Category Archives: NFC
Sacked Nokia workers launch own smartphone using ditched technology
Meego never given a fair chance, they say, as new op rises from the ashes
A group of ex-Nokia workers who believe the Finnish manufacturer was wrong to ditch its Meego operating system have unveiled their own smartphone using the abandoned technology. The workers, who lost their jobs after Nokia’s CEO, Stephen Elop, opted for Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, set up their own company called Jolla soon afterwards and yesterday, with Meego now reborn as Sailfish, launched their first smartphone. Continue reading
BlackBerry opens up BBM to Android & iOS
No mention of WP8 version, though
In a typical if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em approach, BlackBerry has just announced plans to make its IMS facility BlackBerry Messenger BBM available to iOS and Android users. That is, of course, if Apple and Google allow BlackBerry to upload the apps to their resxpecitive app stores. There’s no mention of a Windows Phone 8 (WP8) client, of course. One UK publication described BBM as the “rioters’ texting toool” because BBM proved to be the IMS of choice amongst London rioters. Other observers take the view that WhatsApp is likely to have the most to lose. However, GoMo News believes that it’s the mobile operators who are most in danger as a universal BBM could seriously dent their SMS revenues. Continue reading
GoMo still puzzled by NFC’s interworking
NFC technology obviously still in its early days
Sadly, GoMo News has been around for so long that we can recall Bluetooth – which most smartphone users take for granted, being in its early days. We firmly believe that NFC (Near Field Communication) is still in its early days presently. Particularly judging from our recent experience playing [testing] with two Sony handsets and the Sony Xperia Z tablet. We were particularly impressed with Sony’s pledge on its support for NFC. It claims, “No other consumer electronics company is bringing as many NFC-enabled products to market.” Shame NFC doesn’t work perfectly, then. Continue reading
PointsPay Wins the Contactless & Mobile award 2013
Press Release
May 7th 2013. Loylogic, the leading provider of loyalty e-commerce and e-payment solutions, has been awarded with the ‘Contactless & Mobile Award 2013’. The award ceremony, sponsored by VISA Europe, was held on April 30th in London. The award is the second recognition for Loylogic from the payment industry, after winning the ‘MPE Loyalty Award’ few weeks back in Berlin. Continue reading
txtNation offers NFC payments thru RapidNFC
Rating: NFC payment without the complicated signup process
Becoming the first to offer direct operator billing via NFC technology, mobile aggregator, txtNation, has partnered with Europe’s largest supplier of NFC tags and products- RapidNFC. Whilst other NFC methods exist, txtNation claims to have introduced a solution without any complicated signup process. This offering works in any country where mobile network operators (MNOs) can support MSISDN pass-through, so that the user can enjoy “one-click billing”. Continue reading
txtNation and RapidNFC launch Direct Operator Billing via NFC
Press release
April 19th 2013. Mobile aggregator, txtNation, and Europe’s largest supplier of NFC tags and products, RapidNFC, have partnered to become the first to offer direct operator billing via NFC technology. Using NFC tags, compatible mobile phones can scan the tag, launching a tailored payment interface. The user simply confirms payment and is billed. Continue reading
mobiLead to help develop key NFC web standards
Rating: French firm brings expertise in NFC, QR+ and QR Code cloud-based tags
A veteran contributor to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Laurent Tonnelier, has been involved in multiple key W3C initiatives which have enhanced the mobile space. Those initiatives have included XML, VoiceXML, Mobile Web, and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) which is a key element of HTML5. Currently CEO of mobiLead, which is a specialist in NFC and QR Code information tag generation and management, Tonnelier has once again announced his involved in the W3C, this time through mobiLead. Continue reading
2013 NFC & Mobile Money Summit
[ October 14, 2013 10:00 am to October 17, 2013 6:00 pm. ] Organisers: GSMA
Venue:Metropolitan Pavilion
Location: New York City, USA
Web: www.nfcmobilemoneysummit.com/event/2013-event-preview.php
Register: here
This annual event will once again bring together key players in the mobile and financial sectors to focus on the latest developments and newest innovations in NFC and mobile financial services. Continue reading
Guest Post: A new Apple payment system rumours
by Katerina Merzlova, a copywriter with Intellectsoft
The number of rumours about new Apple products continues to grow at an incredible rate. Just recently several sources have become aware of new patents which suggest that Apple is planning to enter the mobile payments sector. Apple is already seriously to reconsidering the reasons why the company has ignored NFC technology in its devices. Since 2010, the company has been gathered patents on various methods of using NFC. Continue reading
Mobile Convention Amsterdam
[ May 22, 2013 9:00 am to May 23, 2013 6:00 pm. ] Organisers: Corporate Mobile Messaging
Venue: Beurs van berlage
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Web: www.mobileconventionamsterdam.nl
MCA is the biggest event on NFC, mobile payments, m-commerce and processes in Northern Europe.
