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ExclusiveVisa and MasterCard plan for cloud-based NFC mobile payments

Both Visa and MasterCard have made separate announcements about taking advantage of Host Card Emulation (HCE) within the Android operating system to offer more mobile payment options.

HCE allows an NFC application on an Android device to emulate a ‘smart’ payment card, which avoids the need for payment details to be uploaded to a SIM card.

Finnish mobile developer Jolla says its Sailfish OS is now commercially ready

ExclusiveFinnish mobile developer Jolla says its Sailfish OS is now commercially ready

Finnish smartphone developer Jolla says its Sailfish mobile operating system has reached release 1.0 and will ready for global distribution from next month.

There’ll also be a downloadable version of the software for handsets that currently run Android, plus a separate user interface app that’ll simulate the Sailfish OS experience on Android devices.

ExclusiveTwo new smartphones from Acer

Acer has announced two new Android-powered smartphones ahead of next week’s Mobile World Congress: the Liquid E3 and the Liquid Z4.

Both are expected to be available in the UK from April.

ExclusiveNewcastle plans free WiFi for city centre

Newcastle City Council has announced plans to introduce free WiFi to the city centre.

It’ll be available to visitors and residents across the city, in public buildings, on streets and potentially also on Newcastle’s Metro railway system.

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