Is NFC killing Google Wallet? - CNET News
25 May 2012, 2:10 pm
Using a very short range and secure wireless technology called near field communications, or NFC, consumers could pay for things simply by tapping their smartphone onto a terminal, which reads a user's credit card, coupon, or loyalty card information.

PayPal expands mobile wallet to 15 new national retailers - Fiercemobilecontent
25 May 2012, 7:57 am
The service integrates directly with retailers' existing point-of-sale technology and does not require software upgrades or support for Near Field Communications contactless technologies. In addition to payment processing, PayPal also is ...

Lenovo K800 smartphone coming to China next week? [Rumor] - UberGizmo (blog)
25 May 2012, 4:08 am
Other features include HDMI-out, near-field communication, and an Intel wireless display technology for streaming video to a compatible HDTV. The Lenovo K800 will run on China’s Unicom network, but unfortunately the pricing has not been confirmed.

Intel-inside Lenovo K800 phone coming next week - CNET News
25 May 2012, 1:38 am
Other features include HDMI-out, near-field communication (NFC), and Intel wireless display technology for steaming video to a compatible HDTV. Lenovo's phone will run on China Unicom's network. The phone supports HSPA+. The K800 follows the ...

Amazon rolls out Test Drive feature for select Android phones - Los Angeles Times
22 May 2012, 9:16 pm
The post says apps "that require Java Native Interface (JNI), keyboard, multi-touch, microphone, camera, gyroscope, near-field communication or GPS" are not yet being included, but over time, more will be added. Test Drive will also make it onto ...

Near field communication use growing outside smartphones - CIO Australia
22 May 2012, 4:51 pm
A growing number of smartphones have near field communication (NFC) capabilities to make mobile payments, but accessories and ultrabooks also now increasingly have the same technology. DeviceFidelity is offering a protective case with NFC that allows ...

Gemalto Sees Doubling of Business in Cards That Beam Cash - Bloomberg
22 May 2012, 11:21 am
Gemalto has capacity to add 50 contracts to design smart cards with near-field communications technology, a way devices can communicate at short ranges, Piou said in an interview in Paris. The Amsterdam-based company ended the first quarter with ...

Apple's iWallet Could Enhance Efforts to Make Payment Transactions More Seamless - PC World
19 May 2012, 8:40 am
NFC, for "near-field communication," is a set of technologies that makes it possible to pay for purchases using smartphones, among other things. The idea is that all smartphones will contain special NFC chips that enable you to use your phone as a credit card.

Near Field Communications: More Than Mobile Payments - Forbes
16 May 2012, 11:53 pm
Anyone who thinks of Near Field Communications as merely a mobile payment technology may be surprised to learn that it is poised to transform how we use wireless connectivity in smartphones and home electronics. NFC was originally developed and ...

UPDATE 2-Canada smartphones soon to double as credit cards - Reuters
15 May 2012, 1:39 pm
NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS Rogers had 9.3 million wireless customers at the end of March, but only about 300,000 currently use phones equipped with near field communications chips that enable the phone to communicate securely with the reader.