NFC World » Microsoft http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 11:38:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Barnes & Noble to add NFC to Nook e-reader http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/01/315459/barnes-noble-to-add-nfc-to-nook-e-reader/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/01/315459/barnes-noble-to-add-nfc-to-nook-e-reader/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:36:32 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15459 With an NFC-enabled Nook, you could "walk up to any of our pictures, any [of] our aisles, any of our bestseller lists, and just touch the book, and get information on that physical book on your Nook and have some frictionless purchase experience. That's coming, and we could lead in that area," the US bookseller's CEO has told Fortune.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/01/315459/barnes-noble-to-add-nfc-to-nook-e-reader/feed/ 0 Microsoft wallet on its way? http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315158/microsoft-wallet-on-its-way/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315158/microsoft-wallet-on-its-way/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:52:28 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15158 Microsoft is planning a mobile wallet for Windows Phone 8, according to an unsourced report in The Verge. The wallet service will be provided by Microsoft and is expected to be branded by carrier partners....

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315025/hands-on-the-lumia-610-nokias-first-windows-nfc-phone/feed/ 0 Microsoft applies for NFC Tap and Do trademark http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14761 The computer software giant is to use its own symbol to show that a Windows 8 device has NFC functionality and to indicate to a user where the NFC antenna is located.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/feed/ 3 Google in talks with carriers to take Google Wallet global http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:28:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14112 The search giant is in discussion with mobile network operators around the world, NFC World has learned, with the aim of making its NFC mobile wallet available both internationally and on a wide array of handsets. US carrier partner Sprint is set to be the first, with up to ten additional handsets due to get Google Wallet this year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/feed/ 1 Marvell adds NFC to WiFi chips http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/29/314086/marvell-adds-nfc-to-wifi-chips/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/29/314086/marvell-adds-nfc-to-wifi-chips/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:05:53 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14086 WiFi chip maker Marvell has announced its first NFC combo chip products. The new Avastar chips will combine both WiFi and NFC and are aimed at a wide range of markets, including smartphones, printers, games...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/29/314086/marvell-adds-nfc-to-wifi-chips/feed/ 0 Leaked video confirms NFC for Windows Phone 8 http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/06/312956/leaked-video-confirms-nfc-for-windows-phone-8/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/06/312956/leaked-video-confirms-nfc-for-windows-phone-8/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:28:46 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12956 Details of a video describing Windows Phone 8 features and confirming support for NFC have been reported by mobile gadget blog PocketNow. The video is hosted by Microsoft senior vice president Joe Belfiore, says PocketNow,...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/06/312956/leaked-video-confirms-nfc-for-windows-phone-8/feed/ 0 Nokia looks to ‘portless’ phones http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/01/312901/nokia-looks-to-portless-phones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/01/312901/nokia-looks-to-portless-phones/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:24:22 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12901 Nokia may use NFC connectivity and wireless charging in future phones to eliminate external ports from the devices, the company's head of design has hinted in an interview with The Guardian. Nokia's flagship Lumia devices run...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/01/312901/nokia-looks-to-portless-phones/feed/ 0 Microsoft adds NFC to tag platform http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/13/311911/microsoft-adds-nfc-to-tag-platform/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/13/311911/microsoft-adds-nfc-to-tag-platform/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:41:49 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11911 The software giant has expanded its Microsoft Tag platform to include support for NFC tags as well as QR codes and its own tag technology, ahead of the expected release of the first Windows Phone NFC devices in 2012.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/13/311911/microsoft-adds-nfc-to-tag-platform/feed/ 0 No NFC in Windows Phone — yet http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/12/311904/no-nfc-in-windows-phone-yet/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/12/311904/no-nfc-in-windows-phone-yet/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:11:12 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11904 Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" does not support NFC, Microsoft has told NFC World. The confirmation follows a report on Friday that the company had already designed NFC into Windows phones. "While near field communications is...

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