NFC World » Wima 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 Hands on: The Lumia 610, Nokia’s first Windows NFC phone http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315025/hands-on-the-lumia-610-nokias-first-windows-nfc-phone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315025/hands-on-the-lumia-610-nokias-first-windows-nfc-phone/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:09:49 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15025 Nokia has unveiled an NFC version of its Lumia 610 Windows Phone at the Wima show in Monaco, announced that Orange will be the first operator to stock it from the middle of this year — and reconfirmed its commitment to include NFC "right across our portfolio".

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315025/hands-on-the-lumia-610-nokias-first-windows-nfc-phone/feed/ 0 2012 NFC Global Competition finalists announced http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/26/314810/2012-nfc-global-competition-finalists-announced/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/26/314810/2012-nfc-global-competition-finalists-announced/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:22:35 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14810 The NFC Forum and Wima have announced the finalists for their jointly-run Tap Into Innovation: NFC Global Competition 2012. This year's competition attracted three times as many entries as the previous contest in 2010, the organisers...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/26/314810/2012-nfc-global-competition-finalists-announced/feed/ 2 Wima CEO promoted http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/03/311089/wima-ceo-promoted/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/03/311089/wima-ceo-promoted/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:42:29 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11089 The chief executive of the the company that organises the Wima NFC tradeshows in Monte Carlo and in the US has been appointed as an adviser to the cabinet of Prince Albert II of Monaco....

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/03/311089/wima-ceo-promoted/feed/ 0 SleepTrak uses NFC to monitor and report on sleep disorders http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/02/37174/sleeptrak-uses-nfc-to-monitor-and-report-on-sleep-disorders/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/02/37174/sleeptrak-uses-nfc-to-monitor-and-report-on-sleep-disorders/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 10:33:10 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7174 Healthcare technology firm Cypak and New Jersey's Meridian Health have come together to unveil a tool to monitor potential sleep disorders using discreet NFC-based technology — with more capabilities to come.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/02/37174/sleeptrak-uses-nfc-to-monitor-and-report-on-sleep-disorders/feed/ 0 Think&Go introduces NFC shopping engine http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37111/thinkgo-introduces-nfc-shopping-engine/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37111/thinkgo-introduces-nfc-shopping-engine/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:19:52 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7111 The new system combines NFC tags placed on product labels and shelf-edges with a 'preference engine' stored on a consumer's mobile phone so that, for instance, shoppers can be alerted if a food product contains an ingredient they are allergic to or does not meet their pre-set shopping preferences.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37111/thinkgo-introduces-nfc-shopping-engine/feed/ 0 6Starz introduces NFC social networking for venues http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37106/6starz-introduces-nfc-social-networking-for-venues/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37106/6starz-introduces-nfc-social-networking-for-venues/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:36:19 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7106 Bars, restaurants and nightclubs will be able to use the NFC-based service to communicate with regular customers and provide them with incentives for inviting friends to meet up at the venue.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37106/6starz-introduces-nfc-social-networking-for-venues/feed/ 0 Poken launches NFC social networking and offers platform http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37100/poken-launches-nfc-social-networking-and-offers-platform/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37100/poken-launches-nfc-social-networking-and-offers-platform/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:06:45 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7100 The new service lets consumers connect online with people they meet in the real world, receive and share offers and rewards, and collect information from tags and smart posters via either an NFC phone or a low cost NFC-enabled Poken device.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/24/37100/poken-launches-nfc-social-networking-and-offers-platform/feed/ 1 ‘We want to make NFC important for gaming worldwide’ says Angry Birds maker http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/21/37079/we-want-to-make-nfc-important-for-gaming-worldwide-says-angry-birds-maker/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/21/37079/we-want-to-make-nfc-important-for-gaming-worldwide-says-angry-birds-maker/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:55:42 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7079 As well as having a new NFC-enabled Angry Birds game pre-installed on all Nokia C7 phones, publisher Rovio aims to integrate NFC into a new Facebook game, its range of Angry Birds plush toys and in-store posters that players can touch to gain in-game benefits.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/21/37079/we-want-to-make-nfc-important-for-gaming-worldwide-says-angry-birds-maker/feed/ 0 NFC Forum publishes smart posters white paper http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/16/37029/nfc-forum-publishes-smart-posters-white-paper/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/16/37029/nfc-forum-publishes-smart-posters-white-paper/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:56:38 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7029 The NFC Forum has published a white paper about developing and deploying NFC smart posters, designed to encourage businesses and consumers to implement and use them. Leaders of the Forum will be at the Wima...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/16/37029/nfc-forum-publishes-smart-posters-white-paper/feed/ 0 Wima 2011 call for papers: Closing date for submissions is 3 December http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/24/35212/wima-2011-call-for-papers-deadline/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/24/35212/wima-2011-call-for-papers-deadline/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:25:27 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5212 The deadline for submitting papers for consideration for presentations at next year's Wima conference, to be held in Monaco in April, is 3 December. Anyone who wishes to make a presentation at the Wima 2011...

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