Product Reviews Net » NFC Certification http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sun, 27 May 2012 08:13:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 iPhone 5 and iPad 2 Specs Include NFC http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/01/25/iphone-5-and-ipad-2-specs-include-nfc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iphone-5-and-ipad-2-specs-include-nfc http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/01/25/iphone-5-and-ipad-2-specs-include-nfc/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:29:40 +0000 Jamie Pert http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=119796 Back in November 2010 we suggested that the iPhone 5 may feature built-in NFC, now we are hearing more rumors suggesting that this will be the case for both the iPhone 5 and iPad 2, this may well be the kickstart that contactless payment methods needed to become a widely adopted way of spending money.

You can find out all you need to know about Near field communication (NFC) here, according to a recent Bloomberg article the director of consulting firm Envisioneering Group believes that it is likely that this technology will be introduced into Apple devices this year, whilst Crone Consulting LLC’s Richard Crone said “It would make a lot of sense for Apple to include NFC functionality in its products”.

Apparently NFC payments can be made from a distance of up to 4-inches away, large companies like PayPal are keen for smartphone manufacturers to feature NFC in their future products, also a Mastercard representative revealed that the company has already trialled NFC around the world and see it “as an opportunity to partner with organizations”, you can read more about this here.

Many people are optimistic about NFC being included in future portable devices, however are equally concerned about the fraud-related risks this technology may be susceptible to, however NFC Forum suggests that the short transmission range and underlying layers of NFC technology ensure that transactions are secure.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/01/25/iphone-5-and-ipad-2-specs-include-nfc/feed/ 0 NFC Certification Program – Support For Android 2.3 OS http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/06/nfc-certification-program-support-for-android-2-3-os/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nfc-certification-program-support-for-android-2-3-os http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/06/nfc-certification-program-support-for-android-2-3-os/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:13:21 +0000 Gary Johnson http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=116245 My colleague Alan Ng reported earlier that we could be seeing the announcement of Android 2.3 Gingerbread today. Now we have the news that a press conference had been called to launch the NFC Forum’s new Certification Program.

Thomas Ricker of Engadget is reporting that this is likely to do with NFC read/ write support which will be built into Google’s new Gingerbread OS. Back in November Google’s Eric Schmidt was demonstrating Near Field Communication with the Nexus S, and promised an Android 2.3 release in the coming weeks.

The NFC Forum states any device that displays the official ‘N-Mark’ has to be certified to display it. The symbol tells users where to touch their device in order to enable the NFC services available for that handset. Head over to Engadget to read the full story and the NFC forum press release.

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