By Roy Choi |
Samsung announced Friday the availability of Galaxy S4 compatible TecTiles. The original TecTiles (and other NFC tags) are not compatible with the Galaxy S4 or the Nexus 4. Those two devices use a newer NFC chip that is not written on the same standard. If…
By Todd Haselton |
Android-powered smartphones are now being used to collect payments for transit tickets in Kenya, according to NFCBrief. Kenyans can purchase a payment card, called BebaPay, and will simply be able to tap the card to an NFC-enabled Android smartphone carried by a conductor in order to…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is already working on the next iteration of its iOS mobile operating system, and while we’ve heard that it will offer a total redesign we still don’t know a whole lot about new features. One analyst, Katy Huberty with Morgan Stanley, recently provided a…
By Todd Haselton |
KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo said last week that Apple’s iPhone 5S will pack a fingerprint scanner under the home button for added security, and now a fresh rumor from China is backing up that claim. China Times said Monday that Apple will deploy…
By Todd Haselton |
Mobile World Congress is officially over and we’re back in TechnoBuffalo headquarters recovering from the travel and all of the fresh gadgets. That means we have time to reflect on the trip, everything we saw, and bring you a list of a few of our…
By Todd Haselton |
NFC For Airport Check-Ins? We Take a Look At the Stunning New Tech from Techno Buffalo on Vimeo. We met with a company named SITA during Mobile World Congress to see how NFC is going to change the way we travel. Sure, you can already…
By Brandon Russell |
Someone behind-the-scenes at Microsoft may have accidentally confirmed the existence of the HTC Titan III. Or it could be a typo, since the device, listed in a Xbox Live Rewards survey that mentions already available handsets, doesn’t even exist. It’s been awhile since we’ve mentioned…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Jon R. takes a break from ranting to talk about all the…
By Adriana Lee |
It’s not easy being a credit card. These bits of plastic are so passé, after all. Industry watchers once thought RFID (radio frequency identification) chips would usher them into obsolescence, but these systems aren’t cheap and all sorts of security concerns got stirred up after multiple…
By Todd Haselton |
Remember the Google Wallet card rumor that popped up a few days back? Well it’s basically confirmed now, since Google has published a website with details mentioning the card itself. The Wallet card will basically be a one stop piece of plastic with all of…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s ultimate vision for Wallet is one of digital domination, but that doesn’t mean the company is ditching the leather bifold forever. The search giant is reportedly set to offer an actual, tangible card — a Google Wallet credit card, if you will — aimed…
By Killian Bell |
On October 11, Samsung announced the Galaxy S III Mini, an entry-level edition of its flagship smartphone, which offers basic specifications for a fraction of the price. The company has now confirmed its release date for those in the United Kingdom: The device will be…
By Killian Bell |
When Samsung announced the Galaxy S III Mini on October 11, we were massively underwhelmed. We expected a handset that would offer all of the great features you get with the Korean company’s flagship smartphone, only in a smaller, cheaper package. But instead, we got…
By Brandon Russell |
A suggestive new Galaxy S III ad highlights the benefits of NFC via the device’s S Beam feature. If you haven’t seen S Beam in action (there’s an ad that plays before most new movie releases showing off exactly what it does), it essentially allows…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung announced Wednesday that it has updated its TecTile NFC application, which was introduced on the Galaxy S III and is also available on the Galaxy Note II, to version 3.0. TecTiles typically allow you to tap your phone to a special sticker (the TecTile)…
By Brandon Russell |
Google is preparing to introduce an overhaul to its Wallet platform, and the Internet behemoth currently accepting invites to the mysterious project. Details are currently light, though there’s a possibility the technology could find its way to iOS and “other devices,” indicating Wallet will go…
By Todd Haselton |
Google announced Monday afternoon that it has partnered with MetroPCS to provide mobile payment solutions through Google Wallet. Google said the application, which allows you to walk into certain retailers and use a tap-to-pay method to make purchases, works with the Galaxy S III. The…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T have been hard at work on a joint venture called Isis that will allow customers on those wireless networks to use mobile devices for payments. The initiative is similar to Google Wallet, but is backed by more carriers. Google Wallet’s only…
By Killian Bell |
Since Apple debuted the Retina display alongside the iPhone 4 back in 2010, the Cupertino company has always had one of the best smartphone displays. Sure, they’re not the biggest displays, but their whopping resolutions provide them with more pixels per inch than most others.…
By Killian Bell |
Earlier today, we reported that JK Shin, head of Samsung Mobile Communications, had confirmed to reporters in Korea that the company will be launching a 4-inch Galaxy S III ‘Mini’ handset in Germany on Thursday, October 11. But before Samsung’s press event has even started,…
By Todd Haselton |
The lighting was really bad last night, so it’s nearly impossible to see the AT&T logo on the top left-hand side of the Lumia 920, but it’s there. And guess what? It’s launching in Cyan! That’s great news for fans of the earlier Lumia…
By Adriana Lee |
Though this may be a deeply digital age, there’s still one paper-driven holdover that persists like nothing else — the business card. More than once, I’ve seen hi-tech executives put down their sleek, sexy devices just so they can fumble around their pockets and dig one…
By Killian Bell |
A security researcher has discovered a major flaw in Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface that leaves Galaxy smartphones open to data wipes and SIM locks. The most worrying thing about this issue is that clicking on a simple URL is all that’s needed to trigger it.…
By Brandon Russell |
What’s been particularly lacking with upcoming Windows 8 devices are release dates. We’ve been teased with vague time frames, but not much has been etched in stone despite the OS coming on Oct. 26. But I guess if you’re Lenovo, sharing launch dates isn’t that…
