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Inside Apple's secret plan to kill the cash register
Apple, apparently, thinks the whole process for buying things in retail stores is dumb...
Why Apple's iWallet Won't Have Anything To Do With NFC
Apple's iWallet is already in your pocket. Ask what the next revolutionary feature for the iPhone will be, and NFC is a common answer. NFC — or near-field communications — is an ultra low-power chip that allows two devices to communicate small strings of information within a coup...
Tagstand Is NFC-Enabling A Giant Cocktail Party, Will Let Guests Facebook & Tweet From Their Wristbands
Tagstand, the YC-backed companyfocused on making NFC a more mainstream technology, is getting some action at a pretty big black-tie event in New York this weekend which will see its technology used to enable some nifty actions for the 3,500 guests, like tapping to tweet, posting pictures to Faceb...
Apple starts in-house testing of mobile payments, discounts with Pirq partnership
Apple has signed on with Pirq, a startup from Seattle...
Future iPhone May Have NFC 'Gifting' Feature
Wouldn't it be super nice to receive your favorite song as a gift from someone's iPhone?Yes! It is made possible by the fruit company. Apple is introducing a new feature; probably, it will be available in the future iPhone - a patent application for gifting iTunes purchase via NFC or email. Basic...
Future iPhone May Have NFC 'Gifting' Feature
Wouldn't it be super nice to receive your favorite song as a gift from someone's iPhone?Yes! It is made possible by the fruit company. Apple is introducing a new feature; probably, it will be available in the future iPhone - a patent application for gifting iTunes purchase via NFC or email. Basic...
Analyst: Don't Expect To See An Apple Television Set Before 2014
The Apple television set won't arrive until 2014, according to one analyst, but you can look forward to an awesome set-top box before then. Saving up for that widely-rumored Apple television set? Well, according to one analyst, you have plenty of time. J.P. Morgan’s MarkMoskowitz issued...
Rumor: Apple developing iPay as the next iPhone becomes your iWallet
Yeah, I know analysts promised us flying cars many times before, but bear with me for a second. In addition to opining that the time is not right for an Apple-branded television set until 2014 due to dire economic conditions, the same credible analyst also advised clients that a mobile payment pl...
Goodbye Charlie Card—Boston Bus Fares Could Soon Be Sold by Smartphone [NFC]
There are fare vending machines in fewer than half of Boston's commuter rail stations so most people buy their tickets on-board the trains. However the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced today that come fall, riders may be able to prepurchase their fares on their phones.More »
Could NFC Tags For iPhones Get Apple To Create An iWallet?
Stick-on NFC chips could prove the need for NFC support in iOS There have been a handful of technologies touted over the past few years that would remove (or dramatically reduce) the need to carry our credit/debit cards, loyalty cards, and even cash. For the past couple of years, NFC has been the...
