NFC

Yesterday NAB updated their Android App. Usually that’s not something newsworthy, except yesterday’s update has a massive new feature. NAB customers can now use the NFC in their phone to pay for transactions, essentially replacing their physical Visa Debit card, with their phone. The process of enabling Tap & Pay is quite simple, especially if you’ve already got the app on your phone. Sign fire...

IFA 2013 begins in Berlin on the sixth of September, and wraps up five days later on the eleventh. We're all very excited about what we may see over the course of the week, but something I'm personally pumped for is Samsung's Galaxy Gear-- a smart watch that is going to add to the list of wearable gadgets which have been pushed to the...

Many of us have encountered Near Field Communication tags from the reader side, but few people have actually written an NFC tag. It’s actually staggering just how many things you can configure NFC tags to do. Everything from sending a text message, to enabling battery saver, or even sharing a YouTube video and so much more. Perth-based NFC Infinite provided an array...

It’s giveaway time again at techAU and this time around we’re giving you the opportunity to win a Nokia Lumia 920 (aka the top of the line Nokia which uses the Windows platform, that was so good I spent my hard earned on one). The phone will be cyan in colour and those paying attention would know that normally the only way to score...

Mastercard has just announced its new payment system, "Masterpass". The service is essentially a shortcut to online payments with a credit card. The service will be available on mobile and web pages, first in Australia and Canada, with the rest of the world to follow. From next month, you will begin to see a button on certain websites to "pay with Masterpass". To pay this way...

The Consumer Electronics Show always provides device manufacturers with an avenue to excite and fascinate current and potential customers, and this year Lenovo appear to have brought their A-game with their latest addition to the Tablet/Notebook hybrid space: The ThinkPad Helix. At first glance, the ThinkPad Helix certainly appears to be one of the many recent Windows 8-based tablets that include a keyboard dock-- and....

The Nokia Lumia 920 has now been my primary phone for a few weeks, so now it’s time for a review. The 920 is hitting the market in a strange position. It was the first Windows Phone 8 device to ship in Australia and has a big fight ahead of it, coming up against some really strong competitors like iPhone 5 and Galaxy S...

Simply touch the NFC-enabled business card to a device with NFC support and the contact details will be transferred. It doesn’t have to be limited to just your contact details either. NFC business cards can be setup to link to your portfolio, web pages, music, video, social networks, downloads, discounts, maps or even apps. These would be great for businesses to...