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February 26th, 2012
SXSW attendees to get NFC business cards
Online identity management start-up Vizibility is offering 1,000 attendees at SXSW 2012 Interactive the chance to get a free NFC business card they can use to share contact information and personal details as well as... More
February 23rd, 2012
Android NFC app grabs contact details from MWC visitor badges
A new Android app can scan Mobile World Congress visitor badges and store the contact details in the user's address book. MWC Easy from Swiss app developer ClickOn works on NFC handsets running Android 2.3.7+... More
February 22nd, 2012
Yubico introduces one-time password token that secures access to the contents of NFC phones
The online identity protection specialist, which has more than one million users in 100 countries, has developed a new version of its YubiKey device that can be used to lock and unlock access to applications and data stored on NFC phones. More
February 21st, 2012
Firms find NFC B2B app pays for itself in months
Companies of all sizes and in a range of markets are finding that they are getting a return on their investment in Think&Go NFC's business-to-business Audit&Control solution within five to twelve months, the company reports.... More
February 21st, 2012
Samsung in Malaysian NFC deal
Samsung has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysian RFID firm Smartag that will see the two firms working together to bring NFC technology to the Malaysian market. "Together we will work to simplify the... More
February 20th, 2012
World Expo 2012 to showcase NFC applications
This year's World Expo in Yeosu, Korea is to include NFC-based payments, food ordering, entrance tickets and parking as well as an NFC shopping wall and access to multilingual information on exhibits and transportation. More
February 16th, 2012
Turkcell equips 300,000 customers with T-series NFC capable phones
The Turkish mobile network operator's customers now have the option of making payments via a BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone, an own-branded Huawei NFC phone, a new NFC Android handset made by ZTE or with an add-on for a standard mobile. [Updated] More
February 10th, 2012
Foursquare adds P2P NFC
Social check-in service Foursquare has upgraded its Android app to include support for version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, adding features that work with the Android Beam NFC P2P service. The upgrade means that users with... More
February 1st, 2012
Forum to put on NFC showcase in Frankfurt
The NFC Forum is to hold a public exhibition of NFC technology during its quarterly members' meeting in Frankfurt next week. The industry standards organisation will put on the free-to-attend 'solutions showcase' event to demonstrate... More
January 30th, 2012
HID reports results of NFC pilot at Arizona State University
The access control specialist's NFC campus pilot is now complete, all participants are reporting positive results and a video showing the system in action has been produced. More
January 25th, 2012
Premo offers 3D NFC antenna
Inductive component specialist Premo has developed a 3D-coil isotropic magnetic antenna for NFC applications. The 3DC15-HF is designed to be surface mounted during PCB assembly and incorporates a trio of single coils arranged in three... More
January 24th, 2012
Xing adds contacts with NFC
German B2B social network Xing has added support for NFC, allowing members to add new contacts to their network by simply tapping together their mobile phones. Xing is using the Android Beam peer-to-peer functionality included... More
January 24th, 2012
Entrust adds NFC to secure ID
Secure ID technology provider Entrust has added support for NFC and Bluetooth to its IdentityGuard authentication platform, enabling mobile phones to be used as corporate authentication devices. "Entrust empowers enterprises to use the mobile channel... More
January 23rd, 2012
OpenWays offers NFC room keys
OpenWays has unveiled a contactless hotel door key solution that works with both NFC and standard mobile phones. The new "Mobile Key Dual with Pure NFC" technology supports OpenWays' Crypto Acoustic Credential (CAC) technology as... More
January 23rd, 2012
Barcode reader app adds NFC
Enterprise barcode scanning specialist Skycore is adding NFC tag reading and writing capabilities to its codeREADr app for Android devices. The functionality is currently in beta and being trialled with customised versions of the app. More
January 20th, 2012
Melexis puts NFC in cars
Semiconductor maker Melexis has launched an NFC transceiver chip designed and rated for use in the automotive market. The MLX90132 Transceiver IC comes as a 5x5mm QFN package and is expected to be used in... More
January 17th, 2012
RapidNFC compares performance of NFC tags
"The difference in NFC tag performance was both significant and surprising," says the NFC tag provider, and there was one clear winner in terms of overall performance. More
January 16th, 2012
KDDI launches NFC in Japan
The mobile network operator will begin commercial NFC services from the end of January with partners including Japan Airlines, credit card issuers, loyalty programme providers and retailers. More
January 12th, 2012
NFC car key shown at CES
Automotive components manufacturer Continental has been showing its NFC mobile car key at the CES in Las Vegas this week. The Simplify Your Drive mobile key, previously demonstrated at the IAA Motor show in Frankfurt,... More
January 10th, 2012
Verizon demos NFC for retailers
Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent are demonstrating a range of mobile solutions for retailers at the CES show this week, including an NFC solution that enables a consumer to collect a coupon with their NFC device... More
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