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RapidNFC compares performance of NFC tags
January 17th, 2012
"The difference in NFC tag performance was both significant and surprising," says the NFC tag provider, and there was one clear winner in terms of overall performance. More
‘Virtually all’ Blackberry phones to include NFC
March 2nd, 2011
Virtually all new BlackBerry devices from now on will include near field communication capabilities, Research in Motion's UK managing director has said. At a Westminster e-forum on smartphones, tablets and apps, Stephen Bates suggested that... More
Leaked roadmap shows CDMA NFC BlackBerry launch dates
January 31st, 2011
BlackBerry tracking site CrackBerry has got hold of a confidential RIM presentation describing the company's CDMA product introduction plans for 2011. The presentation confirms RIM's commitment to including near field communication in future devices but... More
BlackBerry Torch 2 also set to come with NFC
January 14th, 2011
BoyGeniusReport has added details of the forthcoming BlackBerry Torch 2 to its series of exclusive reports of new BlackBerry phones equipped with NFC. The BlackBerry Torch 2 will come with a 1.2GHz processor, 3.2-inch VGA... More
LG planning to launch $200 NFC phone?
January 13th, 2011
Reports in two Korean publications suggest that LG is planning to launch a US$200 mass market phone with built-in NFC capabilities at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. Both PlusNews and Etnews report... More
RIM about to launch two BlackBerry NFC phones?
January 13th, 2011
RIM is about to launch two new BlackBerry phones equipped with NFC technology, according to BoyGeniusReport which has published images and specifications for the two new devices. The first is said to be the next... More
RIM seeks NFC test engineer
November 29th, 2010
A job vacancy posted on Research In Motion's recruitment website suggests that the BlackBerry maker is now actively involved in the development of NFC-enabled mobile phones. The job posting follows comments made by RIM co-CEO... More
DeviceFidelity adds NFC support for Android and Mifare
November 24th, 2010
DeviceFidelity has announced that its In2Pay microSD format NFC devices can now be used in Android phones. In2Pay already works with BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows and Symbian devices and is being tested extensively by Visa member... More
Vivotech adds OTA provisioning to DeviceFidelity’s microSD format NFC device
September 8th, 2010
Vivotech and DeviceFidelity have partnered to add over-the-air (OTA) provisioning capabilities to the In2Pay microSD technology to be tested by Visa, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, US Bank and Akbank. The new solution enables Vivotech's... More
Turkey’s Akbank and Visa Europe to test microSD NFC device
August 9th, 2010
News of Akbank and Visa's trial follows the announcement in May that MasterCard, Garanti Bank and mobile network operator Avea are to begin a commercial NFC service in Turkey this summer. More
MasterCard adds contactless payments to BlackBerry phones
November 30th, 2009
MasterCard Canada has teamed up with Research in Motion and BMO Bank of Montreal to test a system that combines PayPass contactless stickers with email confirmation of each transaction sent to the user's BlackBerry smartphone. More
Zenius, Charge Anywhere turn NFC phones into low cost POS terminals
October 16th, 2009
The two companies have launched solutions that enable merchants equipped with just an NFC mobile phone to accept contactless bank cards and more. More
Twinlinx adding NFC stickers to iPhone and Android
October 6th, 2009
Following on from the news that Twinlinx's My-Max NFC stickers now work with Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, the company has now revealed that it has an iPhone version already under development and has plans to... More
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