Products
July 4th, 2011
Google+ includes support for NFC tag reading
The search giant's new social networking project includes built-in support for tag reading, letting users with NFC phones simply read a tag to post information stored in it to their Google+ account. More
July 4th, 2011
BlackBerry Bold 9900 NFC phone to ship on September 15?
Amazon UK has added the BlackBerry Bold 9900 NFC smartphone to its website. The device is available to pre-order in black today with an expected release date of September 15. A white version is also... More
June 28th, 2011
VingCard launches NFC room key system for hotels
The hotel room key market leader, part of the Assa Abloy group which recently ran an NFC trial at the Clarion Hotel Stockholm, has now brought the technology to market. More
June 28th, 2011
Hicel launches NFC business cards
Korean manufacturer Hicel has introduced a digital business card that combines the features of traditional cards with NFC functionality. The business cards include both an NFC chip and a QR code and provide sufficient memory... More
June 21st, 2011
Symbian Anna with NFC to arrive in July
Nokia has now set a date for the release of the Symbian 'Anna' operating system update that will switch on the near field communications capabilities in its NFC phones. Nokia N8s, E7s, C7s and C6-01s... More
June 21st, 2011
Nokia launches NFC speakers and music receiver
Nokia has introduced two NFC-enabled accessories, the Nokia Wireless Music Receiver and the Nokia Play 360° wireless speaker. The Nokia MD-310 Wireless Music Receiver is a wireless dock that enables music to be streamed from... More
June 21st, 2011
Nokia unveils N9 NFC phone
The new MeeGo-based smartphone features NFC, a one-piece polycarbonate body and a large curved Amoled screen, and will be available in stores later this year. More
June 17th, 2011
Huawei U8650NFC ‘Sonic’ Android phone on its way
The new NFC phone, Huawei's first, is believed to be a sub-US$200 device running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. More
June 16th, 2011
Avery Dennison enters NFC tag market
Avery Dennison RFID, the world's largest producer of UHF RFID inlays, has launched a new line of NFC tags. The N-Zone product line comprises an "extensive portfolio" of products designed to support "the proliferation of... More
June 16th, 2011
Sony Ericsson to launch range of Android NFC phones
The handset maker has picked NXP to supply it with embedded secure elements and NFC controllers to go into its Android-based Xperia smartphones. More
June 15th, 2011
LG to launch T530 NFC phone
The first commercially available LG NFC phone is to hit the market in the next few weeks. The LG T530 is a mid-range, 2G touchscreen feature phone and will be available in both NFC and... More
June 9th, 2011
eCoupled combines NFC and wireless charging
Fulton Innovation has added NFC communications capability to its eCoupled wireless charging technology. By combining NFC and wireless power transmission in one device, manufacturers can "reduce costs and form factor, while providing consumers with the... More
June 8th, 2011
Nokia video shows high speed, high capacity tag technology
Nokia Research Center has released a video touting a high-speed data transfer system that allows mobile phones to interact with high capacity tags at up to 100Mbits per second. The Explore and Share technology was... More
June 6th, 2011
NFC news in brief • 6 June 2011
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: M-Pesa revenues soar • Google Offers trial gets underway • Tyfone expands team • NXP's partner programme • SVB picks EMV • British consumers 'not comfortable' with location-based services • SCM launches plug-in NFC reader • Elephant Talk to unveil NFC mobile wallet platform • and more... More
June 6th, 2011
Netcom unveils NFC microSD add-on
Chinese electronics manufacturer Netcom has demonstrated an NFC-enabled microSD card at the Computex 2011 show in Taipei. The new card carries 8GB of memory as well as adding NFC capabilities to existing mobile phones but,... More
June 2nd, 2011
Broadcom announces NFC security chip for PCs and tablets
The chip maker has announced a secure application processor for PCs and tablets which includes an NFC interface and is designed to handle keys and credentials. More
May 31st, 2011
RIM releases BlackBerry NFC APIs
Support for both tag reading/writing and card emulation applications are included in the BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0, ready for the forthcoming launch of the NFC-enabled BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones. More
May 30th, 2011
NFC news in brief • 30 May 2011
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Identive, NXP sign VAR deal • Huawei planning NFC phones? • Vodacom looks to NFC • NFC domain names on Ebay • US banks debut P2P payments • Samsung smashes Galaxy sales record • US theme park to offer next-gen shopping experience • Rhodes framework adds NFC support • and more... More
May 23rd, 2011
Infineon unveils new embedded secure element for NFC phones
Chip maker Infineon has launched a secure element IC designed to be embedded in NFC-enabled mobile phones. The SLE 97144SE uses the company's Integrity Guard technology to ensure that sensitive data is handled at the... More
May 23rd, 2011
NFC news in brief • 23 May 2011
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Twitter and Docomo add 'touch and follow' • Doubletwist shares songs with NFC • Airtag offers P2P loyalty • Lifera and Taztag tie up • Lockitron opens doors with NFC • DPT unveils NFC-enabled car park pay machine • SK C&C USA rebrands as CorFire • Bayer puts antennas into decorative films • Mobey Forum expands • and much more... More
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