NXP has launched a new generation of NFC tag chips that feature a range of built-in security features... More
NXP launches new generation of NFC tags with built-in security features
Games
JCM demos NFC mobile wallet for gaming industry
Transaction automation specialist JCM Global has demonstrated an NFC-based mobile wallet designed to be used in casinos... More
Nintendo announces Wii U with NFC launch date
The Nintendo Wii U games console, which includes support for NFC in its GamePad controller, will launch in the US on 18 November, with prices starting at US$299.99... More
Munzee adds NFC to geolocation game
Geolocation game platform Munzee has added NFC capabilities to its service... More
Zynga adds NFC to poker game
Social games giant Zynga has added support for NFC peer-to-peer mode to the Android version of Zynga Poker... More
Nintendo confirms NFC in Wii U
Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U Game Pad, first unveiled at an investors meeting in Tokyo in January, will be equipped with NFC functionality... More
JCDecaux and Kinetic report results of Reading NFC advertising pilot
“The brands that elicited the most positive interactions did so through a combination of relevance, dynamic content and a strong call-to-action,” according to an analysis of the largest NFC out-of-home advertising trial to date. More
Rayman Legends to get NFC on Wii U
A leaked video of Rayman Legends, currently in development at French games publisher Ubisoft, has provided the first insights into how games makers plan to make use of the NFC capabilities in the forthcoming Nintendo Wii U console... More
London NFC hackathon winners get funding
Two of the twenty teams which took part in last weekend’s Isobar Create London NFC app development event have received kick-starter funding they will be able to use to turn their apps into commercial products. More
2012 NFC Global Competition finalists announced
The NFC Forum and Wima have announced the finalists for their jointly-run Tap Into Innovation: NFC Global Competition 2012... More
Thirteen major brands sign up for UK NFC advertising campaign
Mercedes, EA Games, Universal, supermarket chain Morrison’s, fashion retailer H&M and a number of Unilever brands are amongst thirteen participants in a major new NFC outdoor advertising service which is now live at 325 locations around the town of Reading, UK. More
Marvell adds NFC to WiFi chips
WiFi chip maker Marvell has announced its first NFC combo chip products... More
Nintendo to include NFC in its next games console
The Wii U, expected to ship during the second half of 2012, is to come with NFC functionality built into its next-generation controller, allowing players to interact with NFC-enabled figures and cards as well as to pay for games and other items. More
200m NFC phones in 2012
There will be 200m phones with built-in NFC technology by the end of 2012, according to the new edition of Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions report... More
NFC serves up badminton game
A multiplayer badminton game that uses smartphones to imitate racquets has been shown off by Indonesian developer Agate Studio... More
BlackBerry 7.1 adds NFC P2P
RIM has now added support for NFC peer-to-peer applications with the release of the software development kit for the BlackBerry 7.1 operating system... More
Oz lottery players tap phones
Australian NFC marketer Tapit is using the technology to promote a scratch card game for SA Lotteries... More
Sony announces FeliCa Lite-S NFC chip
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... More
Nokia to bring NFC to New York commuters
The handset maker has signed a deal with the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to test cloud-based NFC ticketing with Nokia phones by the end of 2011, the company has told NFC World. NFC payments will then arrive on Nokia phones for the first time at the beginning of 2012. More
UPM announces improved NFC tags
Finnish tag manufacturer UPM RFID has introduced a portfolio of NFC tags featuring NXP’s NTAG203 chip, which was announced earlier today... More