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20 of the Best Android 4.0 Features (list)

20 of the Best Android 4.0 Features (list)

This week, Google released a huge update to the Android platform which promises some notable improvements to the look and feel of the interface and which hopes to address the troubling problem of fragmentation of both [...]

Samsung Galaxy Nexus (video)

Samsung Galaxy Nexus (video)

Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus may not be as slim as the DROID RAZR, but it’s damn close measuring just 8.84mm thin.  However, it puts the RAZR’s screen to shame, by sporting a larger 4.65″ HD (1280×720) Super [...]

Square Card Case App Eliminates the Physical Credit Card, Takes on NFC

Square Card Case App Eliminates the Physical Credit Card, Takes on NFC

Just as the NFC payment is heating up, Square, the same company that brought us the credit card processing device for the iPhone, has their own solution.  Instead of relying on physical proximity to a reader, [...]

Apple Tests Proximity Payment System For Next iPhone

Apple Tests Proximity Payment System For Next iPhone

TechCrunch is reporting on Apple’s testing of wireless payment systems today. If you’re unaware of what NFC (near field communication) is, it’s pretty cool — it allows for credit/debit transactions to happen wirelessly using short range [...]

In2Pay: iPhone Contactless Payment Solution From Visa (video)

In2Pay: iPhone Contactless Payment Solution From Visa (video)

Visa, the titan of credit cards, announced the In2Pay case for the iPhone today.  It’s essentially enables your iPhone to perform a contactless payment using NFC technology.  The case contains a microSD card that is embedded [...]

First Data and Tyfone Announce SideTap, NFC Payment By microSD Card

First Data and Tyfone Announce SideTap, NFC Payment By microSD Card

Here’s a cool new technology — wireless credit card payments through mobile phone. First Data and Tyfone have announced a new collaboration with the SideTap, a microSD card that allows transactions to occur wirelessly using OTA [...]

iCarte 110 Accessory Add Contactless Payment To The iPhone

iCarte 110 Accessory Add Contactless Payment To The iPhone

It’ll be a long time, if not never, that Americans start using NFC (near field communication) to pay for their goods via a cell phone.  But just in case you want to be on the cutting [...]