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NFC Newswire

NFC Newswire

The latest news from NFC and related industries, as it happens:

SXSW attendees to get NFC business cards

February 26th, 2012

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

TazTag unveils first Android phone with NFC and ZigBee

February 26th, 2012

French Zigbee and NFC specialist Taztag is to unveil the first Android phone to include support for both NFC and Zigbee wireless communications at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. "The TPH-One is... More

Isis details NFC wallet plans

February 26th, 2012

"The Isis mobile wallet, set for release in two US cities this summer, will feature a prepaid card with cash already loaded and a capability to 'follow' participating merchants to receive coupons and other offers,"... More

Acer floats Cloud Mobile smartphone

February 26th, 2012

Acer is expected to demonstrate another NFC smartphone at this week's Mobile World Congress. The Cloud Mobile is a sleek, black handset with a business-like design and a 4.3-inch screen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and NFC.... More

Acer shines a light on Liquid Glow NFC smartphone

February 24th, 2012

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Acer has revealed its second NFC smartphone ahead of Mobile World Congress 2012. The Acer Liquid Glow's external design features curves, chrome details and a soft-touch casing and is available in black,... More

LG shows off quad core Optimus 4X HD with NFC

February 24th, 2012

LG has taken the wraps off another NFC smartphone, its third this week, in the run up to Mobile World Congress 2012. The LG Optimus 4X HD will feature a 1.5GHz quad core Tegra 3... More

NXP to showcase NFC at MWC

February 24th, 2012

NXP is to showcase NFC applications from six partners at its booth at the Mobile World Congress next week: Part of the booth will be transformed into an NFC-based café. This, NXP partner Narian Technologies... More

Krakow gallery tags exhibits

February 24th, 2012

Visitors to an art gallery at the National Museum in Krakow, Poland, can use NFC smartphones to access extra information about exhibits by touching nearby NFC tags. Patrons can use their own NFC handsets or... More

Inside Secure to demo NFC on a SIM solution at MWC

February 24th, 2012

Inside Secure is to show a new version of its NFC-on-a-SIM solution, first unveiled at the Cartes show in Paris in November 2011, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona next week. The solution... More

Visa and Samsung to unveil Olympics NFC payments app at Mobile World Congress

February 24th, 2012

Visa and Samsung are to demonstrate an NFC mobile payment service for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. The two London 2012 sponsors first announced in May... More

Android NFC app grabs contact details from MWC visitor badges

February 23rd, 2012

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

EMT begins NFC bus ticketing trial in Malaga

February 22nd, 2012

Public transportation operator EMT has begun an NFC ticketing pilot in the city of Malaga, the fifth largest in Spain, in conjunction with mobile network operator Orange. The first one hundred users went live earlier... More

LG reveals Optimus 3D Cube with NFC

February 22nd, 2012

LG has unveiled another NFC smartphone, its second this week, in the run-up to the Mobile World Congress. The LG Optimus 3D Cube is an Android smartphone set to be released in Korea by SK... More

DMD Mobile reveals low cost NFC smartphone

February 21st, 2012

Malaysian company DMD Mobile has announced a low cost NFC smartphone for the Malaysian market. The M3 Android NFC Communicator will have keypad and touchscreen versions and both handsets will run Android 2.3 and include... More

Samsung reveals two more NFC handsets

February 21st, 2012

Samsung has announced two new smartphones in the run up to next week's Mobile World Congress, and both have optional NFC functionality. The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 are described... More

LG touts Tag+ to change phone settings

February 21st, 2012

Smartphone maker LG has unveiled the Optimus LTE Tag, a new smartphone destined for the Korean market. The handset has a 4.3-inch touch screen, a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, and runs Android 2.3. It also has... More

Moneto adds Android NFC payments

February 21st, 2012

Support for a range of Android phones based on Samsung's Galaxy S has been added to NFC supplier DeviceFidelity's Moneto service. Launched last month with support for Apple iPhones, Moneto allows anyone in the US... More

Firms find NFC B2B app pays for itself in months

February 21st, 2012

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

EMVCo picks GlobalPlatform secure element compliance programme

February 21st, 2012

EMVCo, the standards body collectively owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has officially recognised the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program for validating secure elements as an integral part of its mobile payment certification process. The... More

Fujitsu to launch phones and tablets featuring NFC and biometric security

February 20th, 2012

Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu is to introduce a wide range of smartphones and tablets with both NFC and biometric security capabilities, according to a Financial Times report. The company is an established phone manufacturer in... More

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