A total of 125m NFC phones were shipped in 2012, according to ABI Research, along with 147m NFC secure elements.
- Dubai shopping mall to launch NFC and Bluetooth mobile loyalty program
- C-Sam speeds NFC development with applets and testing services
- Google Wallet adds phones
- Telecom Italia announces new NFC ticketing pilots
- RapidNFC adds NXP NTAG210 to its range
May 14th, 2013 • By • Last updated 14 May 2013, 16:45
Nokia launches Lumia 925 in Europe
Nokia has unveiled the latest high-end smartphone in its Lumia range, the Lumia 925, an updated version of 2012's Lumia 920 with a metal finish, 4.5-inch Amoled display and new PureView imaging technology.
May 14th, 2013 • By • Last updated 14 May 2013, 16:12
Sony unveils waterproof Xperia ZR NFC phone
Sony has launched a fully waterproof Android NFC phone that allows photos and HD video to be captured underwater.
May 14th, 2013 • By • Last updated 14 May 2013, 11:11
Robokeg serves beer via NFC
US-based technology startup Robokeg has shown an NFC-powered beer pouring machine at a recent New York Tech Meetup event.
May 13th, 2013 • By • Last updated 13 May 2013, 15:22
Nokia announces Lumia 928 with NFC and PureView camera
Nokia has announced its latest Windows Phone 8 NFC smartphone, the 4G LTE Lumia 928, featuring an 8.7 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss wide angle lens.
May 13th, 2013 • By • Last updated 13 May 2013, 14:15
Eftpos Australia picks C-Sam for NFC payments
Debit card network Eftpos Australia has announced a five year deal with NFC technology provider C-Sam and plans to begin mobile payment trials "with selected retailers in the next few months".
May 13th, 2013 • By • Last updated 13 May 2013, 14:01
RBC and Bell to launch NFC payments in Canada
Canadian bank RBC and mobile network operator Bell have announced plans to jointly introduce an NFC payments service.
May 13th, 2013 • By • Last updated 13 May 2013, 09:30
Report: Larry Page cancels Google Wallet card plan
Google CEO Larry Page has become personally involved in decisions surrounding the future direction of Google Wallet, AllThingsD reports, leading to the cancellation of plans to introduce a physical Google Wallet card and the departure of high profile product lead Osama Bedier.
May 10th, 2013 • By • Last updated 11 May 2013, 17:03
GSMA calls for feedback on NFC loyalty and coupon proposals
The GSMA has published a proposed technical specification for a common standard for managing loyalty cards, coupons and vouchers in a mobile wallet — and is asking for feedback on its proposals from retailers, loyalty and coupon scheme operators.
May 10th, 2013 • By • Last updated 10 May 2013, 08:53
BMW picks Smart-Tec NFC tags
Car maker BMW is using tags supplied by Smart-Tec in two NFC-enabled accessories, the NFC Smartphone Holder and the BMW Car Hotspot LTE, the Munich-based custom tag specialist reports.
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NFC World's latest news articles
- Dubai shopping mall to launch NFC and Bluetooth mobile loyalty program
- C-Sam speeds NFC development with applets and testing services
- Google Wallet adds phones
- Telecom Italia announces new NFC ticketing pilots
- RapidNFC adds NXP NTAG210 to its range
- Blue Bite puts NFC ads into 5,000 US taxis
- Neology adds NFC to toll transponders
- Avnet to offer Identive NFC lines
- BlackBerry Q5 to come with NFC option
- AMS ships NFC interface chip for electronic devices
- Creative adds NFC speakers
- Leaf adds NFC to Android POS terminal
- ABI: 125m NFC phones shipped in 2012
- Nokia launches Lumia 925 in Europe
- Sony unveils waterproof Xperia ZR NFC phone
- Sony SBH50 headset gets NFC
- Samsung adds NFC camera
- HK bank eyes NFC payments
- Chennai Metro investigates NFC
- Robokeg serves beer via NFC
