Tag: iPhone

Carriers agree to try and prevent mobile theft – but…

I imagine, like me, you probably carry your mobile phone with you all the time.  I’ve never had mine stolen, but mobile phone theft is actually a really big problem globally, but especially in the United States.  Did you know that in 2011, 42 percent of all property crimes of individuals in New York involved […]

NFC poised for critical mass in France

Today’s announcement that Orange will undertake the first large scale rollout of NFC-enabled SIM cards in France is more proof, if it were needed, that NFC seems to be on the cusp of mass adoption. For the last few years, influencers and industry heavyweights have questioned whether NFC would ever achieve widespread adoption and, if it did, what would […]

SIM wars – what does the future form factor hold?

Everybody knows there is an ongoing battle of the devices. While various incarnations of the smartphone have existed for years, it can be argued that once Apple launched the first iPhone, it ignited the current market we see, with other handset manufacturers beginning to compete and develop their own versions. Now, fan groups abound for […]

The Digital Banking Revolution

2007 was the year that changed banking forever. It was the year we saw Apple launch the iPhone and in no time, feature phones were a thing of the past. Smartphones were everywhere, bringing with them mobile apps which went on to pave the way for the digital banking revolution that we know and use […]