Alaska Airlines will remove kiosks, install iPads, and use facial recognition to streamline lobbies Alaska Airlines will remove its traditional airport kiosks as part of a broader tech overhaul in cities including Seattle, Portland,… Read More
With iOS 11, Apple finally goes all-in on Near Field Communication — and this startup is ready Seven years after the arrival of the first Android phone with Near Field Communications (NFC), Apple is finally allowing developers… Read More
Seattle startup GoToTags raises $300,000 to ride the Near Field Communications wave Near Field Communication technology, or NFC, is starting to be embraced in commercial products everywhere, from the Apple Watch to customer… Read More
Implantable RFID company Dangerous Things looks outside the body with hacker-friendly Bluetooth switch Amal Graafstra is used to hacking things to work for him. He has two RFIDs implanted, one in each hand,… Read More
Regulatory approval shows Microsoft gearing up to offer its own mobile payment service Not content to cede the realm of NFC-powered mobile payments to Apple and Google, Microsoft is in the midst of… Read More
Rite Aid and CVS spite their customers by blocking Apple Pay In a move that’s tailor-made to spite consumers who want to give them money, Rite Aid and CVS have switched… Read More
Crowdfunding campaign will embed an NFC chip in your hand for $99 Entering your home with keys or logging into your PC with a password might be a thing of the past… Read More
Google Wallet now available for all Android phones, NFC requirement nixed If you’ve always wanted to use Google Wallet, Google’s PayPal equivalent, but haven’t had a chance to because your phone… Read More
Startup Spotlight: GoToTags looks to be the one-stop shop for near field communication GoToTags founders Craig Tadlock and Keith Kegley saw an opportunity a few years ago when they realized that wireless sensor… Read More
FareBot tracks your public transit card history, raises privacy issues Your ORCA card probably contains a lot more publicly accesible information than you think. Crosscut is out today with a story… Read More
T-Mobile sued by Israeli firm over near field technology Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA is facing a lawsuit over its near field communication (NFC) technology. Israel’s On Track Innovations (OTI),… Read More
Ready to pay with your phone? ‘Google Wallet’ signals NFC wave Google this morning unveiled plans for a new mobile app, Google Wallet, that will let people use their phones to… Read More
Foursquare nerds, unite: Your day has almost arrived As an avid Foursquare user in Seattle, Brian Groth knows he isn’t experiencing all the benefits that someone might see… Read More
