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May 7th, 2013

Mopius translates speech messages with NFC

Mobile app developer Mopius has launched a Windows Phone 8 app that records and then stores voice messages on NFC tags in text format. When the tag is read, NearSpeak uses text-to-speech and translation software... More

April 29th, 2013

Madhya Pradesh to offer NFC info

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation is to use NFC and QR codes to provide tourists with information at heritage centres, The Times of India reports. By tapping a tag or scanning a code at the... More

April 25th, 2013

Clear Channel promotes NFC with prizes

Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel has launched 'Human vs Machine', a quiz game designed to begin getting consumers used to the idea of interacting with its new network of 10,000 advertising panels equipped with NFC... More

April 17th, 2013

Startupbootcamp launches accelerator program for NFC startups

Ten startups with great NFC and contactless ideas will be able to access a three month program of assistance and guidance, €15,000 in seed funding, free office space, a sponsor package and the chance to pitch their final product to investors. More

March 12th, 2013

Wolfsoniana Museum adds NFC tags to exhibits

The Wolfsoniana Museum in Genoa, Italy is offering visitors a more immersive experience with the addition of NFC and QR code tags to eleven of its artworks. By tapping an NFC smartphone to the tags... More

February 26th, 2013

Telenor unveils Valyou NFC mobile wallet

The carrier has partnered with DNB bank for the launch of the NFC payments service in Norway and is demonstrating the new solution at Mobile World Congress 2013. More

February 25th, 2013

Think&Go demos Android NFC device for field workers

Think&Go NFC is demonstrating a new NFC device from technology provider Famoco at Mobile World Congress 2013. The Famoco FX 100 Series is an Android-based device which can operate in all three NFC modes —... More

February 25th, 2013

Identive powers NFC at MWC Connected City

Identive's Tagtrail NFC platform is being used in deliver information to visitors to the GSMA's Connected City exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2013. "The Connected City will be filled with brand-new products and experiences that... More

February 23rd, 2013

China Mobile and China UnionPay complete NFC TSM integration

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile network operator, and Chinese bank card association China UnionPay have announced they have completed integration of their NFC trusted service manager (TSM) platforms. The completion of the work means... More

February 20th, 2013

Connecthings to power MWC NFC Experience

The GSM Association and the city of Barcelona have chosen France-based NFC specialist Connecthings to implement a series of NFC "smart access points" around Barcelona during the 2013 Mobile World Congress. The NFC access points... More

January 11th, 2013

NFC World’s Joe Davies to chair NFC Symposium

Joe Davies, associate editor of NFC World and The Mobile Wallet Report, is to chair NFC Symposium 2013 in Stockholm later this month. "NFC Symposium 2013 is the number one meeting place in Scandinavia for... More

January 11th, 2013

South Downs Way gets NFC sign posts

"There are fascinating landscapes across the National Park where it's just not appropriate to put up large display panels," says the trail officer for the 100-mile walking route across the south of England. "By 'tapping in' to these small signs smartphone users will be able to discover all sorts of information about the land they're walking through." More

December 7th, 2012