Telecom Italia and payments technology provider SIA are to pilot an NFC ticketing service with three transport operators in the Naples and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy by the end of 2013... More
Archive: Newswire
RapidNFC adds NXP NTAG210 to its range
NFC tag supplier RapidNFC has added tags based on NXP’s next-generation NTAG210 IC to its product range... More
Blue Bite puts NFC ads into 5,000 US taxis
Taxi ad network Creative Mobile Technologies has agreed a deal with NFC marketing specialist Blue Bite to use its mTag platform for advertising in 5,000 US cabs... More
Neology adds NFC to toll transponders
RFID solutions provider Neology has added NFC to its UHF transponders, used in road toll payment applications, enabling consumers to use a phone-based mobile wallet to pay a toll or top up their account balance without leaving their vehicle... More
BlackBerry Q5 to come with NFC option
BlackBerry‘s new Q5 smartphone, a cut-down keyboard-equipped handset aimed at emerging markets and announced at the phone maker’s BlackBerry Live developer conference yesterday, will be available in versions with and without support for NFC... More
AMS ships NFC interface chip for electronic devices
Chip maker AMS has announced full availability of a new NFC chip which is designed to be integrated into a wide range of electronic devices to enable them to interact with NFC phones... More
Creative adds NFC speakers
Creative Technology has announced two portable NFC wireless speakers, the Creative Airwave and Creative Airwave HD, that allow users to stream music via Bluetooth from their favourite device... More
Leaf adds NFC to Android POS terminal
POS solution provider Leaf has unveiled a new version of its Android-based LeafPresenter device which includes support for NFC payments as well as EMV, gift cards, and 1D and 2D barcodes... More
ABI: 125m NFC phones shipped in 2012
A total of 125m NFC phones were shipped in 2012, according to ABI Research, along with 147m NFC secure elements... More
Nokia launches Lumia 925 in Europe
Nokia has unveiled the latest high-end smartphone in its Lumia range, the Lumia 925, an updated version of 2012’s Lumia 920 with a metal finish, 4.5-inch Amoled display and new PureView imaging technology... More
Sony unveils waterproof Xperia ZR NFC phone
Sony has launched a fully waterproof Android NFC phone that allows photos and HD video to be captured underwater... More
Robokeg serves beer via NFC
US-based technology startup Robokeg has shown an NFC-powered beer pouring machine at a recent New York Tech Meetup event... More
Nokia announces Lumia 928 with NFC and PureView camera
Nokia has announced its latest Windows Phone 8 NFC smartphone, the 4G LTE Lumia 928, featuring an 8.7 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss wide angle lens... More
Eftpos Australia picks C-Sam for NFC payments
Debit card network Eftpos Australia has announced a five year deal with NFC technology provider C-Sam and plans to begin mobile payment trials “with selected retailers in the next few months”... More
RBC and Bell to launch NFC payments in Canada
Canadian bank RBC and mobile network operator Bell have announced plans to jointly introduce an NFC payments service... More
Report: Larry Page cancels Google Wallet card plan
Google CEO Larry Page has become personally involved in decisions surrounding the future direction of Google Wallet, AllThingsD reports, leading to the cancellation of plans to introduce a physical Google Wallet card and the departure of high profile product lead Osama Bedier... More
GSMA calls for feedback on NFC loyalty and coupon proposals
The GSMA has published a proposed technical specification for a common standard for managing loyalty cards, coupons and vouchers in a mobile wallet — and is asking for feedback on its proposals from retailers, loyalty and coupon scheme operators... More
BMW picks Smart-Tec NFC tags
Car maker BMW is using tags supplied by Smart-Tec in two NFC-enabled accessories, the NFC Smartphone Holder and the BMW Car Hotspot LTE, the Munich-based custom tag specialist reports... More
GSMA to offer NFC Experience at Mobile Asia Expo
The GSMA has partnered with China Mobile to promote NFC at this year’s Mobile Asia Expo, following the successful NFC Experience provided to attendees at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Wallet boss Osama Bedier to leave Google
Osama Bedier, Google’s vice president of Wallet and payments, is to leave the company... More