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Nokia has unveiled the latest high-end smartphone in its Lumia range, the Lumia 925, an updated version of 2012's Lumia 920 with a metal finish, 4.5-inch Amoled display and new PureView imaging technology. The aluminium-bodied... More

Nokia has announced its latest Windows Phone 8 NFC smartphone, the 4G LTE Lumia 928, featuring an 8.7 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss wide angle lens. The flagship Lumia 928 comes with a 4.5-inch... More

Mobile app developer Mopius has launched a Windows Phone 8 app that records and then stores voice messages on NFC tags in text format. When the tag is read, NearSpeak uses text-to-speech and translation software... More

"The telcos keep on doing the same thing, they get arrogant and then they get disintermediated," MasterCard's Jorn Lambert has told The Australian Financial Review. More

Mobile payment provider iKaaz, founded by former Nokia Money employees, has launched an NFC reader that converts a mobile phone into a mobile POS device. The reader, priced at less than US$20, plugs into any... More

The winners of this year's Wima NFC competition have been announced — with Think&Go NFC scooping three awards. The NFC retail specialist's Tim Baker picked up awards for Best Retail Solution for NFC Shopping and... More

Nokia NFC Writer for Windows Phone 8 devices is now available from the Windows Phone app store, allowing users to read and write to any standard NFC tag with their mobile phone. More

Nokia is demonstrating a new wireless charging phone cradle with NFC at Mobile World Congress 2013. The Nokia CR-200 uses the Qi wireless charging standard to recharge mobile phones placed in the holder without the... More

Nokia has unveiled the Nokia Lumia 720 at Mobile World Congress 2013. The Windows Phone 8 device is designed to be an affordable smartphone, "with an estimated starting price of €249 before taxes and subsidies."... More

Nokia has unveiled the Lumia 620, a handset designed to add "more youthful appeal" to its growing range of Windows Phone 8 devices. The entry level smartphone is set to retail at US$249 when it... More

Nokia has introduced a cloud-based file sharing app with NFC features for its Windows 8 phones. The YouSendIt app runs on top of the business-grade file sharing service and is only available for Nokia Lumia... More

The sale suggests that Apple's interest in acquiring Authentec lies with the company's innovative combined fingerprint and NFC solution, which is not part of the division being acquired by Inside Secure, and will lead to renewed speculation that Apple will include NFC in future iPhones and other devices. More

NFC technology is being tested on 211 covered tram stops in Helsinki, Finland. The pilot involves placing two tags at each tram stop. The first allows passengers to easily purchase tram tickets from their mobile... More

John Skovron, group program manager for Windows Phone 8, showed off the capabilities of the software giant's new NFC-enabled wallet at the NFC World Congress last week and explained how the technology could help Microsoft gain mobile phone market share.  More

Both the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 will come with NFC, the handset maker has announced, and NFC functionality will be included in WP8 apps from Vimeo, YouSendIt and the Michelin Guide. More

Nokia has announced a partnership deal with Harman that will see the two companies jointly producing a range of wireless consumer audio products. "Nokia and Harman's JBL brand will jointly develop and co-brand the exclusive... More

Nokia and audio design specialist Monster have unveiled a new NFC stereo headset, the Nokia Purity Pro. The BH-940 over-ear wireless headset features NFC pairing and Monster's active noise cancellation technology, which automatically powers up... More

Nokia is to begin shipping a Windows Phone 8 NFC device, codenamed the Phi, during the last week of October 2012, according to the Nokia Innovation blog. The Nokia Phi is believed to be the... More

"The NFC Forum works to ensure that tools are available to allow applications to operate with the appropriate level of security," says the industry standards body. "Mr Miller's demonstration underscores the importance of providing appropriate security measures at the application layer and enabling users to adjust security settings to suit their own needs and preferences." More

Nokia's latest handsfree headset offers "ear detection" to answer calls simply by placing the device in position in the ear. The BH-907 Reaction Bluetooth Headset also allows seamless handover of calls from the earpiece to... More