January 8, 2013

Any android apps to accept credit cards?

Q. I have a business and wanting to explore ways to except credit cards. Think it would be cool to use my android phone.

A. the newer smartphones have a NFC on them that customers can utilize instead of carring CC.


Is the iphone 5 better or the samsung galaxy s3?
Q. I am due to get a new phone but cant really decide which one to get! I have been using the android system for quite a while and seem to like it...but i would love something new. I am also doubting the size of the galaxy and wondering if the size is just too big for my small hands! ha I have also been hearing that the Galaxy works much better and has much better screen resolution...but honestly which phone would be the the better one for me to get?

A. A very hard question to answer as both of these are very solid choices, but each user will tell you a different answer. Both phones has its up and downs. Here's my take: The Samsung Galaxy S III has a larger display and Android ecosystem with addition to some cool features like S Beam, NFC, etc. The iPhone 5 has a much better build quality, smoother operation UI and a slightly better camera. If cost is a big factor, the price difference between the two is quite significant. Check out some Comparisons on Youtube to help make your decision. Can't go wrong with either choices though.


Will future devices of Android going to implement NFC?
Q. I want to know whether future Android devices are going to implement NFC chip set, i want to know the usage of NFC chip set in Android, I know a little bit but not in detail, can anyone point out to a resource and tell me about the benefits of adding NFC Chip set in Android devices.

A. Yes definitely, future Handsets of Android going to have NFC chip set already Google Nexus S has this chip inbuilt.

NFC chip is in the form of a card and it is short range wireless technology which is fixed on your smart phones to receive signal from a RFID reader. This NFC is used for contactless payments already implemented in UK.


Do you think the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be a better buy than the Droid RAZR for the next couple years?
Q. What do you think? I know the RAZR is super tough and a great phone. Do you think the Nexus's Android ICS will be worth it with the large screen (awesome - especially for a big guy like myself), but a supposedly weaker camera? Thanks.

A. Its going to be a preference, if you look at some of the research the screen is bigger but that really is so instead of having hardware buttons for home, back and those others its all software. Which can be hidden during videos and other tasks. There are several interesting things about the Galaxy nexus, it has a 720p resolution screen and a DPI that is higher then the IPhone but is using a different touch screen that is both finger friendly and stylus friendly. Yes it only has a 5mp camera, however that camera is able to shoot 1080p video. A 5mp camera should let you take a picture and have it printed on an 8x10. However, MP aren't everything a ZERO lag shutter is always nice. you can take a picture basically as fast as you can click the shutter button and has a sweet pamoramic feature. Plus no camera phone has a good zoom, so you could have a 20mp camera and still be out of luck because you could do a digital zoom but that still is nothing compared to an optical zoom of a real camera.

The RAZR will probably include a lot of the same functionality but wont be able to have NFC probably unless they change something and make a battery upgrade. more then likely there will be a setting in ICS that will turn off software buttons for phones with hardware buttons as the software buttons are not really needed.

I think I Read somewhere that Google said if you want something higher then a 5 mp camera or maybe 8mp camera you should just get a real camera. Which again makes sence most things where you would use your phone a 5mp camera is more then enough as long as it has a good lens and optics which the nexus does. I am going nexus just because Im a programmer and would love to play around with the features of the nexus, and of course root it. The NFC is nice but not really used yet. Either phone will be a good phone, The nexus could end up having more bugs because this is brand new OS using LTE. SO bound to be issues with it.

The Galaxy Note would be a great phone since it has over a 5in display but I have not heard that it will be coming to the US. Last I heard it went through FCC but originally there was no plans for a US version. The FCC debut could be nothing more then it getting ready to pop up in Canada.





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