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Well this didn’t take long. Google Wallet is now unofficially available for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. This is truly ironic considering all of the bad turmoil that has been going on for the past few days, which allegedly has Big Red blocking the payment service. Thanks to the hard-working Android community people are able to…
For all the flack we give Nokia about being noncompetitive in the smartphone space, mainly for being late to the touch screen game and because they alienated so many people with the Nokia N97 back in 2009, the Finnish handset maker is surprisingly ahead of everyone else when it comes to near field communications (NFC)…
Verizon is making an effort to say that it’s not blocking Google Wallet on the Galaxy Nexus, but the mobile payment service still won’t be on the first U.S. Ice Cream Sandwich device. Verizon states a case for itself in a very vague manner: “Google Wallet is different from other widely-available m-commerce services. Google Wallet…
We’ve seen all sorts of videos for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus but one thing we have seen in celluloid form since the demos after the official announcement was Android Beam. This new feature allows you to share YouTube videos, Google Maps directions, contact information and more just by putting two NFC-enabled devices back to back…
As support for near-field communication on mobile phones slowly expands, there are two major platforms still holding off. Apple’s iOS and Windows Phone have yet to add NFC capabilities to their respective operating systems, but Digitimes is reporting that both companies are working to change that. NFC support for iOS and Windows Phone is expected…
After checking out their new smartphones, RIM gave us a sneak peek at BlackBerry Tag, which will really start putting near-field communications to work. Just as described, BlackBerry tag will allow users to quickly and easily share content between BlackBerry devices; by putting them butt-to-butt, you’ll be able to transfer ringtones, voice notes, contacts, images,…
We told you PayPal is working to add P2P (peer-to-peer) NFC capabilities to its mobile apps and voila – the new Android version is here, enabling mobile money transfers without bumping (though that method still works). Of course, you’ll need an NFC-enabled device like the Google Nexus S or the upcoming Galaxy Nexus in order…
The bean counters at In-Stat are at it again, this time predicting that during the year 2015 there will be over 1.2 billion near field communication (NFC) chips shipped in various sorts of products. That’s a pretty big number when you consider that you can count the number of NFC enabled smartphones on one hand.…
New Jersey’s public transit system, the 3rd largest in the U.S., has just announced that they’ve given Google a big bear hug and will soon start supporting Google Wallet. According to the press release, customers will be able to buy tickets from “New York Penn Station ticket vending machines and ticket windows, Newark Liberty International…
The meeting room where the NFC (Near Field Communication) Forum holds their biweekly game of beer pong needs to be upgraded since they’ve just added 29 new members. Some of the companies you may have heard about: HTC, the folks who make high end Android smartphones with this thing called Sense UI on top that…