NFC technology will be enabled in approximately 1.95 million devices in 5 years

NFC technology

Most of these gadgets will be smartphones, according to recent research. It is believed that by the end of 2013, NFC technology will have completed its trial phase and will begin to be included a much broader range of different devices. This will continue over time until there is a tremendous spike in the availability of enabled gadgets. In fact, according to the research outlined in a mobile commerce news report by ABI Research, by 2017, there will have been 1.95 billion devices enabled with NFC technology that have been…

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Tablet devices to be used for mobile payment by 2012

Tablet Commerce

VeriFone has announced its new Payware Mobile Enterprise for Tablets, which will be allowing tablet users to pay for their purchases with their mobile devices through a simple card reader technology.  Near field communications (NFC) technology is already being implemented in smartphones to make it possible to use them to purchase items at a point of sale by waving them or tapping them over a proper POS system.  However, it is believed that this will not be readily available for another two to three years.  That said, it is anticipated…

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