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How NFC Shopping Will Save You Money While You Wave Your Phone Like A Loon

A French startup is launching a shelf-edge NFC system that really demonstrates how NFC could revolutionize shopping, add value, and save you money in the process. Get ready to wave your phone in the air like you just don't care...READ»

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"Magic" Angry Birds Could Give NFC-Powered Nokia Phones A Bump

If the game's 50 million and counting players have anything to do with it, then yes. For a new Magic edition, you have to bang two NFC-enabled phones together to unlock game levels.READ»

Apple Secures Nifty Near-Field Wireless Patent for iPhones

A recently revealed patent suggests Apple has exciting plans for its future iPhones and laptops centering on near-field communications. Soon just popping your iPhone near a MacBook may enable wireless syncing. And that's just the ...READ»

The Olympics Bluetooth Strategy

Advertising at sporting events is big business. And for the Olympics, it has to be extraordinary. It has to be innovative. In that regard, Pioco, a Shanghai-based Bluetooth media enterprise, has launched a new advertising campaign ...READ»