The iPhone does not yet have an NFC-enabled chip, though the next edition, being unveiled this autumn, might.
Dan Frommer at Business Insider also thinks an NFC-enabled iPhone 5 is plausible.
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And Tag On, LG's NFC-based device-pairing feature, makes accessing content even simpler and more convenient.
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One-tap Near Field Communication (NFC) allows proximity pairing between the tablet and other NFC-enabled mobile devices.
And 60% of phones in North America and Europe are expected to be NFC-compatible by 2016.
Research in Motion and Apple are reportedly working on NFC-enabled versions of the BlackBerry and iPhone, respectively.
With an NFC-enabled headset or speaker, listen to the songs on your Xperia ZL with just a tap.
The company is mostly planning to replace its existing payment points across the US with the NFC-aware models.
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Are there big obstacles to achieving critical mass (like availability of NFC-capable phones)?
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If you had the right phone you could bypass the entrance queues with an NFC-powered "badge" on your phone.
Consequently, this will be the first line of residential locks that can be unlocked directly using an NFC-enabled mobile phone.
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Last year Rogers launched suretap, the first mobile payment solution Canada to leverage the secure SIM card inside an NFC-enabled device.
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For service providers and consumers, the Certification Program offers increased assurance that NFC Forum-certified products are interoperable with NFC Forum-certified devices.
With NFC support, the Nokia Lumia 620 can easily pair with NFC-enabled accessories like the JBL PlayUp Portable Speaker for Nokia.
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Analysts ABI Research predict that 1.95 billion NFC-enabled devices will ship in 2017, the lion's share of which will be smartphones.
Services like TouchPay show how NFC-enabled accessories for smartphones can deliver the future of payments today and help hasten mainstream adoption.
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And since NFC-compatible smartphones are expected to account for the majority of mobile shipments in 2013, that gap is closing fast.
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The application will allow users to access various payment networks through their mobile phones and make payments at cashless NFC-enabled counters.
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By connecting NFC-enabled devices to a credit or debit card, paying for goods or services is simpler and faster than ever before.
However, users are being warned to be careful about swiping their wallet against readers if they own more than one NFC-enabled card.
Frequent fliers whose phones are not yet NFC-enabled can instead receive stickers that contain the NFC chips to attach to their phones for the same benefit.
BlackBerry Bold 9930 also offers Near Field Communications (NFC) support for a secure exchange of information between NFC-enabled devices over a very short distance.
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To use Tag On, the user simply holds a smartphone or other NFC-enabled device against the NFC sticker on a CINEMA 3D Smart TV.
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Pairing devices is as simple as holding a smartphone or other NFC-enabled mobile device against the NFC sticker on LG's CINEMA 3D Smart TV.
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Handset manufacturers are also doing their bit by enabling NFC chip-based phones for NFC-enabled transactions that provide security of personal data with proper authentication.
Hit up the links below for a closer look at DT's push to conquer the European market, one NFC-equipped SIM card at a time.
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One uses embedded hardware in the form of a near-field communications chip (NFC) within smartphones, which requires an NFC-enabled merchant device to handle the transaction.
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In the US, Google already runs a similar service, Google Wallet, while Microsoft has unveiled plans for its own NFC-based Wallet Hub for Windows Phone handsets.
Sony's One-touch functions enable consumers to easily share music, photos, and videos from their smartphone to an array of NFC-enabled Sony devices including speakers, headphones, and TVs.
As a result, ABI research expects NFC-based mobile wallets to grow to 594M by 2016, and Forrester expects mobile phones to replace wallets over the same period.
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