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BMW picks Smart-Tec NFC tags
May 10th, 2013
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. The NFC Smartphone Holder is designed... More
BMW uses NFC car keys to open hotel room doors
April 23rd, 2012
The luxury car maker has worked with hotel key card specialist VingCard to develop a way for drivers to book a hotel room from their car, download their room key to an NFC-enabled car key and receive special offers available just to BMW drivers. More
Poken moves to Silicon Valley with $2m investment
March 16th, 2012
NFC gadget and marketing platform provider Poken has announced a US$2M investment round led by Swisscom Ventures and Credit Suisse. The company provides a platform that organisations can use to enable customers to connect online... More
RIM shows Porsche 911 with NFC at Mobile World Congress
February 28th, 2012
A Porsche 911 that features NFC pairing functionality is on show at the BlackBerry stand at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. For the demonstration, an NFC tag has been integrated into the vehicle,... More
World’s top auto makers to work on putting NFC in cars
March 18th, 2011
Daimler, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Volkswagen have joined Nokia, Samsung and others as founder members of the Car Connectivity Consortium with the aim of developing common standards for connectivity between handsets and vehicles. More
Morpho announces NFC key fob that connects to any WiFi phone
February 15th, 2011
A new NFC-enabled key fob has been developed by Morpho and Simlink, hot on the heels of a white paper from German car manufacturer BMW outlining its vision for an NFC-enabled 'car key of the... More
NFC news in brief • 11 Oct 2010
October 11th, 2010
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: First Osaifu-Keitai smartphone • Antenna designer broadcasts Samsung success • St Petersburg metro test • NFC is key to BMW's Connected Drive • NFC Forum's new member • Gauthier moves to PayPal • Toro and Collis partner up • and more... More
CES 2009: NFC competitors and enablers on display
January 12th, 2009
There wasn't much to see in the way of mainstream NFC developments at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show — but some interesting potentially competitive technologies and enabling solutions made the massive Las Vegas event worth casting an eye over. More
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