NFC World » Facebook 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 Vizibility adds NFC to business ID http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/21/315825/vizibility-adds-nfc-business-id/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/21/315825/vizibility-adds-nfc-business-id/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:01:58 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15825 Identity management specialist Vizibility has added support for NFC to its executive ID platform. The company's new "NFC Mobile Wallet Cards" contain a link to an online profile of the cardholder which, as well as...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/21/315825/vizibility-adds-nfc-business-id/feed/ 0 Thinaire launches NFC marketing platform http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315312/thinaire-launches-nfc-marketing-platform/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315312/thinaire-launches-nfc-marketing-platform/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:56:46 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15312 US start-up Thinaire has launched an NFC marketing platform that "details location, occasion, brand, and social interaction so ROI can be determined, and then provides input for future one-to-one efforts". The platform has been undergoing...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315312/thinaire-launches-nfc-marketing-platform/feed/ 0 Timwe offers mass tag platform http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315252/timwe-offers-mass-tag-platform/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315252/timwe-offers-mass-tag-platform/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:38:43 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15252 Mobile monetisation specialist Timwe has launched an NFC tag management platform aimed at marketers. NFC Launcher is a cloud based system capable of handling millions of tags for large campaigns. 22 different actions can be...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315252/timwe-offers-mass-tag-platform/feed/ 0 Facebook moves to the point-of-sale http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315161/facebook-moves-to-the-point-of-sale/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315161/facebook-moves-to-the-point-of-sale/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:17:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15161 Facebook has acquired Tagtile, a startup founded by two US-based graduates of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), as it begins to roll out its Facebook Offers service. In an interview with the Times of India, Tagtile co-founder...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315161/facebook-moves-to-the-point-of-sale/feed/ 0 Harman uses NFC to personalise the driving experience http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314377/harman-uses-nfc-to-personalise-the-driving-experience/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314377/harman-uses-nfc-to-personalise-the-driving-experience/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:46:14 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14377 The in-car entertainment specialist has integrated an NFC-driven personalised dashboard into a Dock+Go concept car, enabling drivers to automatically set seating and entertainment preferences — and make travel bookings on the go without having to stop to enter card details.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314377/harman-uses-nfc-to-personalise-the-driving-experience/feed/ 0 Alix: US consumers want banks to provide digital wallets http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314343/alix-us-consumers-wants-banks-to-provide-digital-wallets/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314343/alix-us-consumers-wants-banks-to-provide-digital-wallets/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:41:05 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14343 74% of US consumers interested in having a digital wallet would choose their primary bank as their preferred provider, an AlixPartners survey has found, compared with 23% who say they would pick PayPal and 15% who...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314343/alix-us-consumers-wants-banks-to-provide-digital-wallets/feed/ 0 RIM demos NFC check-ins at MWC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313925/rim-demos-nfc-check-ins-at-mwc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313925/rim-demos-nfc-check-ins-at-mwc/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:47:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13925 Visitors to the BlackBerry stand at this week's Mobile World Congress can use their NFC phone, or an RFID card provided by RIM, to share information collected at 'Like Stations' on Twitter and Facebook. RIM...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313925/rim-demos-nfc-check-ins-at-mwc/feed/ 0 Sony announces Xperia P with NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313844/sony-announces-xperia-p-with-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313844/sony-announces-xperia-p-with-nfc/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:01:00 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13844 Sony has unveiled two new Xperia NXT series handsets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Like the Xperia S and Xperia Ion announced last month, the Xperia P comes with NFC — but there's no...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313844/sony-announces-xperia-p-with-nfc/feed/ 0 SXSW attendees to get NFC business cards http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313805/sxsw-attendees-to-get-nfc-business-cards/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313805/sxsw-attendees-to-get-nfc-business-cards/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:33:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13805 Online identity management start-up Vizibility is offering 1,000 attendees at SXSW 2012 Interactive the chance to get a free NFC business card they can use to share contact information and personal details as well as...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313805/sxsw-attendees-to-get-nfc-business-cards/feed/ 0 NXP to showcase NFC at MWC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313736/nxp-to-showcase-nfc-at-mwc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313736/nxp-to-showcase-nfc-at-mwc/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:55:57 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13736 NXP is to showcase NFC applications from six partners at its booth at the Mobile World Congress next week: Part of the booth will be transformed into an NFC-based café. This, NXP partner Narian Technologies has told...

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