NFC World » BMW http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 BMW uses NFC car keys to open hotel room doors http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315235/bmw-uses-nfc-car-keys-to-open-hotel-room-doors/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315235/bmw-uses-nfc-car-keys-to-open-hotel-room-doors/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:11:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15235 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.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315235/bmw-uses-nfc-car-keys-to-open-hotel-room-doors/feed/ 0 Poken moves to Silicon Valley with $2m investment http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314551/poken-moves-to-silicon-valley-with-2m-dollar-investment/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314551/poken-moves-to-silicon-valley-with-2m-dollar-investment/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:21:54 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14551 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 with...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314551/poken-moves-to-silicon-valley-with-2m-dollar-investment/feed/ 0 RIM shows Porsche 911 with NFC at Mobile World Congress http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/28/314037/rim-shows-porsche-911-with-nfc-at-mobile-world-congress/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/28/314037/rim-shows-porsche-911-with-nfc-at-mobile-world-congress/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:11:58 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14037 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, allowing...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/28/314037/rim-shows-porsche-911-with-nfc-at-mobile-world-congress/feed/ 0 World’s top auto makers to work on putting NFC in cars http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/18/36499/worlds-top-auto-makers-to-work-on-putting-nfc-in-cars/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/18/36499/worlds-top-auto-makers-to-work-on-putting-nfc-in-cars/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:32:16 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6499 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.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/18/36499/worlds-top-auto-makers-to-work-on-putting-nfc-in-cars/feed/ 0 Morpho announces NFC key fob that connects to any WiFi phone http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/15/35998/morpho-announces-nfc-key-fob-that-connects-to-any-wifi-phone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/15/35998/morpho-announces-nfc-key-fob-that-connects-to-any-wifi-phone/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:10:17 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5998 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...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/15/35998/morpho-announces-nfc-key-fob-that-connects-to-any-wifi-phone/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 11 Oct 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/11/34625/nfc-news-in-brief/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/11/34625/nfc-news-in-brief/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:00:04 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4625 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...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/11/34625/nfc-news-in-brief/feed/ 0 CES 2009: NFC competitors and enablers on display http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/12/3510/ces-2009-nfc-competitors-and-enablers-on-display/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/12/3510/ces-2009-nfc-competitors-and-enablers-on-display/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:17:50 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=510 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.

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