The UK’s Independent newspaper is reporting that Apple has decided not to include near field communication functionality in the next version of the iPhone, due to a “lack of a clear standard across the industry.”... More
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Research shows potential of NFC in helping homeowners manage their keys more securely
New consumer research conducted by UK home insurer Esure provides some fascinating insight into the way that British consumers manage their household keys — and throws light on the potential of NFC phones, with their ability to store electronic versions of keys and update them over-the-air, to improve the way in which consumers manage their home security... More
“The future is NFC” says Coupons.com exec
The chief technology officer at Coupons.com has said the future for national coupon schemes lies with near field communication technology... More
Mobile tickets to reach 750m people by 2015, says Juniper
One in every eight mobile users worldwide will either have a ticket delivered to their mobile phone or buy a ticket with their phone by 2015, according to a new study from Juniper Research... More
IATA and GSMA identify how NFC could take off at airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has teamed up with the GSM Association (GSMA) to identify six core areas of air travel in which passengers, airports and airlines can benefit from the introduction of near field communication technology... More
Fraunhofer technology turns window shoppers into buyers
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications (FIT) in Germany are developing an interactive shop window display that could use near field communication technology to allow shoppers to buy goods straight from the screen... More
Clear Channel CEO says NFC will ‘transform’ billboard advertising
The CEO of billboard advertising giant Clear Channel International has said the introduction of near field communication technology to billboard advertising will be “transformative” for the industry... More
Google adds NFC section to Android Developers Guide
The Android Developers Guide now has a new section dedicated to near field communication technology... More
Access introduces combined NFC and 2D barcode airline boarding pass reader
Access Interfacing Solutions has launched a boarding gate reader which is able to handle boarding passes stored in NFC mobile phones and in contactless cards as well as standard printed boarding passes and those displayed on a mobile handset as a 2D barcode... More
Telefónica launches O2 Money in Ireland
Telefónica O2 Ireland has launched a new prepaid money card, ‘O2 Money’, marking an expansion by the mobile network operator into the Irish financial services market... More
Motorola cool on leaping into NFC market
Motorola has said it will only add NFC to its smartphones when it believes the market is ready, TechRadar reports... More
E-wallet icon sparks more Apple NFC speculation
A recent design patent for Apple has revealed an e-Wallet icon that could feature on a future version of the iPhone... More
‘Virtually all’ BlackBerry phones to include NFC
Virtually all new BlackBerry devices from now on will include near field communication capabilities, Research in Motion‘s UK managing director has said... More
Survey finds lack of industry coordination delaying NFC uptake
Adoption of mobile payments using near field communication technology is still at least two years away thanks to poor coordination between industry players, according to a survey from Sybase 365... More
Bordeaux begins NFC city services trial
A new public trial of NFC-enabled mobile phones, contactless cards and contactless USB keys has been launched in the French city of Bordeaux... More
NFC carbon footprint project seeks retail and manufacturing partners
British supply chain management firm Juniper Innovations is calling on retailers and manufacturers to join a scheme which aims to allow consumers to check the carbon footprint of goods using an NFC device... More
Mobile Tag launches mobile barcode and NFC marketing platform, raises €6.6m
Mobile barcode specialist Mobile Tag has added support for NFC to its 1D and 2D mobile barcode marketing platform, enabling marketers to use a single platform to deliver marketing campaigns using a full range of 2D barcode options (QR-Codes, Datamatrix, Flashcode or Fotokody), 1D barcodes (EAN or UPC) and NFC tags... More
Alcatel-Lucent video shows Nexus S acting as POS terminal and payments device
Alcatel-Lucent‘s Touchatag team has produced a video demonstrating the use of a Google Nexus S as both a POS terminal and as a payments device... More
NXP adds NFC TagWriter app to Android Market
Semiconductor supplier NXP, manufacturer of the NFC chip used in the Google Nexus S, has made an NFC tag writing application available to download free of charge from Android Market... More
AT4 Wireless and Collis to provide full range of NFC test solutions
AT4 Wireless and Collis have teamed up to jointly offer a full range of NFC and mobile payments test solutions... More