A description of a new NFC service from Nokia which briefly appeared on the Nokia Conversations blog on Friday was “just a ‘humoristic’ test post which went accidentally live for a few moments,” a spokesman for the handset maker has told NFC World... More
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Nokia looks to ‘portless’ phones
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... More
OpenWays offers NFC room keys
OpenWays has unveiled a contactless hotel door key solution that works with both NFC and standard mobile phones... More
RapidNFC compares performance of NFC tags
“The difference in NFC tag performance was both significant and surprising,” says the NFC tag provider, and there was one clear winner in terms of overall performance. More
Nokia CEO: I believe in NFC
Nokia has unveiled two new smartphones at the CES, but neither include NFC... More
Belle upgrades coming February
Nokia Belle, the latest version of the Symbian operating system which features “deeply integrated” NFC, is now pre-installed in new Nokia C7 and Nokia Oro NFC handsets says the Finnish phone maker... More
Clubbers tap to call cabs
Club-goers in the Croatian capital Zagreb were able to order a ride home during December by tapping an NFC poster to call a taxi... More
China gets Nokia 801T with NFC
Nokia has announced the 801T smartphone, a Symbian Anna NFC device designed for use on China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA network... More
Smart tests NFC payments in Manila
Smart Communications and Philippines bank BDO have conducted an NFC payments trial at the World Bazaar Festival in Manila... More
Top Nokia NFC executives jump ship
The handset maker’s lead delegate to the NFC Forum and its head of NFC business development for the Americas have now left the company. The UK-based VP of industry collaborations will leave at the end of December. More
Foursquare adds NFC check-ins
Symbian NFC phone users can now check in to locations on Foursquare with a touch of their phones, using the newly updated Foursquare for Symbian app... More
Dubai cinemas get NFC promos
Nokia N9 NFC phone users in Dubai are being offered free cinema ticket and popcorn vouchers for tapping their phone on smart posters and display stands located in the foyer of selected Vox Cinemas... More
NFC serves up badminton game
A multiplayer badminton game that uses smartphones to imitate racquets has been shown off by Indonesian developer Agate Studio... More
Nokia turns on N9’s NFC
Nokia has released a software update that switches on NFC tag reading functionality in its MeeGo-based N9 handset... More
Windows Phone ‘Apollo’ in 2012?
A Nokia executive has told Engadget that the next version of Windows Phone, codenamed ‘Apollo’, will be a “very different game” to Mango and will launch in mid-2012... More
Nokia app store adds NFC section
Handset maker Nokia has added an NFC section to its app store, to encourage its customers to use the growing number of NFC applications for their mobile phones... More
NFC Cluster starts up in Boston
NFC Cluster Boston will hold its first event, NFC Delivers Mobile Retail Marketing, on November 7... More
Nokia to bring NFC to New York commuters
The handset maker has signed a deal with the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to test cloud-based NFC ticketing with Nokia phones by the end of 2011, the company has told NFC World. NFC payments will then arrive on Nokia phones for the first time at the beginning of 2012. More
Windows phones to get NFC in 2012
WP7 phones will be able to support NFC functionality, including mobile payments, from next year. More
SMRT launches NFC posters in Singapore
Singapore public transport provider SMRT has placed NFC smart posters in stations to deliver news, entertainment, music, sports, services, and merchant offers to commuters... More