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[Deal] Seidio 3800mAh Extended Battery with NFC for Galaxy Nexus $57.95

Kellen April 5, 2012 32

Solid deal in our store today that we wanted to point out. The Seidio 3800mAh extended battery with NFC is available for $57.95. If you bought this from Seidio's store, it would run you almost $75. It's a tank of a battery, but if you need a phone that can...

Isis NFC Payment System Receives Official Name, Secures First Banks, and Briefly Discusses Plans for 2012 Rollout

Kellen February 27, 2012 34

Isis - the NFC mobile payment system that was started by Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T - received its first banking partners today, along with a product name and some details on how they plan to roll out. The product will officially be called Isis Mobile...

Wednesday Poll: Galaxy Nexus Owners, Have You Used Google Wallet Yet?

Kellen February 22, 2012 173

After all of the drama that Google Wallet has gone through over the last couple of weeks (security issues and freezing of prepaid cards), we have yet to discuss usage of the app itself. With prepaid cards back for the most part and enough ways to get the app...

Moneto NFC Enabling microSD Cards Now Available for $30, Android App Too

Kellen February 20, 2012 32

Since there aren't enough phones with built-in NFC chips, companies are looking for ways to make them NFC-enabled after the fact. One of those companies in Moneto who has figured out a way to embed a secure NFC element into a microSD card. That card pairs with...

Google Disables Google Wallet Pre-paid Cards Temporarily, Reminds You That the Service is Still Safe Though

Kellen February 12, 2012 40

Poor Google Wallet and the beating it has taken over the last week. First it was a "vulnerability" if your phone was rooted which was then followed by a non-rooted issue that allowed someone who stole your phone to access prepaid funds. To be fair to Wallet,...

Report: Google Wallet PINs May Be Vulnerable on Rooted Devices

Kellen February 8, 2012 81

According to malware analytics group zVelo, Google Wallet PINs may be vulnerable if your phone is rooted. From their research and the video demo below, you will see that a simple .apk can be installed onto a rooted phone that can access PIN information,...

Foursquare Update Includes NFC Beam Support, Piggybacking Your Friends’ Check-ins Became Awesome

Kellen February 8, 2012 23

Forget the new Google+ update that just went live, today is all about the fact that Foursquare included Android Beam support in their latest update. Now, when you are out with your crew and one of them checks into the strip chess club before you, a simple...

Do We Have to Wait for the iPhone 5 to See NFC Widely Adopted? Probably. [Opinion]

Kellen February 1, 2012 228

As Android fans, I know that most of us don't want to hear it, but if NFC (Near Field Communications) is ever going to take off and be widely adopted, we need the iPhone 5 to support it. When the Nexus S was released on December 16, 2010 as the first NFC-...