NFC World » RIM (Research in Motion) 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 DoD approves BlackBerry NFC phones http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315685/dod-approves-blackberry-nfc-phones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315685/dod-approves-blackberry-nfc-phones/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:43:06 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15685 The US Department of Defense has added a number of BlackBerry 7 smartphones to the US Army and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)'s approved product list. The move allows all DoD customers to use the approved...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315520/mastercard-certifies-more-nfc-phones-introduces-a-new-logo/feed/ 2 RIM confirms NFC Playbook http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315496/rim-confirms-nfc-playbook/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315496/rim-confirms-nfc-playbook/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:11:50 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15496 The 4G LTE version of the BlackBerry Playbook, expected to hit the market later this year, will come with NFC, RIM has confirmed at BlackBerry World this week, Canadian Reviewer reports. This article was first...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315496/rim-confirms-nfc-playbook/feed/ 0 RIM adds NFC music pairing http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/01/315442/rim-adds-nfc-music-pairing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/01/315442/rim-adds-nfc-music-pairing/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:57:46 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15442 A new version of RIM's BlackBerry Music Gateway includes NFC pairing support, allowing BlackBerry NFC phone users to stream music from their phone to a home or car stereo. The Verge has a hands-on review of the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/01/315442/rim-adds-nfc-music-pairing/feed/ 0 Inside Secure reports Q1 2012 results http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315243/inside-secure-reports-q1-2012-results/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315243/inside-secure-reports-q1-2012-results/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:18:39 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15243 NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure, which floated on the NYSE Euronext Paris exchange in February, has announced revenues of US$34m for the first quarter of 2012, down 12% on sales during the same period...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/23/315243/inside-secure-reports-q1-2012-results/feed/ 0 Inside revenues grow 94% http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/04/314991/inside-revenues-grow-94/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/04/314991/inside-revenues-grow-94/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:58:19 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14991 Inside Secure's consolidated revenues grew 94% to US$151m in 2011, due mostly to strong sales of NFC chips. The French company, which went public in February, supplies BlackBerry-maker RIM with NFC chips and estimates it...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/04/314991/inside-revenues-grow-94/feed/ 0 RIM video brings NFC to life http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314121/rim-video-brings-nfc-to-life/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314121/rim-video-brings-nfc-to-life/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:55:58 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14121 Blackberry maker RIM has produced a short film to show consumers some of the ways using an NFC smartphone can change their lives. NFC payments, physical and logical access control, ticketing, and retail loyalty applications are...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314121/rim-video-brings-nfc-to-life/feed/ 0 RIM shows Porsche 911 with NFC at Mobile World Congress http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/28/314037/rim-shows-porsche-911-with-nfc-at-mobile-world-congress/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/28/314037/rim-shows-porsche-911-with-nfc-at-mobile-world-congress/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:11:58 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14037 A Porsche 911 that features NFC pairing functionality is on show at the BlackBerry stand at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. For the demonstration, an NFC tag has been integrated into the vehicle, allowing...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/28/314037/rim-shows-porsche-911-with-nfc-at-mobile-world-congress/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 Isis announces first banking partners: Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard US sign up http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313886/isis-announces-first-banking-partners-chase-capital-one-and-barclaycard-us-sign-up/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313886/isis-announces-first-banking-partners-chase-capital-one-and-barclaycard-us-sign-up/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:40:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13886 The three card issuers' 100 million customers will be able to store a full range of credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as loyalty cards and special offer coupons, on their NFC mobile phones.

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