Samsung has announced the development of two new hardware modules that will be integrated in mobile devices in the near future. First is the 8 megapixel RWB (red-white-blue) image sensor based on ISOCELL technology and second is the NFC chip with improved radio frequency. The S5K4H5YB 8 megapixel ISOCELL RWB CMOS image sensor is targeted […]
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Samsung intros new ISOCELL Image sensors, NFC solution and low-power Wi-Fi chip
Samsung announced a bunch of new hardware components, in addition to the Exynos 5 processors. Samsung has expanded its ISOCELL pixel technology to develop a 16MP and 13MP CMOS image sensor. For the uninitiated, the newly developed ISOCELL technology “increases light sensitivity and effectively controls the collection of electrons” that results in a better picture […]
Samsung and Visa to showcase Olympics Payment app at MWC
Samsung and Visa today announced the official mobile payment app for Olympics that will take place in London later this year. The app takes advantage of Visa’s payWave technology, allowing users to carry out contactless transactions with just their phone. In addition to payment, the app will also allow users to check their account […]
Samsung develops Secu-NFC Chip for Secure Mobile Payments
Samsung has created a new Near Field Communication (NFC) chip that tries to make contactless mobile payments more secure. The Secu-NFC chip SENHRN1 is integrated with an NFC controller and a secure element that stores all the sensitive information along with security keys and encryption. The secure element we’re talking about is a 760KB […]
Samsung and Visa to launch special Olympic content phone
We had reported few months back that Samsung has teamed up with Visa to launch a special NFC based device for the London Olympic 2012. Today the device has confirmed by Sandra Alzetta, Head of innovation and new product development at Visa Europe, at the company’s first European security summit in Frankfurt. Celebrating the London […]