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Daily Update for January 14, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 14th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

US Bank releases NFC iPhone case for 'Go Mobile' payment service trial

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 14th, 2013)

US Bank has announced it is kicking off a limited trial of its Go Mobile payment service via an NFC-enabled iPhone case. The Go Mobile wireless payment service is initially being rolled out in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Portland, Ore. US Bank customers in either city can visit a bank branch for ...

Reality Absorption Field: Apple's wireless way

by Ross Rubin (Dec 14th, 2012)

While it was announced amidst the October departure of Scott Forstall, the news that Bob Mansfield would un-retire to oversee all of the company's semiconductor and wireless work didn't get as much attention. Obviously, we are moving toward an increasingly wireless future. The technologies ...

Bank of America testing iPhone payment system

by Mel Martin (Sep 27th, 2012)

Bank of America is testing a new system that will let customers make mobile payments with smartphones, including the iPhone, Reuters reports. Testing has begun in Charlotte, N.C., where the bank is headquartered. Reuters reports the bank is using technology from Paydiant, whose mobile payment ...

Apple ready to buy fingerprint sensor maker AuthenTec

by Steven Sande (Jul 27th, 2012)

Reuters reports today that Apple is purchasing chipmaker AuthenTec in a deal worth about US$356 million. AuthenTec makes fingerprint sensor chips that are used in computers made by Lenovo, Fujitsu, and Dell, and also makes security software and chips for mobile phones that are licensed to ...

Parrot MINIKIT Neo voice-controlled hands-free kit coming in September

by Steven Sande (Jul 12th, 2012)

For many drivers, hands-free kits are not only a good idea, but the law. A huge array of devices have come out over the past few years, many with a common problem -- they're rather bulky and unattractive. Now Parrot, the same company that brings you the über-cool AR.Drone, has announced ...

Treehouse Labs tracks objects with your iPhone via BiKN

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2012)

Treehouse Labs was one of a few companies at CES hosted inside the booth of a semiconductor company, because Treehouse is using that company's chips for its own products. Treehouse's main product on display was something called "BiKN" (pronounced "beacon"), which uses relatively tiny RFID tags ...

Study shows iPhone owners open to mobile payments

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 22nd, 2011)

A British study by research and consulting firm YouGov reveals that almost half of iPhone owners are open to making mobile payments. As noted by GigaOM, the study says 46% of iPhone owners in the UK would be willing to pay bills using their iPhone, 62% would transfer funds from one account to ...

Hack adds NFC payment to your iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 29th, 2011)

Apple is rumored to be adding NFC support to the iPhone at some point in the future, but here's a way you can add wireless payments to your iPhone right now. You don't have to solder an NFC chipset, install any applications or even apply a sticker, all you have to do is pop off the back of the ...

CSI Virtual MasterCard app will extend mobile payments to iOS, others

by Dave Caolo (Jun 27th, 2011)

Engadget has confirmed that CSI and MasterCard will launch a mobile payment application for iOS in July of this year. The interesting note is that iOS and RIM are on the list as there are no iPhone or BlackBerry devices with Near-Field Communication (NFC) capability. By gazing into the crystal ...

More iPhone than Android owners want mobile wallets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 17th, 2011)

Google may have beaten Apple to NFC, but a recent survey reveals that only 24% of Android users are actually interested in using the technology to make purchases. iPhone owners are still waiting for an NFC-enabled model, but 40% can't wait to pay in a store using their phone. Much of this ...

What Google and Mastercard's new mobile payment system could mean for iOS users

by Richard Gaywood (May 30th, 2011)

Last week saw a major new product announcement from Google: the new "Google Wallet" will allow people with compatible mobile phones to use them to pay for goods and services in shops with a simple wave of their hand. This follows a number of in/out/in/out/shake it all about rumors that this ...

Next-generation iPhone reportedly will not feature NFC payments

by Steven Sande (May 16th, 2011)

The past year has seen a flood of speculation about whether or not future iPhones would feature Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities. NFC technology would embed a special chip into your phone; waving the phone at a reader near a cash register would automatically pay for those items from ...

iPhone 5 rumors: new antenna, metal case

by Dana Franklin (Mar 22nd, 2011)

Trial production for the iPhone 5 has already started in China, according to speculation from The China Times published on Tuesday. According to the report, Apple's fifth-generation smartphone, expected to launch during the third quarter this year, will feature a metal chassis, more sensitive ...

iPhone 5 again rumored to have NFC

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 18th, 2011)

It's a game of rumor volleying when it comes to the iPhone 5 and Near Field Communication. Early rumors suggested the iPhone 5 would include NFC technology, but recent information from UK-based The Independent hinted Apple would launch its own NFC-based payment system with the iPhone 6. Now ...