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Juniper Research scales back its growth forecast of NFC

By Ryan Noik 6 December 2012

Juniper Research has now revised, and scaled back, its forecast of the growth of the NFC technology due to the iPhone 5's omittance. FULL STORY >

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Prepare for the Near Field revolution

By Ryan Noik 28 August 2012

Near Field Communication brings with it a myriad of opportunities for small and medium businesses. FULL STORY >

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NFC mobile payments set to exceed 180 billion dollars worldwide

By Ryan Noik 25 July 2012

A new report from Juniper Research has asserted that near field communication NFC mobile payments will exceed $180 billion worldwide by 2017, as the technology becomes standard. FULL STORY >

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Absa launches trial of near field communication payments

By Ryan Noik 6 December 2011

Absa bank has launched a trial that may mark the beginning of the end for the wallet as we know it. FULL STORY >

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Tech Jargon Busters - June 2011

By Johan Keyter 31 May 2011

We try to solve some bad tech jargon, including "NFC", "chiclet-styled keyboards" and "form factor". FULL STORY >

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The near field future is here

By Johan Keyter 18 April 2011

Samsung reveals some information about the fledgling near field communications market, set to take the place of your credit card within a few years. FULL STORY >

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Tech News Round-up - part 2 - Forthcoming tech edition

By Hanleigh Daniels 1 April 2011

In the second part of this week's Tech News Round-up Samsung and Visa partner up to bring NFC to the 2012 Olympic Games, whilst images and specs of the BlackBerry Monaco smartphone hits the web. FULL STORY >

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Apple reportedly adopting NFC technology

By Hanleigh Daniels 25 January 2011

Apple is reportedly getting ready to integrate near field communication (NFC) hardware into its forthcoming versions of the iPhone as well as the iPad. FULL STORY >

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