Tag: near field communication

Total Results: 12

Mobile payments and the demise of the cash register

Published: January 24, 2012

By Jonathan Stark

Imagine a world in which all you need before heading out the door to shop, grab a bite or catch a movie is your smartphone. That is right: no wallet, credit cards or cash required.

Increasing the value of mobile payments

Published: September 20, 2011

By Keith Brown

Mobile NFC may make sense for coffee chains and convenience stores. However, when it comes to higher-value items, retailers and shoppers need to look elsewhere.

Next wave of mobile marketing: NFC, QR codes and location-based technology

Published: May 26, 2011

By Hamilton Chan

While there is room for new technology to transform how brands can reach consumers, competing markets and inherent weaknesses within each offering could hinder mainstream adoption.

Google's prayer? Apple declines NFC support to iPhone 5

Published: March 15, 2011

If the reports are true and Apple declines to have the iPhone 5 support Near Field Communication, it will be a major disappointment to the ecosystem. However, it will also give competitors such as Google a leg-up.

Samsung, Google unveil Nexus S with Android 2.3 featuring NFC

Published: December 7, 2010

Mobile phone provider Samsung Electronics and Google have unveiled Nexus S, the first Near Field Communication-enabled handset to feature the latest version of Google’s Android platform.

ViVOtech launches NFC technology for large-scale commercial deployments

Published: August 26, 2009

ViVOtech's NFC infrastructure software is now available for large-scale commercial deployments, aimed to serve payment, retail and transit industries.

Sybase tops ABI’s non-NFC mobile commerce vendor matrix

Published: May 19, 2009

Sybase Inc. has been ranked at the top of the latest non-NFC mobile commerce Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research.

MobiLead increases mobile access points to online content

Published: May 18, 2009

Mobile marketing company mobiLead has launched a mobile bar code service to connect companies with consumers using optical and radio frequency identification systems.

"Irresistible" devices, services key to future success: Nokia CEO

Published: April 24, 2009

Yesterday at Nokia's annual general meeting, President/CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo outlined the company's future strategy.

Visa rolls out NFC contactless mobile payments commercially

Published: April 13, 2009

Visa Inc. has launched the world's first commercial mobile payments service for point-of-sale transactions using Near Field Communications technology.