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AT&T Will Soon Launch Sony's Xperia TL Smartphone

Oct 1, 2013

AT&T will soon launch Sony's Xperia TL smartphone,which features Near Field Communication(NFC)as well as LTE wireless.Pricing was not announced. Sony announced the Xperia T series of smartphones in late August at the IFA show in ...

Tags: AT&T, Sony, LTE, Android

Sony Xperia Tablet Z Is Not Afraid of Water

Jun 20, 2013

Many companies have tried to build an elegant tablet that's the right combination of look, feel, and functionality. Not many have succeeded. But my first look at the new 10.1-inch Sony Xperia Tablet Z ($500) makes me think that maybe the ...

Tags: Sony, Xperia Tablet Z

NFC's Transaction Value Has Been Reduced by 40% Over Last Year's Gartner Forecast

Jun 4, 2013

Gartner today drastically lowered its forecast for the monetary payments that near field communication technology will provide in coming years, noting the struggles of Google Wallet and Isis mobile wallet services. Through 2017, NFC's ...

Tags: NFC, Gartner, Monetary Payments

Visa's payWave Mobile Payment Applet Will Be Embedded in Next-Generation Samsung

Feb 27, 2013

Visa's payWave mobile payment applet will be embedded in next-generation Samsung smartphones and tablets enabled with NFC, according to an alliance that both Visa and Samsung announced Monday. The next-generation Samsung Galaxy S IV, ...

Tags: Visa, payWave mobile payment applet, mobile phone

Visa Has Approved RIM's Visa for Use in Mobile Payments Made with Smartphones or Tablets

Jan 18, 2013

Research in Motion announced Wednesday that credit card company Visa has approved RIM's Visa for use in mobile payments made with smartphones or tablets that use a Near Field Communication chip. The system, called Secure Element Manager ...

Tags: Research in Motion, Visa, mobile payments

Kanye West Was on Hand Wednesday Night When Samsung Officially Launched The Galaxy Note II

Jan 4, 2013

Computerworld-NEW YORK--Performer Kanye West was on hand Wednesday night when Samsung officially launched the 5.5-in.Galaxy Note II at an elaborate New York event that capped weeks of pre-release disclosures about the device's capabilities. ...

Tags: Kanye West, Samsung, Galaxy Note II

Mobile Payment Systems in The U.S. Have Been Long on Promise and Short on Reality

Dec 27, 2012

Mobile payment systems in the U.S. have been long on promise and short on reality. The launch Monday of the Isis system in Salt Lake City and Austin will promote the adoption of mobile payments among users of nine smartphones that support ...

Tags: mobile payment systems, U.S., Isis system, smartphones, NFC

Isis Is Sponsoring an Isis Cash Card in The Wallet

Dec 27, 2012

The Isis joint venture of three wireless carriers announced the launch today of its new mobile wallet system in Salt Lake City and Austin using nine NFC-ready and Isis-ready smartphones sold by the carriers. Consumers interested in using ...

Tags: Isis joint venture, wireless carriers, mobile wallet system, smartphones

ISIS Is Reportedly Set to Launch Its Mobile Payment Pilot Test on Aug. 20

Dec 26, 2012

Computerworld - ISIS, a consortium of three wireless carriers, is reportedly set to launch its mobile payment pilot test on Aug. 20 in Austin and Salt Lake City. Separately, ISIS competitor Google on Wednesday announced a cloud-based ...

Tags: ISIS, wireless carriers, mobile payment pilot, Google Wallet

Starbucks Will Update Passbook in iOS 6 at The End of September

Dec 25, 2012

Starbucks said Friday it will update Passbook in iOS 6 at the end of September, presumably meaning it will integrate its existing Starbucks digital payment card into the new app for users to pay for coffee. In a tweet, the company said: ...

Tags: Starbucks, iOS 6, Passbook, digital payment card

A Slow Pathway to User Adoption of Technologies Such as Near-Field Communication in The US

Dec 25, 2012

A panel of mobile wallet experts predicted a slow pathway to user adoption of technologies such as Near-Field Communication in the U.S. In fact, widespread adoption will take as long as eight years "at best," Dekkers Davidson, the head of ...

Tags: U.S., MobileCon, mobile IT, mobile payments

Apple Apparently Made The Right Decision to Omit NFC From The iPhone 5

Dec 21, 2012

Apple apparently made the right decision to omit NFC from the iPhone 5, given that 68% of U.S. consumers prefer to buy goods using cash and credit cards over mobile wallets, according to a recent consumer survey. "Consumers aren't ready ...

Tags: NFC, Apple, iPhone 5, U.S.consumers, mobile wallets

Apple Apparently Made The Right Decision to Omit NFC From The iPhone 5

Dec 19, 2012

Apple apparently made the right decision to omit NFC from the iPhone 5, given that 68% of U.S. consumers prefer to buy good using cash and credit cards over mobile wallets, according to a recent consumer survey. “Consumers ...

Tags: iphone 5, mobile, NFC, survey, smartphone

The Isis Consortium Announced Wednesday After an Earlier Delay in The Launch

Oct 17, 2012

Computerworld-The Isis mobile wallet network will launch Monday in Salt Lake City and Austin,Texas,the Isis consortium announced Wednesday after an earlier delay in the launch. In an emailed statement,Isis marketing head Jaymee Johnson ...

Tags: mobile wallet, Isis, NFC-ready

Sony Began Sales of Unlocked Versions of Its Xperia Nxt Series of Smartphones in The U.S

Jul 16, 2012

Sony began sales today of unlocked versions of its Xperia NXT series of smartphones in the U.S., with prices ranging from $299.99 to $559.99. The three Android 2.3 smartphones -- the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U -- all work over HSPA ...

Tags: Sony Xperia, Smartphone, US market, Android

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