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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- Milan airport installs 50,000 NFC tags
May 9th, 2013 • By • Last updated 9 May 2013, 12:17
GSMA to offer NFC Experience at Mobile Asia Expo
The GSMA has partnered with China Mobile to promote NFC at this year's Mobile Asia Expo, following the successful NFC Experience provided to attendees at Mobile World Congress 2013.
May 9th, 2013 • By • Last updated 9 May 2013, 11:07
Wallet boss Osama Bedier to leave Google
Osama Bedier, Google's vice president of Wallet and payments, is to leave the company.
May 8th, 2013 • By • Last updated 8 May 2013, 22:40
Flashiz adds loyalty to NFC and QR payments service
Luxembourg-based Mobey has added support for loyalty programs to its Flashiz NFC and QR code mobile payment solution, enabling consumers to collect points when they pay using Flashiz and providing merchants with information on their customers.
May 8th, 2013 • By • Last updated 8 May 2013, 13:57
BaubleApp launches NFC jewellery for children
US-based startup BaubleApp has launched an NFC enabled children's necklace that plays a different audio greeting each day via an NFC phone.
May 8th, 2013 • By • Last updated 9 May 2013, 11:07
Chunghwa Telecom to test NFC and QR combo payments platform
"It is an all-in-one digital wallet that lets customers choose which way they want to pay," the Taiwanese carrier's Joseph Kuo has told NFC World. "The wallet supports multiple credit and bank cards, loyalty cards, coupons etc, and I think Chunghwa Telecom would like to see a big development in both technologies."
May 7th, 2013 • By • Last updated 8 May 2013, 05:51
Doorbell app answers the door with NFC
A Norwegian developer has created Doorbl, an app that uses NFC tags and QR codes to offer householders a way to communicate with visitors when they aren't at home or instantly able to come to the front door.
May 7th, 2013 • By • Last updated 7 May 2013, 16:11
JAL adds carriers and coupons to NFC boarding pass service
Japan Airlines (JAL) has added coupons and special offers to its NFC-enabled boarding pass service and announced plans to extend operations to include customers of all three of Japan's mobile network operators.
May 7th, 2013 • By • Last updated 7 May 2013, 15:43
Vivo Xplay to come with NFC
Chinese phone maker BBK's latest device is to come with NFC functionality — and some NFC tags in the box. The Vivo Xplay is powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 running at 1.7GHz and is available with either 16GB or 32GB of built-in storage.
May 7th, 2013 • By • Last updated 7 May 2013, 11:58
Mopius translates speech messages with NFC
Mobile app developer Mopius has launched a Windows Phone 8 app that records and then stores voice messages on NFC tags in text format. When the tag is read, NearSpeak uses text-to-speech and translation software to play the message in whichever language the user's phone is currently set to.
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