Acculynk has announced that it is bringing its PaySecure Internet PIN debit system to smart phones early this year. The Atlanta-based company says PaySecure Mobile will enable consumers to authenticate their mobile transactions by entering their bank-issued PIN on Acculynk’s graphical, scrambling PIN-pad, which has been specially designed for mobile smart phone platforms. Acculynk first […]

LG Electronics is expected to launch a new mass-market NFC-enabled handset next month at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, according to Korea’s ETnews. LG’s “Pecan” should hit the market at under $200, and will run on Android 2.2, rather than the NFC-ready Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. LG comments to ETnews: “Though the Pecan […]

SOFTBANK MOBILE has chosen Gemalto to provide NFC technology for the latest mobile contactless payment trial in Japan. The trial will enable some of SOFTBANK’s customers to use their mobile phone for contactless payments in convenience stores, fast-food restaurants and theaters. The program also offers users the option of performing NFC transactions from two credit […]

The first NFC apps for Android phones are beginning to appear following Google’s launch of the NFC-friendly Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and the new NFC-enabled Nexus S handset, according to nexus404.com. First, there’s EnableTable, a customer loyalty app that lets restaurants offer discounts to customers. The U.S. developed app uses NFC to keep track of […]

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 […]