Posts Tagged ‘ NFC ’

VISA Inc (V) Offers New Mobile Payments Partner Program

February 22, 2013

Visa Inc (NYSE:V) is offering the integration of its payments technology to accelerate the global adoption of the new mobile and near field communications (NFC) payments technology. The credit card company’s initiative called the Visa Ready Partners Program enables mobile device manufacturers, mobile network, operators, technology partners, and many others to gain access to Visa IP, licenses and best practices. According to Visa Inc (NYSE:V), its partners program will ensure that the devices, software,...
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Why You Should Disable NFC On Your Smartphone?

By Saqib Khan

October 19, 2012

Near Field Communication, also known as NFC is nowadays built into mostly every Android smartphone. NFC is not found in Apple’s iPhone, may be the company don’t want to integrate NFC to its flagship phone at this stage. NFC cannot only be used for mobile payments but it has got variety of other uses also, such as NFC tags can be used to turn ON WiFi, and do a lot other tasks. However, NFC...
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Apple Files A Patent To Control Devices In Your Home Via NFC

By ValueWalk Staff

July 27, 2012

While you can’t argue about Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s unbound innovation, this time the iPhone maker has sparked off a lot of debate, after a patent application, published yesterday, suggested that Apple wanted to seize control of consumers’ homes (not in the literal sense). Through Near Field Communication, abbreviated as NFC, Apple has embraced the notion that it wants to control all electronic devices within consumers’ homes. In as much as the small shred of...
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iPhone 5 To Become Your Wallet

By ValueWalk Staff

June 25, 2012

As can be seen from the drawings included with the patent application above, iPhone5 could come up with Near Field Communications (NFC). As per the reports, iPhone 5 to have a bigger 1136×640 display along with more importantly, Near Field Communication (NFC) controllers directly connected to the power management unit (PMU). This will put Apple on a collision course with the likes of PayPal, Google Wallet, and many other payment gateways and e-money providers....
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