BGR.com says it has obtained the specs to RIM’s new BlackBerry Torch 2, and it looks like the device will support NFC. According to BGR, the Torch 2 will also feature a 1.2GHz CPU, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band HSPA 14.4Mbps, 3.2-inch VGA 640 x 480 capacitive display, 8GB built-in memory, 512MB RAM, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS […]

Sony Ericsson’s newly unveiled Xperia Arc handset will not support NFC, even though it will operate on the NFC-friendly Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) platform, reports pocket-lint.com. Steve Walker, acting head of global marketing at Sony Ericsson, told Pocket-lint that the Arc will not feature NFC due to the current lack of infrastructure outside of Japan. However, […]

Leaked images of RIM’s new BlackBerry smart phone – codenamed “Dakota” – reveal that the handset will feature NFC technology, reports techtree.com According to the leak, the Dakota is expected to contain an embedded NFC chip, like in Samsung’s Nexus S. The device will also be the slimmest BlackBerry to date, with a 10.5 mm […]

A recently leaked image of Samsung’s new Galaxy S2 handset suggests that the model will feature NFC technology, according to electronista.com. The Galaxy S2, successor to Samsung’s Galaxy S handset, will allegedly support the new Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” OS, as well as feature a 4.3-inch display, dual-core processor and an embedded NFC chip. Electronista says […]

GAO RFID launched a high-frequency rugged handheld RFID reader/writer, model 243004, designed for any number of vertical markets including asset tracking and inventory management, event attendance or personnel access control, fleet maintenance, in the warehouse or on the hospital floor. The RFID reader/writer provides for the reading of tags in nearly any orientation and its […]

IMS Research has released a new report projecting that 2.5 billion high-frequency contactless credentials will be shipped in 2015. In the report, entitled “RFID – Smart & Secure Contactless Applications – World – 2011,” IMS finds that the three leading application sectors for contactless credentials are Government ID, Transportation/Mass Transit and Payment & Banking, accounting […]

Jack Jania, vice president and general manager, Gemalto Inc. Mobile payments are fast becoming one of the most discussed, and least understood, trends across several industries. Mobile device manufacturers, retailers and banks, and even application developers are attempting to tame the mobile payment beast. But it will take more than a smart phone application or […]

Visa Europe, la Caixa and Telefónica have announced the completion of their mobile payment pilot in the Barcelona town of Sitges, according to telefonica. The positive reaction to the pilot has prompted the companies to keep their mobile payments infrastructure in Sitges indefinitely. According to the companies, mobile payment could be rolled out “massively” in […]

Ambiq Technology has signed an agreement with the St. Petersburg Transportation Authority to provide products and services based on its proprietary NFC mobile payment platform. The St. Petersburg Metro has already begun testing Ambiq’s solution, which lets passengers use mobile phones to buy tickets for public transit. According to Ambiq, the system utilizes secure element […]

ARS Interactive and CellPoint Mobile are partnering to introduce a mobile retail shopping solution, to be unveiled at the National Retail Federation 2011 Big Show on Jan. 10-11 in New York. The solution, called ARS Mobile, will combine product information, coupons, customer loyalty and mobile payment into one complete shopping package, says ARS. The mobile […]