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February 19th, 2013

Vertu launches luxury Android NFC phone

Each Vertu Ti is handmade in England by a single craftsman, has a titanium body with leather, alligator skin or red gold trim, and costs from US$9,600. More

February 14th, 2013

Apple Passbook gets NFC — on Android devices

An app that allows Android devices to use 'passes' created for Apple's Passbook can now beam and redeem them via NFC, giving a vision of how an NFC iPhone could streamline usage of the increasingly popular Passbook app. More

February 13th, 2013

FitBit adds NFC fitness tracking

FitBit adds NFC fitness tracking

Connected health and fitness specialist Fitbit has updated its Android app to include support for NFC. The new version will allow users of its Fitbit Flex wristband — coming in the spring — to launch... More

February 13th, 2013

Hoverkey adds NFC security to Android apps

Android users can ditch their passwords and instead wave a contactless smart card over their phone or tablet to securely log in to apps and access encrypted data. More

February 6th, 2013

Tagster wins NFCtags.com prize

Tagster wins NFCtags.com prize

Australian startup NFC Wireless's Tagster product is to be showcased at the Mobile World Congress after winning a competition organised by tag maker Smartrac's NFCtags.com online portal. The Tagster offering comprises a smartphone app and... More

January 31st, 2013

Sequent launches multi wallet platform for NFC phones

The technology makes it possible to create links between payment cards stored in a secure element and multiple mobile wallets and apps, allowing several different mobile wallets to be supported on one NFC phone and enabling merchants and other service providers to build secure payments capabilities into their existing apps. More

January 28th, 2013

HTC unveils NFC remote control for Butterfly smartphone

The HTC Mini "provides a whole new way of human-computer interaction" says the phone maker, enabling users to make calls, text and access stored media with the tiny device while keeping their smartphone in their pocket. More

January 23rd, 2013

Samsung tests NFC window shopping in Amsterdam

The phone maker has teamed up with Dutch ecommerce merchant JeansOnline to make exclusive offers to Samsung phone owners who tap a TecTiles tag or scan a QR code at a pop-up store in the city centre. More

January 22nd, 2013

Sony launches NFC tablet

Sony launches NFC tablet

Sony Mobile Japan has announced a 10.1-inch Android tablet that features a 1.5GHz quad core processor and support for LTE as well as NFC. The Xperia Tablet Z will begin shipping in Japan "this spring". More

January 22nd, 2013

Samsung confirms Galaxy S III Mini with NFC

Samsung has announced that an NFC version of the Galaxy S III Mini is now available. The device was announced with NFC in October 2012, but the first devices then shipped without the functionality. Now,... More

January 21st, 2013

Telefónica O2 to begin beta testing NFC payments in Germany

"Soon, children will only know from history books what a wallet and hard cash are," says René Schuster, CEO of Telefónica Germany, as the carrier prepares to make NFC payments available to customers from next month. More

January 16th, 2013

LG adds NFC to smart appliances

The Korean consumer electronics maker has added an NFC-enabled refrigerator, washing machine, oven and vacuum cleaner to its lineup of NFC phones, smart TVs, media hub and speakers. More

January 15th, 2013

MediaTek launches NFC controller that can support three secure elements

"A possible usage scenario could be a dual SIM plus one microSD card configuration in one device," the Taiwan-based chip maker says. "It's a great way to empower ecosystem players to launch their NFC services right away by enabling more flexible business models." More

January 14th, 2013

Think&Go upgrades NFC Shopping system

Retail specialist Think&Go NFC has introduced a new version of its NFC Shopping system at the NRF tradeshow in New York. The system, launched in April 2011, is a cross-channel solution that offers shoppers extra... More

January 11th, 2013

Samsung offers Galaxy S II Plus with NFC

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S II Plus, an updated version of its groundbreaking Galaxy S II Android smartphone that will, like its predecessor, be available in NFC and non-NFC versions. The Galaxy S II... More

January 9th, 2013

ZTE adds Nubia Z5 NFC phone

ZTE has launched an ultra-slim NFC phone with a 5-inch 443PPI 1080p display and a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. The Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' powered Nubia Z5 will be available in China... More

January 9th, 2013

AT&T adds Pantech Discover 4G NFC smartphone

AT&T has announced that a new NFC smartphone, the Pantech Discover, will be available from 11 January. The 4G device is pitched as a "feature-packed smartphone in an affordable package" and will be available for... More

January 8th, 2013

Sony pushes NFC at CES with “One-touch” mobile phones, TVs, headsets, speakers and more

Sony has unveiled a range of new devices with NFC capabilities at the CES show in Las Vegas and says it now has the largest range of NFC-enabled devices on the market. NFC is "the easiest and fastest way to wirelessly connect and enjoy music, photos and videos from a smartphone," the company says. More

January 7th, 2013

MegaFon adds low cost NFC phone

Russian carrier MegaFon has added the Alcatel One Touch 922 to its range of phones. Described as "the first low-budget Android smartphone supporting NFC", the One Touch 922 costs 3,990 Rubles (US$131) and features a... More

December 12th, 2012

Sixty banks and retailers sign up for new Korean mobile wallet service

KT's MoCa combines payment cards, coupons and offers stored in the cloud with a mobile wallet app that allows consumers to make payments at merchants via traditional barcodes, QR codes or NFC — providing retailers with the flexibility to use their prefered choice of POS hardware to close the "last inch" at the point-of-sale. More

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