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The challenges, hopes and technology of NFC
So why has Apple taken the path of least resistance in NFC technology? Many have been asking this question as well as what is NFC technology and how will it affect me? NFC stands for Near Field Communication. It’s a feature that’s come under a lot of scrutiny over the past few years but is quickly emerging as the one piece of technology we simply cannot live without. Tap without Apps NFC enables us to use our phones to pay … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Technology News
NFC technology steps taken by Apple, again, with Passbook patent
The mobile device manufacturer is making moves that indicate that near field communication is coming. Though Apple shocked many with the release of an NFC technology free version of its iPhone 5, it has been making regular moves toward the adoption of the technique through acquisitions, and now a recent patent application. The approach that Apple has shown toward near field communication, so far, has been comparatively slow. This has not only left the NFC technology world feeling … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Technology News
NFC technology may be included in iPhones after all
Apple could be planning to release a device that contains the near field communication chip in the future. The recent acquisition of Authentec by Apple, for $356 million, is suggesting that after years of rumors stating that it is seeking to include NFC technology in its iPhones, this may become the truth in the not so distant future. A near field communication chip was notably absent from the recent release of the iPhone 5. Now, the NFC technology … Read entire article »
Filed under: Near Field Communications, Technology News
NFC and fingerprints may be central to mobile payments from Apple
The iPhone manufacturer is looking at the Australian company, causing many brows to raise. Rumors about NFC technology and mobile payments options with the added security of fingerprint scanning have been flying as Apple has shown an interest in an Australian company that is working on this form of “biosecurity”. This has been especially interesting following the release of the iPhone 5, which omitted NFC entirely. Many have wondered about Apple’s decision not to include NFC technology in its … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Commerce Security, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
Mobile payments standard not included in iPhone 5
NFC has not made its way into the latest Apple device, causing many to question the technology. Near field communication technology (NFC) has already been facing a great deal of struggle to get started, and now this would-be standard for mobile payments has taken another blow with the announcement that the chips are not embedded into the iPhone 5. Now, the prospect of using smartphones as wallets is becoming more heavily questioned. Advocates of NFC had high hopes … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Technology News, Trends, United States
Apple iWallet awarded with new patent in the U.S.
Patent highlights the iWallet’s NFC infrastructure The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has awarded Apple with a new patent concerning the company’s ambitious iWallet system. The iWallet is a mobile application being developed by Apple for the purposes of mobile commerce. The application is meant to make use of NFC technology to allow users to make mobile payments for goods and services. The latest patent is in regards to the iWallet Credit System Architecture, the infrastructure … Read entire article »
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