For users mobile customers of South Korea's KT Corp., they are set to received a new NFC mobile wallet case for the iPhone, created by Canada's Wireless Dynamics. This new case will allow for transactions to exchange data within a 10CM range. The case was certified by Apple and will allow users to make credit...
iPhone 5 is due to be launched in less than a month according to majority of rumors and it appears that Samsung is already prepping up to attack it with a handful of patent lawsuits. The only thing stopping them from pulling the trigger right now is the lack of official details regarding the upcoming iPhone...
The big news on Wednesday was Apple's official release of OS X Lion to the world. On that same day, the MacBook Air and Mac mini were given a refresh to include newer Intel Core i5/i7 chips and Thunderbolt. What might have been overlooked by some was the inclusion of Bluetooth 4.0, allowing this new...
Update: Here's a promo video showing participating retailers. Can't wait for this to hit Canada: Google just unveiled Google Wallet, an app that will turn your smartphone into a payment system using NFC (near field communication). Google Wallet will debut on Sprint's Nexus S 4G, and the app will be tested first in New York...
Update 1: More from Digital Daily, as they got some direct quotes. NFC can only take off if there's support for it from merchants. No support, that means it's dead in the water: "NFC-based mobile payments require NFC-capable POS terminals,†Sacconaghi wrote. “Only 51,000 retail locations support contactless payments (per Verifone’s 10K); given that First...
The New York Times is reporting NFC capabilities are coming to a future iPhone, but not necessarily the next iteration. Near-field communication would allow iPhones to make payments digitally by just tapping your phone. According to sources familiar with the matter: According to two people with knowledge of the inner workings of a coming iteration...
Computerworld reports that Visa Europe has started testing an iPhone 'iWallet' system. With rumours of Apple implementing Near Field Communication (NFC) in the next iPhone, this brings to mind that mobile wallets are coming sooner than we think. Here's how the system works: Visa Europe's in-testing iPhone payment system requires users employ an add-on device...
This week, Bloomberg reports that Apple may be incorporating NFC, or Near Field Communication, hardware into the next-generation iPhone. Such a feature would allow iPhone users to turn their device into a mobile wallet: The services are based on "Near-Field Communication," a technology that can beam and receive information at a distance of up to...
