Products
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 22nd, 2012
LG reveals Optimus 3D Cube with NFC
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
February 16th, 2012
Watchdata unveils NFC on a SIM
"Our new Simpass-SC solution gives MNOs what they want right now — the most practical and quick-to-deploy form factor," says the company's Michael Yu. "We feel this will provide greater customer attraction and higher ROI for our MNO customers." More
February 16th, 2012
Thales unveils EMV reader
The Thales OR 500 is a new reader designed for the transportation ticketing market that works with both traditional contactless transit cards and EMV bank cards. "The 500 series can be integrated in greenfield projects... More
February 13th, 2012
TI enters NFC phone chip market
The semiconductor giant has launched WiLink 8.0, a new family of all-in-one combo chips that include an integrated NFC controller chip and come "paired and pre-tested" with embedded secure element chips from both Infineon and NXP. More
February 13th, 2012
HP releases Envy Spectre ultrabook with NFC
HP has begun shipping the HP Envy 14 Spectre, an upmarket ultrabook PC that features extensive use of glass and includes NFC read/write capabilities. The Spectre allows users to "tap-to-share" website URLs from their NFC-enabled... 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 10th, 2012
Visa US offers mobile services
Visa has added mobile services to its Visa DPS issuer processing platform. The new features, developed by Monitise, allow US financial institutions to offer account holders the ability to monitor account history and balances, transfer... More
February 9th, 2012
LG Optimus Vu to come with NFC?
LG has released a video teasing its new Optimus Vu smartphone, which looks set to come with NFC. The 30-second video focuses on the phone's 4:3 screen, but Japanese blog Datacider reports that the Android... More
February 8th, 2012
Android Chrome asks for NFC
A beta version of Google's Chrome web browser for Android phones, released in the Android Market yesterday, requests user permission to control near field communication features upon installation. Chrome runs on Android 4.0 devices and... More
February 7th, 2012
California retailers test NFC digital receipts
Twelve merchants in the Bay Area are taking part in a pilot trial of an NFC digital receipt system that works with a US$50 device and has no transaction charges. More
February 7th, 2012
Collis tests Visa NFC technology
Testing tool specialist Collis has launched a test suite that can be used to perform functional testing of NFC payments applications based on the Visa Mobile Contactless Payment Specifications (VMCPS). The company has also appointed Toronto-based B2... More
February 6th, 2012
Leaked video confirms NFC for Windows Phone 8
Details of a video describing Windows Phone 8 features and confirming support for NFC have been reported by mobile gadget blog PocketNow. The video is hosted by Microsoft senior vice president Joe Belfiore, says PocketNow,... More
February 6th, 2012
Nokia says goodbye to Hello
A description of a new NFC service from Nokia which briefly appeared on the Nokia Conversations blog on Friday was "just a 'humoristic' test post which went accidentally live for a few moments," a spokesman... More
February 6th, 2012
Inside wins NFC phone order
Inside Secure has announced its NFC chip technology has been chosen to power "a next-generation smartphone from a leading mobile phone manufacturer." The new phone is scheduled to be introduced by mid-year, "will run on... More
January 27th, 2012
Nintendo to include NFC in its next games console
The Wii U, expected to ship during the second half of 2012, is to come with NFC functionality built into its next-generation controller, allowing players to interact with NFC-enabled figures and cards as well as to pay for games and other items. 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 dimensions.... More
January 25th, 2012
DeviceFidelity begins shipping NFC microSDs direct to consumers
US iPhone users can now order a case containing an NFC microSD card online and use it to make payments with their mobile phone. An Android version will be added during the second quarter of 2012 and there are plans to make the technology available internationally from the end of the year. More
January 24th, 2012
Paperlinks platform adds NFC
Paperlinks, a service that enables business users to create and manage QR and barcode based campaigns, has included NFC tag reading functionality in its new barcode scanning app for Android devices. 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
