Device Index NFC

Geek.com: Rumor has it Amazon may soon become a player in near-field-communications for mobile payments.

The Register: MasterCard and Citigroup to deploy NFC payment apps for Google's Nexus S phone

Mobile Burn: RIM said to arguing with wireless carriers over the implementation of BlackBerry NFC payment systems.

Brighthand: Apple reportedly lets it be known that the next-gen iPhone won't sport near field communications technology.

TFTS: Apple patent application indicates its future mobile device may include NFC e-wallet systems.

InformationWeek: Many were amazed not at what the iPad offered when it debuted last January, but what it didn't have.

Brighthand: Android OS 2.3.3 update will come with near field communications for the contact-less, proximity-based exchange of data.

PC Magazine: Majority of new BlackBerry devices in 2011 will include near-field communication.

InformationWeek: Will Apple and Google bring about mainstream use of mobile payments?

Mobile Burn: Bloomberg reports that Google is working an NFC-based mobile payment system.

Panel at the "Mobile Internet Tsunami" conference points to the big impact mobile's having on IT and business strategy.