Lenovo adding NFC to ThinkPads
19 March, 2013
category: Contactless, Financial, NFC
Lenovo plans to add NFC technology to its line of ThinkPads, reports Pocket-Lint. The NFC capability will allow users to use contactless credit credit cards to tap their card to the device to pay for items they purchase online.
Lenovo made the announcement at the Engadget Expand conference. It plans to add NFC to some of its devices for availability this year, although the company didn’t specify which products would get the upgrade.
Lenovo also hasn’t explained exactly how the software will work for this feature, nor has it divulged any retailer partnerships to encourage use of this feature.
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