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Canadian mobile operator Telus continues to be at the cutting edge of technology as it allows its employees to move around buildings on their premises using their smartphones instead of relying on the old school access card. Apart from that, the smartphone will also be the “key” to log in to secure company networks as well as functioning as a platform to share sensitive data. Just how does Telus plan to go about with this? Well, they intend to make use of the Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICCs) which will be able to host Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials in a handset. Such cards will then provide employees with the necessary security clearance to sign in to facilities and services with their smartphones, not to mention doubling up access cards for Telus buildings.

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Telus Employees Smartphones To Replace Access Cards original content from Ubergizmo.

Telus is a Canadian mobile provider, and this time around, they have finally played catch up with Rogers when it comes to delivering a NFC-based SIM card to the masses. Folks over at MobileSyrup have picked up an internal document that indicates a future move that Telus will be rolling out a new $15 NFC-enabled SIM card this coming October 10th. This particular NFC-enabled SIM card is also said to play nice with the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 when it launches, and it has been tipped to deliver LTE and HSPA+ speeds. Similar to the CIBC and Rogers deal, customers will need to own a credit card first, in addition to a downloaded app from an eligible bank before one is able to perform over-the-air transactions.

Other than that, additional details remain rather scant at this point in time, but it would be nice to see how one is able to take advantage of the online payment without having to carry any kind of physical cash in hand in the first place. Of course, losing your phone then would be more of a headache as well as hassle, but that is the way life works these days, is it not?

Telus NFC-Enabled SIM Coming This October 10th original content from Ubergizmo.

Canadians won’t have to wait long for their version of the LG G2. The 5.2-inch smartphone is now due to reach Bell, Rogers, Sasktel, Telus, Videotron and Wind Mobile on September 27th, two days after it launches on T-Mobile in the States. The carriers haven’t yet divulged pricing, although we’re not expecting Bell, Rogers or Telus to charge much more than $200 on contract, like some of their American counterparts.

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Source: Telus

A leaked document from Telus seems to confirm recent rumblings that the iPhone 5 could be discontinued following Apple’s colorful event on September 10th. The internal notice of discontinuation shows 32GB and 64GB versions of the phone disappearing on September 28th (one day after the expected 5S availability), with the 16GB model escaping the axe. That lines up with rumors that the iPhone 5 will be displaced by a new iPhone 5S model at the high end, and a widely rumored, multi-hued plastic version at the mid end. Prescient analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also thought the 16GB iPhone 5 would stay on to bolster the bottom of the lineup, much the way the 4S does right now. All of that seems to tie everything up in a nice bow, but still — rumors and leaks, right?

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Via: 9 to 5 Mac

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If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a free TV streaming service for Bell subscribers, the arrival of NFL Mobile to BlackBerry 10 and little bit of Windows Phone love from General Motors. These stories and more await. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of August 19th, 2013.

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