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San Francisco drivers can pay for parking using NFC enabled mobile devices

12/27/201112/27/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

Mobile Payments in Parking Lots mobile commerce

The PayByPhone system in San Francisco is among the largest near field communication (NFC) projects happening worldwide, and it is allowing urban motorists to pay for their parking by way of their mobile devices. PayByPhone is one of the top international providers of mobile payments for the parking and urban marketplace. It announced that it has been selected by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to add NFC enabled stickers to the 30,800 parking spaces around the city. This will provide drivers with the opportunity to use their mobile…

Texas Instruments unveils NFC transceiver with smallest power for better design development and data transfers

08/16/2011 Stephanie Beck

Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced its development of the near field communications (NFC) transceiver with the lowest power, changing the way the industry looks at ultra-low-powered contactless short-range communication. When compared to the competition, this new device, called the TRF7970A, extends the life of the battery up to twice as long. This is because it provides the user with eight power mode options, ranging from The transceivers have software that is easy-to-configure, so that developers can rapidly begin their work. Developers are also capable of accessing all of the control…

Starbucks forges ahead for mobile payments.

06/19/2011 Stephen Vagus

A number of big tech-based companies, such as Google, have promised that NFC technology will revolutionize mobile commerce, eventually. Starbucks is unwilling wait for the day Google released their much hyped Google Wallet, a mobile payment platform for smart phones, and is expanding their already popular mobile payment application to the Android market. The coffee giant has seen success with their mobile payment application for months. The app’s first incarnation is a gift card which shoppers were able to use to purchase drinks by waving it in front of a…