Motorola Droid RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD Now Available from Verizon

By Grant Hatchimonji | 10/18/2012

The Droid RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD from Motorola are both available on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network starting today. These are qute similar, but offer shoppers some different options and price points.

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StubHub To Enhance Its Mobile Apps for Ticket Sales to Music Concerts & Sports Events

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/13/2012

New features in StubHub will include "interactive walkthroughs" of stadiums, plus the ability to invite friends to events. Some day, you might be able to order pretzels.

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Nokia Phi, Windows Phone 8 Successor to the Lumia 800, in the Works

By Grant Hatchimonji | 8/9/2012

Nokia has a successor to the Lumia 800 in the pipeline, codenamed Nokia Phi, and the Windows Phone 8 handset will reportedly be released in the last week of October.

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Sneak Peek: iCaisse4X Will Add NFC Payments to iPhone While Raising Battery Life

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/28/2012

A Google Wallet rival is now working with big banks and mobile carriers to test a new device that will retrofit existing iPhones and Android OS phones to let you make NFC cash register payments in stores. An iPhone model adds an extra battery pack, too. Here's an early look.

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Apple's Next-Generation iPhone Could Include NFC

By Ed Hardy | 6/25/2012

Information leaking out of Apple indicates that the next iPhone is going to have NFC (Near Field Communications). If true, it will enable this smartphone to be used like a wallet.

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Samsung Reveals TecTiles, Programmable NFC Stickers for Android Smartphones

By Jamison Cush | 6/13/2012

Android smartphones with near field communication (NFC) have a new accessory to take advantage of the tap technology.

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Sprint Now Taking Pre-Orders for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Launching on Sunday

By Ed Hardy | 4/16/2012

A device likely to be one of Sprint's top sellers can now be pre-ordered: the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. This cutting-edge Android smartphone, one of this carrier's first with 4G LTE, will hit store shelves this weekend.

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LG Viper 4G LTE Can Now Be Pre-Ordered

By Ed Hardy | 4/12/2012

The wait is almost over for those who have been eagerly awaiting Sprint's first smartphone with LTE. But the situation isn't that clear - even though the LG Viper 4G LTE can now be pre-ordered, that doesn't mean Sprint actually has an LTE network up and running yet.

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BYOD Smartphones, PCs and Tablets Raise Big Security Risks, Experts Say

By Jacqueline Emigh | 3/5/2012

Employees bringing their own devices to work (BYOD) can raise big security risks, according to newly released research. At this week's RSA Conference, though, vendors announced some new technologies that would improve mobile security.

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4G World: The Future of NFC

By Grant Hatchimonji | 10/27/2011

Speakers at the NFC Summit at this year's 4G World had plenty to say about the future of NFC (Near Field Communications) and its potential applications for mobile payments and more. Here are some of their thoughts.

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BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 To Sport Touchscreens, Keyboards, BlackBerry OS 7

By Ed Hardy | 5/2/2011

RIM has just taken the wraps off the BlackBerry Bold 9900 series, which will be the first in this series to have both a keyboard and a touchscreen. These slim models will also be the first with BlackBerry OS 7, NFC, and a 1.2GHz processor.

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Debate Begins Over iPhone 5 NFC

By Grant Hatchimonji | 3/21/2011

As it stands right now, the word on the street is that the iPhone 5 will not feature near field communications (NFC), but recent rumblings from friends-of-friends have people thinking that it may be a possible feature after all.

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