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NFC technology enabled Dimple buttons enhance Android phones

Sam Lambert
NFC technology Android NFC technology buttons

This small mobile device uses near field communication to make these smartphones easier to use. One of the latest mobile gadgets to aim for the smartphone market now includes the Dimple, which is an NFC technology based device that is meant to give Android phones the physical buttons that many people miss from older device models. This attachment is currently in development and is working on crowdfunding in order to make it a reality. The NFC technology using attachment operates on the 4.0 version or higher of that operating system.…

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Mobile commerce may benefit from new partnership

Stephen Vagus
Mobile trends Commerce Apps on smartphone

New partnership could ignite a promising future for mobile commerce The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that promotes standards for NFC technology, has announced that it has formed a liaison partnership with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a trade association focused on Bluetooth technology. The partnership will allow the two organizations to work more closely together in the future, potentially collaborating on projects concerning the use of NFC and Bluetooth technology. Both of these technologies have become quite popular in the mobile space, especially where commerce is concerned. NFC…

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NFC technology will be in over a half billion devices next year

Julie Campbell
NFC technology mobile commerce

Though it may have appeared that near field communication was losing popularity, that clearly isn’t the case. Although it may appear that some companies are looking for paths other than those using NFC technology – such as the recent moves made by large mobile payments wallets to include QR codes – this is not at all the case when it comes to device manufacturers. In fact, a new report has suggested that the number of enabled devices will reach 500 million next year. The report, entitled “NFC Devices, Strategies, and…

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NFC technology awareness is on the rise, but not its appreciation

John Montgallo
NFC technology

The latest data from eDigitalResearch have revealed that consumer awareness has doubled in a year. eDigitalResearch has just released its latest Mobile Payment Index, which has revealed that as a growing number of brands, businesses, and device manufacturers are investing into NFC technology, consumer awareness is now rapidly on the rise. In fact, in the last 12 months, consumer awareness of near field communication tech has more than doubled. The report from eDigitalResearch has indicated that 53 percent of the survey participants had used their smartphone or tablet for making…

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NFC technology undergoes changes with Samsung TecTiles 2 unveiling

Jesse Collins
Mobile Payments NFC Technology

This new design is meant to replace the original tag that had previously been used. Samsung has just announced the unveiling of a newly updated version of its NFC technology which is fully compatible with its Galaxy 4S device. This will be a full replacement for the original TecTile tag that had previously been compatible with its smartphones. The original TecTile tag was designed to add NFC technology options to capable smartphones in order to boost functionality through the programming of certain commands into the connection between the tag and…

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