Near Field Communications(NFC) has been one of those technologies that hasnt quite caught on in the US. Google has tried its best to make the tech mainstream via payments (Google Wallet) and Android Beam but it hasnt quite taken off. It is almost as if the entire industry is waiting for Apple to show the …
Category Archives: NFC
Using NFC Tags to simplify your digital life
December 6, 2012 – 11:02 pm
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By prabhu
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Posted in Android, iphone OS, microsoft mobile platform, NFC, Windows Phone
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Tagged android beam, android nfc, how to program nfc tags, ios does not support nfc, near field communications, nfc tags, samsung tectiles, sony xperia smart tags, windows phone 8 nfc tags
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The next iPhone
The iPhone is the single largest selling smartphone in the last decade and continues to power ahead in the US and global markets. Much of China and India are relatively untapped by the iPhone phenomenon due to pricing and availability with favored carriers. So the future looks bright for the next iPhone, expected to be …
October 3, 2011 – 7:14 pm
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By prabhu
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Posted in Android, Cloud computing, Design, Facebook, iphone OS, Marketing, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, NFC, Product Development
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Tagged android phones, droid prime, galaxy S II, galaxy s2, htc, iphone 5, iphone5, motorola, nexus prime, nfc, samsung galaxy series phones, samsung prime
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Checkins
Facebook pages are now increasing filled with check-ins. Checkins are typically native Facebook driven via Facebook Places or Foursquare, Gowalla based checkins. Google has its own app for it- Google Latitude which isnt as popular as the aforementioned ones but is still gaining steam. It would be worthwhile trying to understand why people check-in if we …
June 7, 2011 – 9:08 pm
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By prabhu
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Posted in Facebook, Location Services, Next Big Thing, NFC, Social Networks
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Tagged check in, checkins, facebook places, foursquare, google latitude, gowalla, social checkin, yelp
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Near Field Communications (NFC) and Mobile Payments
Near Field Communications (NFC) is being touted as the next big technology disrupter. It is expected to change how we use and interact with location based services, payment systems ranging from gas stations to vending machines and enable killer peer-to-peer communication applications. In that context it might be worthwhile to know more about the technology and try …
April 15, 2011 – 1:46 pm
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By rangaprabhu
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Posted in Android, iphone OS, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, NFC
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Tagged apple, Apple iOS, google, google android, mobile payments, near field communications, nfc
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