Tag: Near Field Communication

All BlackBerry devices to be NFC capable from now on

According to a report on website Near Field Communications World virtually all new BlackBerry devices released from now on will include Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities. At a Westminster e-forum on smartphones, tablets and apps, Research in Motion’s (RIM) UK managing director Stephen Bates suggested that almost all upcoming RIM BlackBerry smartphones and tablets would…

NFC on a key fob for wi-fi phones from Simlink and Morpho

Can’t wait for Apple and the other manufacturers to get around to adding a payment solution? Then why not try this neat little key fob that retro fits Near Field Communication to any Wi-fi enabled phone? One of the first weird devices to come out of this years’ Mobile World Congress is a key fob…

Visa confirms iPhone payment service

As we reported a few weeks ago Visa will be launching a NFC (Near Field Communication) add-on for the iPhone to allow iPhone users to simply flash their phone to pay for goods, get into buildings, and travel. The Visa device is an external case that plugs into the bottom of the iPhone via the…