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Amex Pay launches for American Express cardholders in Canada

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Posted by Marc Lagace on 30 Nov 2016 12:38 pm
Amex cardmembers in Canada can try out Amex Pay on their NFC-enabled Android devices. American Express is giving Canadian cardmembers a new way to pay, launching Amex Pay as a new feature built into the pre-existing Amex CA app for Android. Amex Pay will work for any Amex cardmember with Consumer, Small Business, or Corporate Cards issued by Amex Bank of Canada, and an NFC-enabled Android phone...

Using NFC with the Samsung Galaxy S7

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Posted by Mike Tanasychuk on 12 Mar 2016 12:29 pm
NFC and the Samsung Galaxy S7
What's NFC? No freakin' clue? Let's talk about near field communication. NFC stands for near field communication and it's a way of transferring data via electromagnetic induction. Basically, when two electronic devices (usually smartphones or a smartphone and another smart device) are within about two inches of one another, they can share data, like photos and files. With Android Pay, for...

PSA: That chip on your battery is not for government surveillance

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Posted by Russell Holly on 24 Jun 2015 10:56 am
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No one is using a little sticker hidden on your battery to spy on you, no matter what Facebook tells you. It's easy to get confused by the inside of a smartphone, even if you're reasonably familiar with a lot of the technology that goes in to these devices. NFC chips are particularly curious, as their size makes it easy to sneak them in just about anywhere, and most folks outside of the tech...

Connectedly: Here's why I implanted an NFC chip in my hand

Posted by Robert J Nelson on 21 Oct 2014 12:42 pm
NFC implant
I've recently taken a deeper step into the connected world. A step that some will describe as being interesting, and that some will describe as being crazy. To be honest, as happy as I am since I have taken this step, I have to admit that I fall on both the interesting and crazy sides myself. Before getting any further, I should mention that the "step" I took was implanting an NFC chip in my...

Tim Hortons launches new mobile payment service

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 22 May 2014 10:05 am
TimmyMe for Android
Canadian coffee shop chain Tim Hortons has just launched a new mobile barcode payment system that allows you to pay using the TimmyMe app. The payment option has been in testing over the last few months, and is now available for all users in Canada and the United States.

Dimple NFC buttons sticker campaign gains mini and case options

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Posted by Derek Kessler on 11 May 2014 11:06 am
Dimple NFC buttons on a Sony Xperia Z1
The Indiegogo campaign for the stick-on Dimple NFC stickers has gained a trio of stretch goals: a mini two-button version, more colors, and a TPU case with two built-in buttons. The two-button Dimple Mini is available to anybody who pledges, starting at $17 for one (existing pledges can be converted into a pair of Dimple Minis), while the remaining stretch goals kick in once the total pledges...

Dimple NFC stickers aim to bring customizable buttons to your devices

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Posted by Chris Parsons on 8 May 2014 6:26 pm
If you're looking for some new ways to make use of NFC on you Android devices, then you'll certainly want to take a look at Dimple's NFC stickers. Rather than just being something to you simply stick to your device and kind of forget about, the Dimple NFC stickers make use of built-in buttons. Each sticker has four buttons and those buttons can be customized through the Dimple app to take...

Would you implant an NFC chip into your hand?

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Posted by Simon Sage on 7 May 2014 6:18 pm
NFC chip hand implant
Game developer Zoe Quinn recently implanted an NFC chip in the space between her thumb and index finger. Appropriately enough, she's since programmed the chip to send a link to her Humble Bundle page for Deus Ex, a popular shooter game about cyborgs. So, if you bump into her, you can tap your phone against the base of her thumb and get a free video game about human/robot hybrids. Here's a video...

Transport for London looking to introduce smartphone based fare payments

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Posted by Richard Devine on 22 Apr 2014 6:48 am
London Underground
With NFC on your smartphone, using it to pay for your morning commute across London may be getting closer to reality. According to a report in the Financial Times, carriers EE and Vodafone have already begun talks with Transport for London over extending their mobile wallet solutions to pay for your travel. The initial trial is expected to be a “pay as you go” scheme using apps owned by the...

What's that symbol? (NFC edition)

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 21 Apr 2014 12:32 pm
N-Mark
The group behind NFC wants to make sure you know what it is, and that you know you're using it As more and more of us start taking advantage of NFC — that's Near-Field Communication, or the standard that lets you tap your phone to some other device to establish a connection, exchange data, etc. — we're increasingly getting the following question: "What is that weird symbol taking up space at...

