The latest version of the Linux kernel, announced this week, brings NFC support to the open source operating system... More
Archive for October 2011
PC app writes NFC tags
NFC tag and equipment supplier BuyNFCtags.com has released a Windows application that enables the user to read and write basic NFC tags using a desktop computer... More
ATI lines up temperature tag trials
Temperature monitoring specialist American Thermal Instruments is to launch six pilots to test the Log-IC NFC data loggers it launched last month... More
Mobey Forum reports on NFC
Mobey Forum, the global mobile financial services trade association, has published ‘Business Models for NFC Payments’, a white paper focusing on NFC mobile payments at the point of sale... More
Singapore awards national NFC infrastructure contract
Singapore’s IDA has awarded the contract for a national NFC infrastructure to a consortium including mobile network operator StarHub, DBS Bank, public transportation card issuer EZ-Link and NFC technology provider Gemalto. Commercial services are due to go live in mid-2012. More
Inside ships 10m NFC chips
Inside Secure has shipped 10 million MicroRead and SecuRead NFC controller chips so far in 2011, and the company’s capacity for NFC chip shipments now exceeds five million units per month... More
NFC Brand Table lets food court customers order from their seats
“I set out to seek a method of portraying NFC in a fun, childish manner so it would be easily understood by everyone,” developer Stephen Davis has told NFC World. More
ABI: Four in ten NFC phones to have multiple secure elements
Of the 552m NFC handsets set to ship in 2016, 227m will feature more than one secure element, according to a new forecast from ABI Research, pushing the value of the NFC chip market that year to more than US$1bn. More
Winckel launches range of NFC tags
RFID tag manufacturer Waldemar Winckel has launched a portfolio of NFC-capable smart tags and labels under the Identytag brand, aimed at applications ranging from brand protection to mobile marketing to location-based services... More
Kimtag releases dual NFC and QR code stickers
NFC tag vendor Kimtag has launched a line of stickers containing both an NFC tag and a QR code... More
Liquidators in at Zapa
Dublin-based Zapa Technology has appointed a provisional liquidator, according to the Irish Times... More
Google Wallet teething problems
“Ever since this Google thing, there’s been lots of problems,” a cashier at American Eagle Outfitters has confided to a reporter from AdAge... More
Cubic gets EMV transit approval
Transport ticketing specialist Cubic has received EMV approval for its Tri-Reader 3, which can process all industry standard contactless smart cards as well as payments made with NFC mobile phones... More
Google Maps asks for NFC
The latest version of Google Maps for Android, available today, now asks for user permission to ‘control NFC’ upon installation... More
Windows phones to get NFC in 2012
WP7 phones will be able to support NFC functionality, including mobile payments, from next year. More
NJ Transit to enable Google Wallet users to buy tickets with NFC
New Jersey Transit has become the first public transportation operator to announce plans to enable travellers to pay for fares with Google Wallet-enabled NFC phones. More
Android Ice Cream Sandwich adds NFC P2P and biometric security
Android 4.0 includes an NFC peer-to-peer sharing technology called Android Beam and a facial biometric technology called Face Unlock that replaces the need to enter a PIN to unlock a phone. More
Samsung and Google unveil Galaxy Nexus NFC phone
The new NFC phone is designed to provide a “pure Google” experience, runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and features a 4.65-inch display. More
SMRT launches NFC posters in Singapore
Singapore public transport provider SMRT has placed NFC smart posters in stations to deliver news, entertainment, music, sports, services, and merchant offers to commuters... More
Forum and Continua collaborate
Health industry group Continua Health Alliance and the NFC Forum have agreed to work together to expand connectivity standards in the medical IT field... More