NFC technology from STMicro chosen by Casio for smartphone

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A new highly durable and rugged device will include near field communications tech functions. Casio has just announced that it will be including the NFC technology from STMicroelectronics in its 4G LTE G’zOne CA-201L, which is meant to be a very rugged, shockproof, waterproof and dustproof smartphone that will have near field communication read/write, and mobile payments functions capabilities. The device is the result of a joint venture among several different tech companies in the industry. NEC, Casio, and Hitachi came together to create NEC Casio Mobile Communications, which is…

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NFC technology enabled smartphones will fall short of predictions

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Juniper Research data shows that near field communication transactions will not reach forecasts. According to the latest data from Juniper Research, previous predictions regarding NFC technology transactions over smartphones will be greater than the reality. The values of near field communication transactions worldwide is expected to reach $110 billion by 2017. This figure is notably lower than a previous prediction that Juniper Research had made, which said that by 2017, the NFC technology based transactions would hit $180 billion. According to the report, which was entitled “NFC Mobile Payments –…

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