The NFC Forum is to hold a public exhibition of NFC technology during its quarterly members’ meeting in Frankfurt next week... More
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HID reports results of NFC pilot at Arizona State University
The access control specialist’s NFC campus pilot is now complete, all participants are reporting positive results and a video showing the system in action has been produced. More
Premo offers 3D NFC antenna
Inductive component specialist Premo has developed a 3D-coil isotropic magnetic antenna for NFC applications... More
Xing adds contacts with NFC
German B2B social network Xing has added support for NFC, allowing members to add new contacts to their network by simply tapping together their mobile phones... More
Entrust adds NFC to secure ID
Secure ID technology provider Entrust has added support for NFC and Bluetooth to its IdentityGuard authentication platform, enabling mobile phones to be used as corporate authentication devices... More
OpenWays offers NFC room keys
OpenWays has unveiled a contactless hotel door key solution that works with both NFC and standard mobile phones... More
Barcode reader app adds NFC
Enterprise barcode scanning specialist Skycore is adding NFC tag reading and writing capabilities to its codeREADr app for Android devices... More
Melexis puts NFC in cars
Semiconductor maker Melexis has launched an NFC transceiver chip designed and rated for use in the automotive market... More
RapidNFC compares performance of NFC tags
“The difference in NFC tag performance was both significant and surprising,” says the NFC tag provider, and there was one clear winner in terms of overall performance. More
KDDI launches NFC in Japan
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. More
NFC car key shown at CES
Automotive components manufacturer Continental has been showing its NFC mobile car key at the CES in Las Vegas this week... More
Verizon demos NFC for retailers
Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent are demonstrating a range of mobile solutions for retailers at the CES show this week, including an NFC solution that enables a consumer to collect a coupon with their NFC device and then redeem it at an interactive Virtual Personal Stylist (VPS) kiosk... More
GlobalPlatform and SIMalliance team up on NFC apps
GlobalPlatform and SIMalliance have announced they are to work together to create a standard way for mobile app developers to securely include calls to NFC secure elements from within their programs... More
Sonim adds NFC to world’s toughest phone
The new XPand NFC expansion pack for the XP3300 Force ultra-rugged phone is designed for workforces in the security guarding, commercial cleaning services, mass transportation, field equipment maintenance and domiciliary healthcare industries. More
New report maps out the current status and future trends in the NFC market
A new research report by Sarah Clark, editor of NFC World, sets out the current state of play in the international NFC market, explains the critical factors for success, identifies the issues that remain to be resolved and analyses the opportunities for growth in the year ahead. More
eProvenance tracks wine shipments with NFC
Adding NFC temperature sensors to cases of wine “will motivate importers to verify quality conditions, give retailers more information to share at point of sale, and lead consumers to check the quality of what they are buying,” says the wine tracking specialist’s founder. More
Handheld NFC terminal packs a printer
The Casio IT-9000 is designed for applications that require on the spot printing, such as receipts for mobile retail transactions, receipts and tickets for public transportation, as well as for meter reading, proof of delivery and queue busting operations. More
Telefonica begins BlackBerry NFC trial
“We look forward to seeing the launch of commercial wallet services in several markets next year,” says the CEO of Telefónica Digital. More
O2 expands Pilsen NFC project
Telefonica Czech Republic has launched the final phase of its two-year NFC trial in the city of Pilsen... More
NFC brings banking to rural India
Citizens living in the eastern Indian state of Bihar are to be issued with contactless ‘e-Shakti’ cards they can use to access virtual bank branches equipped with NFC technology. More