NFC World » Amazon http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 17:34:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 NFC is still two to five years away, say MWC visitors http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314366/nfc-is-still-two-to-five-years-away-say-mwc-visitors/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314366/nfc-is-still-two-to-five-years-away-say-mwc-visitors/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:52:46 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14366 A survey of mobile industry executives conducted for Sybase 365 during the Mobile World Congress has found that 81% of respondents believe that NFC will not become a driver of widespread adoption of mobile payments...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314366/nfc-is-still-two-to-five-years-away-say-mwc-visitors/feed/ 0 Plug-in dongle adds internet to TV — and comes with NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312311/plug-in-dongle-adds-internet-to-tv-and-comes-with-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312311/plug-in-dongle-adds-internet-to-tv-and-comes-with-nfc/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:09:50 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12311 Always Innovating has shown off a reference design for an NFC-enabled plug-in device that transforms any television with an HDMI input into an internet-connected screen. The WiFi and Bluetooth equipped portable set-top box runs Android...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312311/plug-in-dongle-adds-internet-to-tv-and-comes-with-nfc/feed/ 0 SleepTrak NFC sleep monitoring service goes live http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310431/sleeptrak-nfc-sleep-monitoring-service-goes-live/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310431/sleeptrak-nfc-sleep-monitoring-service-goes-live/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:24:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10431 The innovative sleep disorder monitoring service is now available to T-Mobile USA subscribers equipped with a Nokia Astound NFC phone.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310431/sleeptrak-nfc-sleep-monitoring-service-goes-live/feed/ 0 First BlackBerry NFC phones to arrive later this month http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/04/38929/first-blackberry-nfc-phones-to-arrive-later-this-month/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/04/38929/first-blackberry-nfc-phones-to-arrive-later-this-month/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:26:05 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8929 The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 NFC-enabled smartphones will start shipping "later this month", Research in Motion has announced. RIM first unveiled the two phones in May this year and said at the time that...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/04/38929/first-blackberry-nfc-phones-to-arrive-later-this-month/feed/ 1 Gartner: Mobile payments growth is slower than expected http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/25/38805/gartner-mobile-payments-growth-is-slower-than-expected/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/25/38805/gartner-mobile-payments-growth-is-slower-than-expected/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:29:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8805 More than 140 million people will use mobile payments services of one type or another this year, but Gartner believes mass market adoption of NFC payments is still at least four years away.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/25/38805/gartner-mobile-payments-growth-is-slower-than-expected/feed/ 1 KPMG: Mobile payments are two to four years away from mainstream acceptance http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/18/38649/kpmg-mobile-payments-are-two-to-four-years-away-from-mainstream-acceptance/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/18/38649/kpmg-mobile-payments-are-two-to-four-years-away-from-mainstream-acceptance/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:00:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8649 A global survey of executives conducted by KPMG has found that the vast majority believe mobile payments will hit the mainstream within four years and nearly half say they think mass-market acceptance is only two years away.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/18/38649/kpmg-mobile-payments-are-two-to-four-years-away-from-mainstream-acceptance/feed/ 1 BlackBerry Bold 9900 NFC phone to ship on September 15? http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/04/38439/blackberry-bold-9900-nfc-phone-to-ship-on-september-15/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/04/38439/blackberry-bold-9900-nfc-phone-to-ship-on-september-15/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:32:49 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8439 Amazon UK has added the BlackBerry Bold 9900 NFC smartphone to its website. The device is available to pre-order in black today with an expected release date of September 15. A white version is also...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/04/38439/blackberry-bold-9900-nfc-phone-to-ship-on-september-15/feed/ 1 NFC news in brief • 6 June 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37820/nfc-news-in-brief-6-june-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37820/nfc-news-in-brief-6-june-2011/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:34:32 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7820 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: M-Pesa revenues soar • Google Offers trial gets underway • Tyfone expands team • NXP's partner programme • SVB picks EMV • British consumers 'not comfortable' with location-based services • SCM launches plug-in NFC reader • Elephant Talk to unveil NFC mobile wallet platform • and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37820/nfc-news-in-brief-6-june-2011/feed/ 0 Amazon planning NFC payments and marketing service? http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/31/36804/amazon-planning-nfc-payments-and-marketing-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/31/36804/amazon-planning-nfc-payments-and-marketing-service/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:36:48 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6804 Amazon could be the next major company to throw its hat into the NFC payments ring, according to a Bloomberg news report. "Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) is considering the introduction of a service that would let...

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