage the rest of your financial life, and with companies like Visa getting in on the ...
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