NFC World » Symbian 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 Foursquare adds P2P NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/10/313107/foursquare-adds-p2p-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/10/313107/foursquare-adds-p2p-nfc/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:16:09 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13107 Social check-in service Foursquare has upgraded its Android app to include support for version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, adding features that work with the Android Beam NFC P2P service. The upgrade means that users with...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/10/313107/foursquare-adds-p2p-nfc/feed/ 0 Nokia: Symbian NFC phones to support mobile payments in 2012 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/29/39462/nokia-symbian-nfc-phones-to-support-mobile-payments-in-2012/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/29/39462/nokia-symbian-nfc-phones-to-support-mobile-payments-in-2012/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:24:12 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9462 Nokia's recently announced 700, 701 and 600 handsets — as well as the existing C7 — will be able to support secure NFC services from the first half of 2012, the company has told NFC World. All future Symbian smartphones will also support NFC.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/29/39462/nokia-symbian-nfc-phones-to-support-mobile-payments-in-2012/feed/ 4 Nokia launches three Symbian Belle NFC smartphones http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/24/39330/nokia-launches-three-symbian-belle-nfc-smartphones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/24/39330/nokia-launches-three-symbian-belle-nfc-smartphones/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:01:12 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9330 The three new devices range in price from €180 to €290 and run a new version of Symbian that integrates NFC more deeply, allowing pictures to be shared, devices to be paired and check-ins to be made with a single tap.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/24/39330/nokia-launches-three-symbian-belle-nfc-smartphones/feed/ 0 Nokia releases Symbian Anna NFC update http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/18/39164/nokia-releases-symbian-anna-nfc-update/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/18/39164/nokia-releases-symbian-anna-nfc-update/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:13:22 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9164 The phone maker has begun upgrading Symbian^3 devices to Symbian Anna, allowing users of the NFC-enabled Nokia C7 to try out its NFC functionality for the first time.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/18/39164/nokia-releases-symbian-anna-nfc-update/feed/ 1 NFC news in brief • 3 May 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/03/37202/nfc-news-in-brief-3-may-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/03/37202/nfc-news-in-brief-3-may-2011/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 22:55:57 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7202 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: New online NFC store • eBay buys hyperlocal ads firm • Connecthings launches reader/writer app • Google's Groupon rival hits Portland • Chase offers chip and pin in US • Visa and Gap working on real-time mobile discounts • Nokia to transfer Symbian jobs • and a brace of research reports...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/17/37040/nokia-launches-two-new-symbian-smartphones-without-nfc/feed/ 3 DeviceFidelity adds NFC support for Android and Mifare http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/24/35207/devicefidelity-adds-nfc-support-for-android-and-mifare/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/24/35207/devicefidelity-adds-nfc-support-for-android-and-mifare/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:05:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5207 DeviceFidelity has announced that its In2Pay microSD format NFC devices can now be used in Android phones. In2Pay already works with BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows and Symbian devices and is being tested extensively by Visa member...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/24/35207/devicefidelity-adds-nfc-support-for-android-and-mifare/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 15 Nov 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/15/34994/nfc-news-in-brief-15-nov-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/15/34994/nfc-news-in-brief-15-nov-2010/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:17:59 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4994 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Banks deploy OTP cards • Qantas expands next generation check-in • Visa and Gap tie coupons to purchasing • iPhone users max their cards • Subway picks Facecash • Nokia retrieves Symbian • Mobile coupons gain ground • Barclays reports contactless stats • and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/15/34994/nfc-news-in-brief-15-nov-2010/feed/ 0 Symbian phones to support NFC in 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/06/32206/symbian-phones-to-support-nfc-in-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/06/32206/symbian-phones-to-support-nfc-in-2010/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:19:27 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2206 The Symbian Foundation has confirmed it is building support for near field communication into Symbian 3, the second open version of the Symbian platform. The foundation aims to have Symbian 3 functionally complete during the...

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