NFC World » T-Mobile http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Isis unveils merchant partners for Austin and Salt Lake City pilots http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/15/315709/isis-unveils-merchant-partners-for-austin-and-salt-lake-city-pilots/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/15/315709/isis-unveils-merchant-partners-for-austin-and-salt-lake-city-pilots/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:40:53 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15709 Aeropostale, Coca-Cola, Foot Locker, Jamba Juice and Macy's have signed up to take part in the US NFC joint venture's pilot trials, along with a number of local grocery stores, retailers, gas stations, coffee shops and restaurants.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/15/315709/isis-unveils-merchant-partners-for-austin-and-salt-lake-city-pilots/feed/ 0 UK NFC JV files with Brussels http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314285/uk-nfc-jv-files-with-brussels/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314285/uk-nfc-jv-files-with-brussels/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:01:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14285 The NFC joint venture between three UK mobile network operators has now filed for approval with the EU to go ahead with the scheme, code named 'Project Oscar', the Guardian reports, despite on-going objections from...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314285/uk-nfc-jv-files-with-brussels/feed/ 0 Isis announces first banking partners: Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard US sign up http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313886/isis-announces-first-banking-partners-chase-capital-one-and-barclaycard-us-sign-up/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313886/isis-announces-first-banking-partners-chase-capital-one-and-barclaycard-us-sign-up/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:40:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13886 The three card issuers' 100 million customers will be able to store a full range of credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as loyalty cards and special offer coupons, on their NFC mobile phones.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/12/311890/isis-picks-gemalto-for-nfc-mobile-commerce-platform/feed/ 0 Verizon and Google fire first shots in the mobile wallet wars http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311801/verizon-and-google-fire-first-shots-in-the-mobile-wallet-wars/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311801/verizon-and-google-fire-first-shots-in-the-mobile-wallet-wars/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:14:38 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11801 "Recent reports that Verizon is blocking Google Wallet on our devices are false," says Verizon. "We are continuing our commercial discussions with Google on this issue."

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311801/verizon-and-google-fire-first-shots-in-the-mobile-wallet-wars/feed/ 0 Dutch banks and carriers to launch NFC in 2013 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/30/311666/dutch-banks-and-carriers-to-launch-nfc-in-2013/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/30/311666/dutch-banks-and-carriers-to-launch-nfc-in-2013/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:41:57 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11666 Mobile network operators KPN and Vodafone have signed a cooperation agreement with bankers ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank — but T-Mobile has pulled out of the 'Sixpack' partnership and will follow its own route to market.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/30/311666/dutch-banks-and-carriers-to-launch-nfc-in-2013/feed/ 0 UK gets Acer Liquid Express http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/29/311617/uk-gets-acer-liquid-express/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/29/311617/uk-gets-acer-liquid-express/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:11:35 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11617 Acer's Liquid Express, the company's first NFC-equipped device, is now available in the UK from Orange and T-Mobile. The entry-level smartphone features a 3.5-inch touch screen and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Acer stated earlier this...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/29/311617/uk-gets-acer-liquid-express/feed/ 0 Three takes fight against UK NFC joint venture to Europe http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311414/three-takes-fight-against-uk-nfc-joint-venture-to-europe/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311414/three-takes-fight-against-uk-nfc-joint-venture-to-europe/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:50:02 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11414 The planned joint venture between the UK's three leading mobile network operators is "anti-competitive and akin to a joint selling arrangement," says Three UK, which was not invited to take part in establishing the new NFC service provider.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311414/three-takes-fight-against-uk-nfc-joint-venture-to-europe/feed/ 0 Hungarian MNOs promote NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/10/310550/hungarian-mnos-promote-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/10/310550/hungarian-mnos-promote-nfc/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:14:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10550 Hungary's three mobile network operators — Magyar Telekom, Telenor Magyarország and Vodafone Magyarország — have held a press event to jointly promote the benefits of NFC payments, reports the Budapest Business Journal. The mobile companies...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/10/310550/hungarian-mnos-promote-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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