NFC (Near Field Communication) is a way of wireless short-range derivative of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). This is one of the major future trends in mobile telephony as it will add interactivity between mobile and their environment. An NFC phone can indeed serve as an electronic wallet, identification badge, collector of specific content (advertising material from
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AllAboutMobile on 28th Dec 2008 (via mobspecs.com)
During the NFC Congress 2009 in Hagenberg, AUT (24 - 26th Feburary 2009) the will be a special developer day explicitly dealing with Software and Hardware for Near Field Communication (NFC). Together with the Forum Nokia Team we will host a Developer Training using the new Nokia 6212 SDK and show how easy it is build or own NFC applications from scratch. The developer Training will ...
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ForumNokiaBlogs on 18th Dec 2008 (via blogs.forum.nokia.com)
It used to be that the industry was thinking it’s the Near Field Communication (NFC) that is the leading contender among technologies to enable mobile payments. However, NFC has developed more slowly than anticipated, and will not offer viable large-scale mobile payment solutions for at least six years. In the meantime three existing technologies —
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IntoMobile on 17th Dec 2008 (via feedproxy.google.com)
Once, NFC (Near Field Communication) was the leading contender among technologies that could enable mobile payments. But NFC has developed more slowly than anticipated, and will not offer viable large-scale mobile payment solutions for at least six years.
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CellularNews on 10th Dec 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
I had recently attended a Q&A on three of Nokia’s upcoming innovations - Near Field Communication (NFC), Indoor Positioning and Connected Home, and in a prior post, I had brought you my impressions on NFC, this post will cover the Indoor Positioning. These technologies are part of the legends on display at the Legends Telegraph website. INDOOR HOME Check this video on the Indoor Postiton...
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TheSymbianBlog on 29th Nov 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
Vaibhav has put together a great summary of Nokia's recent 'Legends' online Q&A concerning Near Field Communication, well worth a read if you want to know what's coming up from Nokia and others. I think NFC has huge potential, even if we are a few years from mass adoption.
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AllAboutSymbian on 22nd Nov 2008 (via allaboutsymbian.com)