NFC Newswire

A new video released by US NFC venture Isis provides the first look at the logo the company plans to use to indicate to consumers that a merchant is 'Isis ready' — meaning that it can... More

The NFC joint venture between three UK mobile network operators has now filed for approval with the EU to go ahead with the scheme, code named 'Project Oscar', the Guardian reports, despite on-going objections from... More

Apple's iPhoto for iOS application, announced this week at the iPad launch, includes a feature to 'beam' photos to other iOS devices. The software's Photo Beam function currently uses WiFi to share full-resolution images and... More

Turkcell now has 50,000 active users of its Cep-T Cüzdan NFC mobile wallet service, the Turkish carrier's Ergi Şener has told NFC World, and plans to expand the service to include mobile coupon and loyalty... More

Testing and certification specialists Raisonance and Soliatis have merged to form a new company called Keolabs that will offer end-to-end testing and certification solutions for smart cards and secure components on a global basis. "In... More

Apple has been granted US patent number 8,127,962 for 'Parental Controls', a wide ranging system for tying together multiple subsidiary accounts within a mobile wallet application. The patent, first applied for in January 2009, allows... More

A video report focusing on the NFC applications that were on show at the Mobile World Congress last week has been produced by EE Times. The report includes interviews with key market players — including... More

NXP demonstrated a washing machine equipped with both RFID and NFC sensors at the Embedded World show in Nuremberg, Germany last week. The washing machine uses RFID technology to read tags in clothes and detect... More

WiFi chip maker Marvell has announced its first NFC combo chip products. The new Avastar chips will combine both WiFi and NFC and are aimed at a wide range of markets, including smartphones, printers, games... More

Customer interaction solutions specialist The Logic Group has signed a deal with Vivotech to introduce integrated NFC solutions to retailers in Europe. The Logic Group provides retailers with managed services for multichannel payments, couponing, loyalty... More

Astral Media, one of the largest media firms in Canada, is adding NFC to its street furniture in Toronto and Montreal. In Toronto, NFC capabilities will be added to Astral Out-of-Home's network of bus shelter... More

LG has announced two more Android smartphones that come with NFC. The Optimus L5 and Optimus L7 are part of LG's new L-Style series which, the company says, provide "a timeless design with finer details... More

German payments processor B+S Card Service has adopted VeriFone's PayWare TCS, part of the POS terminal maker's new Paymedia UAP platform which enables merchant terminals to be remotely updated with the ability to process new types of... More

A Porsche 911 that features NFC pairing functionality is on show at the BlackBerry stand at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. For the demonstration, an NFC tag has been integrated into the vehicle, allowing... More

Nokia has released a new stereo Bluetooth headset which includes NFC pairing as well as an integrated FM radio and OLED display. The BH-221 works with Nokia's NFC phones and also NFC handsets produced by... More

DeviceFidelity's In2Pay iCaisse4 device has become the first NFC solution for Apple iPhones to be certified by MasterCard, allowing it to be used in commercial mobile PayPass deployments. The iCaisse 4 is an iPhone case containing... More

Panasonic has announced a second Eluga smartphone with support for NFC. The Eluga Power features a 5" screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and superfast charging, allowing the device to reach 50% charge capacity... More

Nokia has announced the Nokia 808 PureView smartphone, a Symbian Belle device that features advanced imaging technology and support for secure NFC services as well as for pairing and tag reading applications. The handset includes Carl... More

The announcement earlier today of a deal between Chase and carrier-led NFC joint venture Isis is just the start of the US banking giant's NFC plans, the company has revealed. The bank has signed a... More

Mobile network operator Orange has announced it will be the first operator in Europe to offer subscribers an Intel-powered smartphone. The new Android handset is based on Intel's smartphone reference design and will be Orange... More