NFC World » Qualcomm http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Panasonic unveils second NFC phone http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313980/panasonic-unveils-second-nfc-phone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313980/panasonic-unveils-second-nfc-phone/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:17:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13980 Panasonic has announced a second Eluga smartphone with support for NFC. The Eluga Power features a 5" screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and superfast charging, allowing the device to reach 50% charge capacity...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313980/panasonic-unveils-second-nfc-phone/feed/ 0 LG Optimus Vu to come with NFC? http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/09/313064/lg-optimus-vu-to-come-with-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/09/313064/lg-optimus-vu-to-come-with-nfc/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:49:20 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13064 LG has released a video teasing its new Optimus Vu smartphone, which looks set to come with NFC. The 30-second video focuses on the phone's 4:3 screen, but Japanese blog Datacider reports that the Android...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/09/313064/lg-optimus-vu-to-come-with-nfc/feed/ 0 Inside Secure ships 17.4m NFC chips, mostly to RIM http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/08/313048/inside-secure-ships-17m-nfc-chips-mostly-to-rim/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/08/313048/inside-secure-ships-17m-nfc-chips-mostly-to-rim/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:58:27 +0000 Sarah Clark The prospectus for Inside Secure's IPO this month shows that the company made US$47m from the sale of NFC chips in 2011, that these were mainly delivered to RIM for use in BlackBerry NFC smartphones and that Inside believes it now has a share of close to 50% of the overall market for NFC chips for mobile phones.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/08/313048/inside-secure-ships-17m-nfc-chips-mostly-to-rim/feed/ 0 Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 19 Sept 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310058/latest-nfc-phone-news-and-rumours-%e2%80%a2-19-sept-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310058/latest-nfc-phone-news-and-rumours-%e2%80%a2-19-sept-2011/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:15:23 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10058 The latest NFC phone rumours and announcements, including: France to get NFC Galaxy S II, with rest of Europe to follow • iPhone speculation • A trio of NFC BlackBerrys • Casio's DT-X8 rugged terminal • Acer NFC handset could be first of many • Korea gets high-end LG NFC phone • Intel shows off Android tablet design that features NFC

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310058/latest-nfc-phone-news-and-rumours-%e2%80%a2-19-sept-2011/feed/ 0 Acer launches entry-level NFC smartphone http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/16/310003/acer-launches-entry-level-nfc-smartphone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/16/310003/acer-launches-entry-level-nfc-smartphone/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:29:00 +0000 Heather McLean http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10003 Acer is set to enter the NFC handset market in France with an entry-level device called the E320 Liquid Express — and could be about to NFC-equip all its future Android smartphones.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/16/310003/acer-launches-entry-level-nfc-smartphone/feed/ 1 NXP denies takeover talks — but reveals price it could accept http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/12/36966/nxp-denies-takeover-talks-but-reveals-price-it-could-accept/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/12/36966/nxp-denies-takeover-talks-but-reveals-price-it-could-accept/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:42:55 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6966 Chip maker NXP is not in takeover talks, its chief executive has said, although he would consider an offer like the one Texas Instruments made for National Semiconductor, Reuters reports. NXP, which along with Sony has been at the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/12/36966/nxp-denies-takeover-talks-but-reveals-price-it-could-accept/feed/ 0 Qualcomm adds NFC to Snapdragon chipsets http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/14/35974/qualcomm-adds-nfc-to-snapdragon-chipsets/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/14/35974/qualcomm-adds-nfc-to-snapdragon-chipsets/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:19:31 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5974 Mobile chipset giant Qualcomm has announced that the next generation of its Snapdragon mobile chipset family will include support for near field communication. The new generation of Snapdragon devices use a new processor micro-architecture known...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/14/35974/qualcomm-adds-nfc-to-snapdragon-chipsets/feed/ 0 Inside Contactless raises 50m euros in additional funding http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/01/34512/inside-contactless-raises-50m-euros-in-additional-funding/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/01/34512/inside-contactless-raises-50m-euros-in-additional-funding/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:48:31 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4512 Contactless and NFC specialist Inside Contactless has raised a further €50m (US$65m approx) in financing. Existing investors Gimv, Sofinnova Partners, Vertex Israel, Euro US Ventures, GGV Capital, Qualcomm Inc, Nokia Growth Partners, Samsung Ventures and...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/01/34512/inside-contactless-raises-50m-euros-in-additional-funding/feed/ 0 Qualcomm hunts NFC specialist to head up digital development http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/31/34380/qualcomm-hunts-nfc-specialist-to-head-up-digital-development/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/31/34380/qualcomm-hunts-nfc-specialist-to-head-up-digital-development/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:11:28 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4380 Wireless telecomms technology and chipset giant Qualcomm is set to become the latest mobile industry player to put an NFC expert at the heart of its digital development strategy. Qualcomm CDMA Technologies is looking for...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/31/34380/qualcomm-hunts-nfc-specialist-to-head-up-digital-development/feed/ 0 Broadcom to enter NFC market, buys Innovision for $47.5m http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/18/33993/broadcom-to-enter-nfc-market-buys-innovision-for-47-5m/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/18/33993/broadcom-to-enter-nfc-market-buys-innovision-for-47-5m/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:47:45 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3993 Semiconductor giant Broadcom Corporation has announced it has agreed to acquire UK-based NFC specialist Innovision Research & Technology in a deal valued at US$47.5m. Innovision has developed a suite of designs, patents and expertise, known...

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