Rogers introduces Suretap mobile payment system

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Posted by Adam Zeis on 11 Apr 2014 9:20 am
Rogers introduces Suretap mobile payment system
Today Rogers has launched their suretap wallet — a new app for NFC-enabled BlackBerry 10 and Android devices that allows users to make payments at thousands of retailers using just their smartphone. Users can store eligible cards within the app, and at participating retailers can then tap their phones on the payment terminal for a transaction. Suretap wallet lets you store cards such as a...

Google Wallet 'tap and pay' can work on any Android 4.4 device, but still requires a U.S. SIM

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 31 Oct 2013 7:07 pm
Google Wallet
Giving hope for the future of NFC payments rather than notably changing the way anything works today Changes in Android 4.4 KitKat are going to open up the possibilities of using NFC payments through Google Wallet, but it may not go as far as we would hope. Although the Google Wallet app itself has been opened to install on any device, the ability to use it for NFC payments (aka "tap and pay...

EE extends 'Cash on Tap' payments service to four new devices

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 30 Oct 2013 7:58 am
Cash on Tap
Galaxy Note 2, Note 3, S4 Mini and Sony Xperia Z1 get support for NFC payments app British mobile operator EE has announced that it's extended availability of its "Cash on Tap" NFC-based payment system to four new Android smartphones: the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note 3 and S4 Mini, and the Sony Xperia Z1. The Mastercard-backed scheme allows users to pay for purchases up to £20 in value...

The One2Touch Softpad S1 NFC keyboard review

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 20 Oct 2013 1:56 pm
One2Touch NFC Keyboard.
Using low-power NFC communication and made for Android, the One2Touch Softpad is a unique take on a travel keyboard If you have ever tried to do any real work on a touch screen device, you know how frustrating text entry can be. Having a mini-computer in your pocket is mighty convenient, and applications to edit things like presentations and documents are good enough for limited use on Android...

Google bringing NFC-enabled app vending machines to Japan

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 30 Sep 2013 2:48 pm
Google Play vending machine
A new and entirely unnecessary way to buy games for your Android phone Japan is known for its crazy vending machines, and Google is hoping to cross the line from physical to digital goods in these machines with new Google Play units. In a bit of a curious idea, Google is installing large traditional-looking vending machines that load apps onto your phone via NFC when you place it in a cradle...

Capital One drops from Isis during trial period

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 18 Sep 2013 2:16 pm
Isis
Just three financial institutions remain on-board with Isis trials The future of Isis as a nationwide mobile payment system just got a little more unsure as one of the four payment providers, Capital One, has dropped out of its early trial stages. According to reports, Capital One has dropped out of the Isis mobile payment trials, which are current ongoing in Salt Late City, UT and Austin, TX...

eBay adds location-relevant search results, NFC item sharing

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 11 Sep 2013 6:53 pm
eBay
Getting better results with easier to read item listings no matter how you search.  The official eBay app for Android has just received an update with a few user-facing changes that should improve the overall experience. Version 2.4 improves search results by showing items relevant to your location, and gives a bit of foreshadowing indicating that in-store pickup is coming. Additionally,...

First look: HTC BoomBass

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 3 Sep 2013 3:01 am
HTC BoomBass.
A boxy new portable speaker for your HTC phone Alongside a new color option for the HTC One series and a new mid-range phone, HTC’s also unveiled another member of its growing smartphone accessory family. The HTC BoomBass (yes, that’s really the name) is a small (64x64x64mm) matte plastic cube that lets you take your volume and bass a step beyond HTC’s admittedly impressive “BoomSound” front...

Sony's new NEX-5T makes sharing with Android a breeze over NFC

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 27 Aug 2013 12:00 am
Sony NEX-T5
Phones, tablets also can serve as wireless view screens Sony has just announced a new member of its NEX line that makes it pretty easy to get images off the camera and onto your phone. The NEX-5T will fire images and video over to an Android 4.x+ device — phones or tablets — and then can be shared to any of the usual ways. If you don't have an NFC-capable phone or tablet, you'll be able images...

The NFC-enabled oven of the future is coming from LG

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 18 Aug 2013 11:33 pm
LG NFC Oven
The LG Light Wave DIOS oven marries technology with the culinary arts via near-field communication We've all dreamed of having an NFC-equipped oven, and LG aims to make that a reality. The LG Light Wave DIOS is a convection oven that uses NFC to talk to your smartphone, allowing the luxury, elegance, and delicious food that only an oven with NFC capabilities could deliver. Tapping your phone,...

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