BlueSky have a SIM not-only with AGPS on board, but now they squeezed NFC on to it too. When the SIM, sitting in your mobile phone, arrived first in handsets they were lucky to hold more than about 50 contact numbers. Those days have clearly changed – drastically.
A select few taking part in a trial in Amsterdam are able to pay for goods using their NFC-equipped mobile phones.
Near Field Communication (NFC) trials in Taiwan adds mobile banking functions and credit card functionality to mobile phones.
Near Field Communication-enabled devices are set to make waiting in ticket queues look as cool as pedalling a Sinclair C5 uphill.
Could Near Field Communications be the solution for wireless headphones?
What’s NFC? No not Nokia Football Club. It enables close range networks and its impact on Media could be significant.
If you want to know where consumer electronics are moving, there’s no better place to find out than via the people that make the chips that will power these devices. One that came into being last year that really impressed us last year at IFA was NXP, a spin-off from Philips, essentially what used to … Continue reading NXP: Shaping The Future Of Digital Media: Podcast: IFA
BBC interview the man who changed the world with his invention of cash points/ATMs.
While there are other wireless ways to get stuff on to your mobile, USB is still holding strong.
MasterCard’s payment service comes to Motorola handsets in the US by the end of the year.