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Tag: Near Field Communications

Why omitting NFC in iPhone 5 should work out just fine for Apple

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:32 amFriday, September 14, 201220 Comments

When Apple revealed its new Passbook mobile payment system as part of the iOS 6 preview…

Apple chooses non-NFC ‘N42’ version for iPhone 5, sources say

Friday, September 7, 2012 3:02 pm23 Comments

Apple will be announcing a single next-generation iPhone model codenamed “N42” on September 12th…

Apple’s Passbook strategy eschews NFC hardware to power iOS 6 retail apps

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 12:00 pmTuesday, September 4, 20129 Comments

Apple’s new Passbook feature in iOS 6 isn’t just a coupon app; it’s a framework…

Apple steps closer toward integrated mobile payment market

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:32 pmWednesday, August 29, 201213 Comments

Apple will pay $8 a share to purchase AuthenTec for $356 million…

How NFC could fit into Apple’s iPhone 5

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:02 pmWednesday, August 29, 201210 Comments

Earlier this week, a new feature shown in images of a purported iPhone 5…

Apple could kill off Visa, MasterCard

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:40 pm26 Comments

I’m starting to get the sense that these card companies, many of which have introduced…

Analyst: Samsung, Google may try to steal AuthenTec from Apple

Friday, July 27, 2012 3:11 pmFriday, July 27, 201220 Comments

Shares of biometric sensor technology maker Authentec…

Apple’s $356 million AuthenTec buy a possible prelude to mobile e-payments

Friday, July 27, 2012 3:00 pmFriday, July 27, 20122 Comments

Apple bought AuthenTec Inc., a maker of fingerprint sensors and security solutions…

Apple patent application details iOS devices that control everything in your home via NFC

Friday, July 27, 2012 12:30 pmFriday, July 27, 201216 Comments

On July 26, 2012, the US Patent & Trademark Office published yet another…

Apple to buy AuthenTec for $356 million

Friday, July 27, 2012 9:12 amFriday, July 27, 201211 Comments

Apple Inc. has agreed to buy AuthenTec Inc (AUTH.O) for $8.00 per share…

Researcher takes complete control of Android and Nokia phones by merely waving another device near them

Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:15 am31 Comments

Allows an artful hacker pickpocket Android or Nokia settlers’ private information right through their clothes…

Mobile e-payments via NFC not ready for prime time until Apple says it is

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 4:02 pmWednesday, July 18, 201213 Comments

The technology that some have heralded as the driver of the cashless revolution…

Airline exec expects Apple to incorporate NFC into next-gen iPhone, Passbook app

Monday, June 25, 2012 9:06 am7 Comments

Jim Peters, CTO at SITA, told delegates at this year’s Air Transport IT Summit…

Apple granted U.S. patent for all-new iWallet credit system architecture

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 11:17 am9 Comments

Today, the US Patent & Trademark Office granted Apple a patent relating to…

Inside Apple’s secret plan to kill the cash register

Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:33 am15 Comments

Apple, apparently, thinks the whole process for buying things in retail stores is dumb…

In 2012, Apple will blur the line between your iPhone and Mac using NFC and iCloud

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 1:02 pmTuesday, November 22, 201117 Comments

In 2012, Apple will roll out Near Field Communications technology (NFC) to their devices…

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