NFC World » Toshiba 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 NFC phones and tablets with fingerprint security protection “expected later this year” http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315661/nfc-phones-and-tablets-with-fingerprint-security-protection-expected-later-this-year/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315661/nfc-phones-and-tablets-with-fingerprint-security-protection-expected-later-this-year/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 11:44:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15661 A new fingerprint sensor from Authentec is now being designed into a number of new devices so that NFC phone users can add an extra layer of protection to their mobile wallets, the company says.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315661/nfc-phones-and-tablets-with-fingerprint-security-protection-expected-later-this-year/feed/ 0 KDDI launches NFC in Japan http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/16/312442/kddi-launches-nfc-in-japan/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/16/312442/kddi-launches-nfc-in-japan/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:11:13 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12442 The mobile network operator will begin commercial NFC services from the end of January with partners including Japan Airlines, credit card issuers, loyalty programme providers and retailers.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/16/312442/kddi-launches-nfc-in-japan/feed/ 0 Toshiba begins NFC SIM mass production http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35849/toshiba-begins-nfc-sim-mass-production/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35849/toshiba-begins-nfc-sim-mass-production/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:55:49 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5849 Toshiba has announced it has now completed testing of an NFC UIM, a user identity module that can be used in both CDMA2000 NFC phones and as a SIM card for GSM NFC phones, and...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35849/toshiba-begins-nfc-sim-mass-production/feed/ 0 KDDI to run multiple NFC tests in Japan http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/22/33481/kddi-to-run-multiple-nfc-tests-in-japan/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/22/33481/kddi-to-run-multiple-nfc-tests-in-japan/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:38:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3481 The mobile network operator has partnered with card issuers, airlines, a cinema chain, a car manufacturer and others to run a series of tests of NFC standard technology and aims to introduce NFC services "in the near future".

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/22/33481/kddi-to-run-multiple-nfc-tests-in-japan/feed/ 0 NFC phones enter mass production http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/03/32465/nfc-phones-enter-mass-production/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/03/32465/nfc-phones-enter-mass-production/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:34:18 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2465 OPINION: The news that Malaysian manufacturer Fonelabs is to produce two million NFC phones in 2010 is the first sign that the issue of a lack of NFC handsets is beginning to be resolved.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/03/32465/nfc-phones-enter-mass-production/feed/ 1 The NFC Newswire: Breaking news, product launches and NFC-related news from around the world http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/24/31734/the-nfc-newswire-breaking-news-product-launches-and-nfc-related-news-from-around-the-world/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/24/31734/the-nfc-newswire-breaking-news-product-launches-and-nfc-related-news-from-around-the-world/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:51:43 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1734 All the latest news from around the NFC ecosystem including a new Toshiba NFC phone now under development, Telecom Italia's new mobile commerce service, Visa Australia increases contactless transaction limit, Twinlinx and Windows Mobile, Montreal's new contactless ticketing system, MoLo Rewards' NFC coupon and loyalty solution and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/24/31734/the-nfc-newswire-breaking-news-product-launches-and-nfc-related-news-from-around-the-world/feed/ 0 New Toshiba NFC phone being developed by Toppan Forms, NXP and iWOW http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/24/31762/new-toshiba-nfc-phone-being-developed-by-toppan-forms-nxp-and-iwow/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/24/31762/new-toshiba-nfc-phone-being-developed-by-toppan-forms-nxp-and-iwow/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:39:58 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1762 The new phone will be based on Toshiba's TG01 Windows Mobile handset. It will use NXP's PN544 NFC controller and will be compliant with the Single Wire Protocol standard. It will be produced in test...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/24/31762/new-toshiba-nfc-phone-being-developed-by-toppan-forms-nxp-and-iwow/feed/ 0 Would-be SIM suppliers line up to battle for operators’ NFC business http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/02/09/3758/would-be-sim-suppliers-line-up-to-do-battle-for-operators-nfc-business/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/02/09/3758/would-be-sim-suppliers-line-up-to-do-battle-for-operators-nfc-business/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:51:13 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=758 OPINION: For anyone hoping to be seen as a player in the NFC SIM market, it's becoming clear that now is the time to let the market know you're in the game — even if you don't yet have any product ready to ship.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/02/09/3758/would-be-sim-suppliers-line-up-to-do-battle-for-operators-nfc-business/feed/ 0 Toshiba unveils NFC Universal SIM http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/02/09/3745/toshiba-unveils-nfc-universal-sim/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/02/09/3745/toshiba-unveils-nfc-universal-sim/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:52:35 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=745 Toshiba has made a move into the SIM market with the introduction of a Single Wire Protocol compliant NFC USIM.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/02/09/3745/toshiba-unveils-nfc-universal-sim/feed/ 0 CES 2009: NFC competitors and enablers on display http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/12/3510/ces-2009-nfc-competitors-and-enablers-on-display/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/12/3510/ces-2009-nfc-competitors-and-enablers-on-display/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:17:50 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=510 There wasn't much to see in the way of mainstream NFC developments at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show — but some interesting potentially competitive technologies and enabling solutions made the massive Las Vegas event worth casting an eye over.

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