Phones & Devices
Google Unveils Web TV Project
May 21st
In a joint effort to bring Web and channel surfing together, Google Inc, Intel Corp, Logitech International and Sony Corp unveiled new plans for a “smart” TV on Thursday.
Google wants to turn televisions into giant monitors to allow people sitting in their living rooms watching their favorite show to be able to click a button [...]
Wireless Visa payments coming to iPhone
May 20th
Visa and contactless technology company DeviceFidelity are working together to produce a solution for using the iPhone for Visa mobile payments.
The NFC (Near Field Communication) technology company has produced a microSD solution for mobile devices and is now attempting to target the iPhone market using a protective case that will cover the iPhone and incorporates [...]
iPhone Case Lets You Pay With Your Visa Card
May 18th
Instead of a chip, DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay iPhone case features a removable MicroSD card that stores and transmits your credit card information. To pay with your phone you activate a password protected iPhone application, and then hold your phone up to a scanner at any location that accepts contactless Visa payments.
Nice to show-off NFC for Management World in May
Apr 27th
Just in time for this year’s TM Forum Management World in Nice is the news that travelers will be able to pay for low-value tickets on the city’s bus and tram network directly via their mobile phone bills. However, mobile operators say they are offering the payment service for consumer convenience, not to compete with [...]
TagAge supports NFC pilot in Frankfurt
Apr 27th
RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund GmbH) and VGF (Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main GmbH) are launching a new service for Frankfurt’s public transportation. By using a combination of QR codes and NFC technology, passengers can find real time schedules, online information about connections, special events or points of interest. Hansaprint with its TagAge service has supported this innovative six-month [...]
Apple Getting Serious About Near Field Communication on the iPhone
Feb 24th
Near Field Communication seems to be on the cards for Apple’s next gen iPhone looking at the new Apple patents.
Imagine being able to use your iPhone to open doors, as a travel card or to unlock your Macbook.
Late last year there was hinatge in another Apple patent that RFID and their Grab and Go app [...]
NFC security takes a step closer Will Wave and Pay really work?
Feb 23rd
article here
A new deal that aims to secure future mobile phone payments handsets has been inked.
The partnership between chipmaker ARM and G&D, the world’s second largest smartcard manufacturer, may bring chip-and-PIN levels of security to mobile apps, and also aspires to secure NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies.
The agreement will see G&D’s Mobicore operating system embedded [...]
The man who might teach google about private and secure Cloud Computing
Feb 19th
One thing it would mean is that all of your various devices – your mobiles, your tablet, your netbook, your desktop, your TV and so on – could be connected through that cloud computer. “All your devices can synchronize through your personal cloud computer,” he says. “All your devices can know about each other.”
Orange To Expand Mobile Advertising Services To All Of Europe, Including Localized SMS & MMS Ads
Feb 16th
from Mobile Marketing Watch
As MWC heads into full swing the announcements are coming in hot and heavy, starting with Orange debuting it’s mobile advertising plans for 2010.
You may remember Orange announcing a pilot program about a month ago related to it’s integration with Blyk, dubbed “Orange shots,” which serves SMS/MMS ads based on user preference [...]
