Nokia launches new promotional campaign in the UAE to raise awareness of NFC technology

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Nokia has announced the launch of a new campaign that seeks to promote NFC technology in the United Arab Emirates. Mobile commerce has been growing in popularity in the region of late as more smart phones find their ways into the hands of consumers. Nokia has been working to establish itself as one of the major players in the emerging industry, especially overseas, and hopes to get consumers in the UAE more familiar with the way NFC technology works. For the campaign, owners of Nokia’s N9 smart phone will be…

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How Apple may give NFC the boost it needs in 2012

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Although there is a tremendous amount of talk about smartphones that are enabled with near field communication (NFC), the actual market for the technology remains quite small. However, this is expected to change in 2012, if iPhone and Windows Phone 7 devices by Apple and Microsoft are released equipped with NFC technology. Some experts, such as those at Digitimes – which is predicting that those two manufacturers will be joining with Android, Blackberry, Symbian, and Bada in the NFC environment – have announced that after discussing the topic with smartphone…

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Android app uses NFC to boost participation in cultural exhibits

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Visitors that went to the STRP Festival – one of the top art and technology events in Europe – had the ability to use near field communication (NFC) enabled smartphones for enhanced interaction with the cultural exhibits. Through the use of an app, Android-based smartphones gave visitors the chance to use an exhibited artwork to obtain detailed information simply by tapping it over one of the NFC tags. This triggers a digital voice message. The mobile app also let its users decide how much they “love” a particular piece of…

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NFC-enabled screens from Clear Channel to hit the streets of London this month

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NFC technology may be getting a lot of attention from financial and credit institutions but it has not lost any of its allure to advertisers. Clear Channel Outdoor, and advertising firm specializing in outdoor marketing campaigns, has announced that it will be launching a new wave of interactive billboards throughout London, UK. The billboards will be able to interact with NFC-enabled smart phones and are expected to hit streets in the coming weeks. The firm has conducted similar advertisements in London in the past and will be drawing upon that…

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Why Google Wallet may find Subway is a key to its success

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Retailers and restaurant chains such as Subway that are selling goods for low prices in locations across the country may be just the boost that Google needs to succeed in its new mobile commerce service. Since Google Wallet was first unveiled in May, consumers have remained skeptical of this mobile service application. The service allows users to store their credit cards on their smart phones in digital format so that they can use the handset in order to make purchases at points of sale at various retailer that are enabled…

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