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<title>MasterCard squeezed into hinting next iPhone may have NFC</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/30/mastercard.alludes.to.next.iphone.having.paypass/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/square-cardcase.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[MasterCard's emerging payments leader, Ed McLaughlin, may have been inadvertently pushed into fueling the off and on rumors of the iPhone getting NFC (near-field communications) support.  When discussing adoption in an interview with Fast Company, he made the unusual statement that he didn't know of any phone maker that "isn't in the process" of implementing MasterCard's PayPass NFC system.  When ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BlackBerry Bold 9900, Curve 9360 get MasterCard NFC support</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/blackberrybold9900-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[RIM had the distinction of providing the first phones to use a SIM card that support MasterCard's NFC-based PayPass tech for short-range wireless payments.  Both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the Curve 9360 can, with the right apps, pay at a store just by tapping a receiver.  The account will be attached to the SIM card, not the phone, and let users swap phones with the same account, although it ma...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Wallet goes live, opens to other credit cards</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/googlewallet-sm2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As hinted earlier, Google Wallet on Monday went active for real users.  The service in starting off will still work on just Citi MasterCards and the virtual Google Prepaid Card, but is now opening to rival cards.  American Express, Discover, and Visa are all making their NFC specs available to let banks add the cards to the mobile payment system....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Wallet to go live Monday, still limited to Nexus S 4G</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/googlewallet-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google is finally expected to switch on Google Wallet on Monday after unveiling it four months earlier.  Partners are receiving a notice telling them that the NFC (near-field communications) tap-to-pay service will be ready to use anywhere a MasterCard PayPass terminal is active.  Although a few NFC-aware phones have launched since, TechCrunch understood that the Nexus S 4G running Android 2.3.4 w...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple patent could lead to NFC Macs with iPhone pairing</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/applenfcpatent.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new USPTO patent filing has revived rumors that NFC-based Mac-to-iPhone syncing is in development.  The patent for an "electronic device with conductive housing and near field antenna" would have a computer or any other display-equipped device carry spiral antennas to pick up near-field communications from a smartphone or other mobile device when brought close.  Its example design, which resembl...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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