Technology
February 10th, 2012
Arm to add NFC mobile wallet support
Mobile phone chip leader Arm is working with Proxama to create secure future payment mechanisms for mobile handsets, the UK-based NFC specialist has announced. The two companies are working together to integrate Arm's TrustZone technology, which creates... More
February 10th, 2012
GlobalPlatform explains TEE
GlobalPlatform is to publish a series of guides that aim to explain in simple terms the technology developments it is working on and how they will benefit the industry. The first focuses on the Trusted Execution... More
January 24th, 2012
Tizen preview unveiled
The Linux Foundation has published a Tizen SDK preview to give application developers a pre-release look at the new mobile operating system. Tizen, a free open source OS based on Linux, is the successor to... More
January 24th, 2012
OTI gets SIM+antenna patent
On Track Innovations (OTI) has been granted a US patent on its SIM+antenna NFC technology. US patent 8,090,407, "Contactless Smart SIM", describes several ways of adding NFC to an existing mobile handset using a special... More
January 4th, 2012
GlobalPlatform and SIMalliance team up on NFC apps
GlobalPlatform and SIMalliance have announced they are to work together to create a standard way for mobile app developers to securely include calls to NFC secure elements from within their programs. The memorandum of understanding... More
December 19th, 2011
GSM Association issues new NFC handset requirements
The mobile network operators' association has published new specifications which could give carriers a major advantage over competing mobile wallet providers but, the GSMA says, the changes are due to technical rather than commercial reasons. More
December 15th, 2011
New report maps out the current status and future trends in the NFC market
A new research report by Sarah Clark, editor of NFC World, sets out the current state of play in the international NFC market, explains the critical factors for success, identifies the issues that remain to be resolved and analyses the opportunities for growth in the year ahead. More
December 12th, 2011
No NFC in Windows Phone — yet
Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" does not support NFC, Microsoft has told NFC World. The confirmation follows a report on Friday that the company had already designed NFC into Windows phones. "While near field communications is... More
November 22nd, 2011
Gemalto gets NFC SIM certification
Gemalto has become the first smart card provider to get GlobalPlatform certification for an NFC SIM product, following the launch of GlobalPlatform's compliance programme earlier this year. The smart card and SIM supplier picked testing... More
November 21st, 2011
SD Association and GlobalPlatform to set standards for external secure elements
The two associations will create international standards for SD and microSD format secure elements for use in NFC services as well as a wide range of other applications. More
November 9th, 2011
Apple patents ‘SIM within’ secure element technology
A newly published Apple patent application sets out a way for a virtual SIM card to be built into an embedded secure element which can, in turn, be attached to an NFC controller chip. More
November 8th, 2011
NFC goes green: New ST chips use energy harvesting to replace the need for batteries
The new wireless memory chips harvest the energy generated from NFC and RFID actions to power up small devices so that a battery or other power supply no longer needs to be included. More
September 29th, 2011
NFC Forum publishes peer-to-peer communications specification
The new SNEP specification employs the same NDEF commands used in tag reading and writing applications, allowing information stored on an NFC tag to be read by a phone and then passed on to other NFC phones or exchanged with a wide range of other types of NFC-enabled device. More
September 13th, 2011
Microsoft picks NXP for NFC in Windows 8
"NXP has a deep understanding of NFC and we are working with them to deliver the right hardware, software and support to bring this technology to our partners, developers, and ultimately the consumer," says the software giant's Aidan Marcuss. More
September 9th, 2011
PragmatIC demonstrates NFC label with built-in display
The flexible labels don't need a battery and automatically light up or display information when they are read by an NFC phone. More
August 26th, 2011
Samsung launches Bada 2.0 SDK with NFC
A software development kit for the new version of the handset maker's operating system, which includes support for NFC tag reading and writing, is now available to download. More
August 23rd, 2011
NFC news in brief • 23 August 2011
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: First Android 4 phone could come in October • Rogers planning NFC launch? • Tags stores take off • Jiepang eyes mobile commerce • Tagstar shields tags • BlackBerry NFC delay • Turkcell tests tickets • Vivotech adds NFC POS terminal • and more... More
August 15th, 2011
Cirque adds NFC to touch panels
The capacitive sensing technology specialist has integrated an NFC antenna into its trackpad and touch panel modules, enabling a single input device to be used for both NFC and touch interactions. More
August 12th, 2011
New production process could cut cost of NFC tags to “just a few cents”
A new production process developed by a UK startup could reduce the cost of NFC tags to significantly under five cents a unit, making it practical for tags to be used in a wide array of new application areas. More
August 4th, 2011
NFC phones to get biometric security support
NXP, AuthenTec and DeviceFidelity have announced they are developing reference designs for Android NFC phones that will ensure a mobile payment can only be made after the user has proved their identity by swiping their finger across a biometric sensor built into the handset. More
