Samsung Announces Two NFC-Optional Smartphones Supporting Bada
By: Dan Balaban Samsung Electronics today announced two smartphones running its bada 2.0 operating system that support NFC as an optional feature.Related stories, automatically selected: Samsung:...
View ArticleOrange to Introduce NFC Version of Galaxy S II in France
Sep 23 2011 By: Dan Balaban SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, FRANCE – France’s largest mobile operator, France Telecom-Orange, has announced it will introduce the NFC version of the popular Samsung Galaxy S II...
View ArticleVisa Announces Certification of Six NFC Phone Models for SIM-based payWave
Jan 11 2012 By: Dan Balaban Visa has announced its first certifications of NFC phones, approving six models to run its contactless application, payWave, on SIM cards.Related stories, automatically...
View ArticleSouth Korea Takes Lead Globally in NFC Rollouts with Millions of Phones and SIMs
By: Dan Balaban While mobile operators in most other countries are still struggling to roll out even scant volumes of NFC phones that can do payment, ticketing and other applications, South Korea’s...
View ArticleIsis Trial Snapshot: Telcos Issue NFC SIMs, but Transactions Still Scarce
By: Kiona Smith-Strickland It's been nearly a month since the launch of the large Isis Mobile Wallet trial in Austin, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah, and so far merchants are reporting limited use...
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