NFC World » Sony FeliCa 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 KDDI unveils world’s first NFC and Felica phone http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315749/kddi-unveils-worlds-first-nfc-and-felica-phone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315749/kddi-unveils-worlds-first-nfc-and-felica-phone/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:41 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15749 Japanese mobile operator KDDI will offer the world's first phone with both NFC and Felica support from this summer. The Sharp Aquos Phone Serie will support Japan's widely-used Felica contactless payment system as well as the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315749/kddi-unveils-worlds-first-nfc-and-felica-phone/feed/ 0 Japanese carriers form NFC consortium http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/22/312121/japanese-carriers-form-nfc-consortium/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/22/312121/japanese-carriers-form-nfc-consortium/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:50:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12121 NTT Docomo, KDDI and Softbank Mobile have set up the Japan Mobile NFC Consortium with the aim of working together to coordinate the switch from Japan's existing Osaifu-Keitai non-NFC standard mobile payments system to NFC.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/22/312121/japanese-carriers-form-nfc-consortium/feed/ 0 Sony and HID launch NFC reader module for laptops and tablets http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/17/311379/sony-and-hid-launch-nfc-reader-module-for-laptops-and-tablets/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/17/311379/sony-and-hid-launch-nfc-reader-module-for-laptops-and-tablets/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:43:07 +0000 Paula Berger http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11379 Sony and secure identity specialist HID Global have launched a contactless smart card reader platform that can add NFC and secure access control to laptop PCs and other mobile devices. The design includes a secure...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/17/311379/sony-and-hid-launch-nfc-reader-module-for-laptops-and-tablets/feed/ 0 Sony announces FeliCa Lite-S NFC chip http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/14/311315/sony-announces-felica-lite-s-nfc-chip/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/14/311315/sony-announces-felica-lite-s-nfc-chip/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:38:11 +0000 Paula Berger http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11315 Sony has announced the FeliCa Lite-S chip, a smaller, faster and more secure update to its low cost FeliCa Lite chip for NFC tags and stickers. The new chip improves security by introducing a "write...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/14/311315/sony-announces-felica-lite-s-nfc-chip/feed/ 0 Sony enters NFC controller market http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/10/311238/sony-enters-nfc-controller-market/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/10/311238/sony-enters-nfc-controller-market/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:34:50 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11238 The electronics giant's new NFC controller chip will enable mobile phone makers to manufacture devices that support both international NFC standards and Japan's existing Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet service.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/10/311238/sony-enters-nfc-controller-market/feed/ 0 Sharp launches Android NFC tablet in Japan http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/22/39262/sharp-launches-android-nfc-tablet-in-japan/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/22/39262/sharp-launches-android-nfc-tablet-in-japan/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:51:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9262 The RW-T107 Android 2.3 tablet includes an NFC interface that allows it to be used in stores and other commercial locations to read loyalty, membership, ID and other contactless cards.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/22/39262/sharp-launches-android-nfc-tablet-in-japan/feed/ 3 NFC news in brief • 7 March 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/07/36374/nfc-news-in-brief-7-march-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/07/36374/nfc-news-in-brief-7-march-2011/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:37:48 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6374 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Norwegians ready to ditch cash • Airtag raises €4m • Cassis signs TSM deals • Intel invests in NFC firm • NEC introduces NFC POS device • AT&T adds ShopAlerts • Square hits $1m a day

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/07/36374/nfc-news-in-brief-7-march-2011/feed/ 0 10% of Japanese consumers made a purchase with their mobile wallet in December http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36163/10-of-japanese-consumers-made-a-purchase-with-their-mobile-wallet-in-december/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36163/10-of-japanese-consumers-made-a-purchase-with-their-mobile-wallet-in-december/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:23:21 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6163 Analysis by Comscore for its 2010 Mobile Year in Review has found that just under 10% of Japanese mobile subscribers made a purchase with their mobile wallet during December 2010. In all, 9.8 million mobile users made...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36163/10-of-japanese-consumers-made-a-purchase-with-their-mobile-wallet-in-december/feed/ 0 NTT Docomo adds NFC tag reading to wide range of mobile phones http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/11/34943/ntt-docomo-adds-nfc-tag-reading-to-wide-range-of-mobile-phones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/11/34943/ntt-docomo-adds-nfc-tag-reading-to-wide-range-of-mobile-phones/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:01:10 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4943 NTT Docomo has begun the world's first mass market deployment of mobile phones with NFC tag reading capabilities. Sixteen of the operator's new range of mobile phones and a number of existing handsets will be able to perform both Osaifu-Keitai mobile contactless payments functions and NFC tag reading from next week.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/11/34943/ntt-docomo-adds-nfc-tag-reading-to-wide-range-of-mobile-phones/feed/ 1 NTT Docomo to switch to NFC in 2013? http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/09/34931/ntt-docomo-to-switch-to-nfc-in-2013/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/09/34931/ntt-docomo-to-switch-to-nfc-in-2013/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:48:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4931 NTT Docomo is set to make the switch to NFC standard technology in 2013, according to a report in Japanese business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The mobile network operator currently runs the Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet...

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