To register go here. Continue reading
GoMo tries to put Oyster onto its Android RAZR HD
Rating: It has support for NFC but the app is still missing
One of the facilities built into our sparking new Motorola RAZR HD is – of course, the ability to support NFC (Near Field Communication). NFC is a bit like Bluetooth in that it is a cellular related wireless technology that has plenty of applications. Nokia has utilised NFC, for example, to permit the wireless exchange of business cards just by tapping two handsets together. There’s a facility called Android Beam built into the Android OS to facilitate just that sort of thing. But NFC is most heavily associated with contactless payments. And being London based, GoMo News‘ main exposure to contactless payments is via the Oyster card for transport payments. So is there a way of putting Oyster on the RAZR? Nope. The app is still missing and the biggest drawback is a lack of a mobile wallet. Maybe Weve will be able to sort that out. Continue reading
Never mind the processor, feel the S4′s UI
Rating: Buried treasure in its e-commerce features, too
Although there is a great temptation to concentrate on the hardware specifications of a flagship smartphone such as Samsung’s Galaxy S4 announced last night [March 14th 2013], the multiple benefits buried in the handsets UI [user Interface] should prove far more important in the long run. GoMo News might be out on a limb with this one but we feel that the inherent support for NFC [Near Field Communication] in the S4 will prove far more of Apple’s undoing than any screen size or the number of its processor cores. Continue reading
Samsung previews Samsung Hub and new content services on Galaxy S 4 at Unpacked
Samsung Hub, an integrated multimedia content store, will provide a sophisticated magazine-style viewing experience
Press release
March 14, 2013. At the Galaxy S 4 Unpacked event, Samsung Electronics unveiled a suite of exciting new content services including Samsung Hub, an integrated multimedia content store offering a comprehensive media experience, providing music, videos, books, games and learning content within a stunning magazine-style display. Samsung Hub will provide a single entry for Samsung’s five content services, making it incredibly easy and convenient to use. You can browse through a variety of content across services, as well as purchase and manage content easily, from a single Samsung Account. Continue reading
Inspired platform combines high tech and premium content
Rating: Incorporates QR codes, Wi-fi, and AR
You may have blinked and missed it but at MWC Barcelona 2023 Imagine launched a new platform called Inspired which it claims is a global first. That’s because it claims to have merged emerging technology solutions – such as QR codes, Wi-fi, and augmented reality (AR) and premium publisher inventory into a single platform. The company claims the platform has been designed to simplify the process of running mobile campaigns. Plus it should help address a fragmented ecosystem by offering an open and self-service tool which focuses on end user experience. Continue reading
GoMo’s own NFC experience experience @ MWC
Rating: It doesn’t look too good, captain
The GSMA (which organises the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show here in Barcelona) has gone to great lengths to help the spread of NFC technology here in Barcelona. The whole objective is to make life a whole lot simpler thanks to the use of ‘contactless’ technology in the shape of NFC (Near Field Communication). We’re not contactless refuseniks here at GoMobile Towers – because we happily use an Oyster RF card to get around London’s transportation system. However, we couldn’t see much benefit from our use of NFC in Barcelona. Continue reading
