Orange France today announced to sell the contactless version of Galaxy S II that supports NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. Orange will sell the phone in France from next month followed by other European countries. Orange is the first operator in Europe to offer a SIM-based NFC Android phone that has been developed as […]
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Samsung teams up with Visa to enable NFC mobile payments during London Olympics
Samsung and Visa who are the official partners of Olympic Games have announced their collaboration to bring mobile payments in London before and during the Olympic Games. Mobile Payment will be done via NFC (Near Field Communications) using Visa’s contactless payment technology and will be accepted at more than 60,000 locations across London. As […]
Samsung Wave 578 with NFC gets official [Updated: Full specs]
UPDATE: Full specs below. Samsung has expanded its bada-powered Wave family with the latest addition of Wave 578 (GT-S5780). The new Wave 578 looks to be another mid-range device but comes with the inclusion of a Near Field Communications (NFC) chip. NFC chip allows users to initiate contactless payment as well as other services […]
Samsung SHW-A175S coming soon to South Korea
Samsung is expected to release SHW-A175S touchscreen phone in its home market. The phone as you can see resembles Samsung’s Android phone Gem but in this case, the phone does not run the Android OS. The phone will be launched via SKT and feature a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display (240×400), 3G support, Haptic UI, […]
Samsung announces SHW-A170K NFC phone in Korea
Samsung today announced SHW-A170K touchscreen phone that has already been announced by KT in October. Sure, the button icons look a bit different but rest of the features are same. The SHW-A170K takes the crown in South Korea for being the first phone with Near Field Communication (NFC) support. NFC is a short-range communication […]