Tag: nfc

HTC Stunning to Hit China Next Month, HTC’s First NFC Device

HTC is no doubt one of the leading smartphone brands in the world, and they launched some amazing devices in past few months. Now they are planning to launch their first ever NFC enabled device and it will hit the biggest mobile market in the world, China. It will be launched as HTC Stunning and it will be launched officially next month. With this device, users will be able to make payments through China UnionPay’s credit cards. HTC Stunning features a 4-inch display and the device looks a lot like the HTC Incredible S.  Continue reading “HTC Stunning to Hit China Next Month, HTC’s First NFC Device”

Samsung Galaxy S II Shipping Begins in India – NFC Missing?

We told you that Samsung had launched the Samsung Galaxy S II in India and that the phone should be available starting from 9th June and pre-orders began on 26th May. Well now it seems that the pre-orders are already being fulfilled.

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Tyfone launches Next Gen Mobile Banking Solution

U.S based mobile financial solutions provider has unveiled next generation mobile banking solution. They have launched new mobile banking features like multiple account aggregation, secure ID management, NFC Contactless Payment system and Mobile remote deposit capture. Continue reading “Tyfone launches Next Gen Mobile Banking Solution”

Samsung Set to Release Bada 2.0 and Wave Phones with NFC in 2011

It’s been nearly a year since Samsung launched their Bada OS for mobile phones starting with the Samsung S8500 Wave smartphone. Samsung have now announced their plans to launch the new 2.0 version of the Bada OS in July this year.

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Samsung and Visa to offer NFC payments in 2012 Olympics at London

Samsung electronics in partnership with Visa to introduce NFC payments in 2012 Olympic games. There are already 60,000 locations that uses contact-less payment and this new venture would allow users to make contact-less payments worldwide during London Olympics. Continue reading “Samsung and Visa to offer NFC payments in 2012 Olympics at London”

Bank of America testing Mobile Wallet with NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones

2011 is seen by many as the year of NFC or Near Field Communication. Google released the Nexus S with NFC capabilities. The technology  was expected to go mainstream towards the end of the year.  But Bank of America has already started its testing, inviting its customers to trial their new mobile payment service program, the Mobile Wallet. Continue reading “Bank of America testing Mobile Wallet with NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones”

Nexus One Getting Gingerbread Update , Nexus S NFC support gets improved

Nexus S was Google’s first phone to come with Android 2.3, and after a long await, the first Google branded Android phone has got the gingerbread update. Finally. Continue reading “Nexus One Getting Gingerbread Update , Nexus S NFC support gets improved”

Samsung Galaxy S2 Has Dual-Core Orion Processor

Well Samsung have given us teasters of their next BIG announcement on February 13th which we know to be the successor of the Galaxy S. Well the news now is that the Samsung Galaxy S2 or whatever it will be called upon launch will be powered by a Dual Core Orion processor.

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Tour of Japanese Mobile Market by NTT DOCOMO

Earlier this month,  I was off to Japan on invitation from NTT Docomo as a part of the Tata Docomo 3G Life activity. Sounds like fun right ?  Excitement is an understatement.  I have always been amazed by the Japanese mobile market. Almost all of the products are not available outside the land of the rising sun.I have been very interested in NTT Docomo ever since I saw them at MWC and CommunicAsia. Stuff like Separable Phone and Eye controlled earphones are not something you would expect to see everyday. As you all might know NTT DOCOMO is one of the leading mobile operators in Japan with over 55% market share. The company holds 26% stake in Indian telecom operator Tata Docomo which sparked of the per second billing revolution and became the first private operator to launch 3G services.

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Nokia C7 To Get NFC In Early 2011 via Software Update

The Symbian^3 powered Nokia C7, which was announced back in September at the Nokia World 2010 will finally get NFC (Near Field Communication) in early 2011 via Software Update.

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The Symbian^3 powered Nokia C7, which was announced back in September at the Nokia World 2010 will finally get NFC (Near Field Communication) in early 2011 via Software Update. Nokia C7 comes with a 680 MHz processor, 8 megapixel camera, 8 GB internal memory, 3G Connectivity and much more. Continue reading “Nokia C7 To Get NFC In Early 2011 via Software Update”