Chip maker Infineon Technologies is now offering an application developer kit for Type 2 NFC tags in the US... More
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Alaska Airlines prepares for NFC
Alaska Airlines is to install 320 BGR135 boarding gate readers, supplied by Access IS, which can be easily upgraded to support NFC... More
CommBank unveils Android POS platform
The Australian bank has followed its Kaching mobile payments service with the launch of a point-of-sale application development platform that works with an Android-based POS terminal as well as an add-on for Apple iPhones and iPods and is designed to allow developers to add new types of features for merchants via mobile phone-style apps. More
Turkcell launches NFC home shopping service
The Turkish carrier’s new MaxiPlus5 NFC phone ships with a fridge magnet customers can use to place online orders with a variety of partner merchants. More
Comprion tests OTA services
Test equipment specialist Comprion has introduced a testing solution that simulates complex over-the-air (OTA) use cases so that communication errors can be detected before service rollouts... More
Vingcard debuts invisible door lock
Vingcard Elsafe has unveiled an NFC-compatible lock for hotel rooms that takes the security hardware off the face of the door to provide a clean, minimalist look... More
SES launches mobile stickers
SES RFID Solutions has announced a new range of NFC stickers designed to go on mobile phones... More
1m Android NFC devices now shipping every week
More than one million Android devices with in-built NFC functionality are now shipping every week, Google has announced at the Google I/O developers’ event in San Francisco... More
NFC spotted in iPhone prototypes
Apple is testing iPhone prototypes equipped with NFC, according to 9to5Mac... More
Dragon gets NFC certification
Hardware manufacturer Duali’s Dragon NFC reader has become the first product to achieve NFC Forum certification in Korea... More
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The Mobile Wallet Report will keep you up to speed with the very latest thinking on NFC and mobile wallet business models right through the year — and you can save 25% on the usual price if you order now. More
ACI adds NFC with Bell ID
Payments processing software specialist ACI Worldwide is using technology from Bell ID to offer over-the-air management of secure tokens... More
Windows Phone 8 launch video details Microsoft’s plans for NFC
The launch presentation for Windows Phone 8 shows how Microsoft plans to make its NFC mobile wallet more widely accepted than Google’s, provides details of a forthcoming NFC-enabled Chase payments app and highlights a new deals platform and in-app purchasing technology that charges items to the user’s default payment card. More
Microsoft unveils its NFC mobile wallet plans
Windows Phone 8 is to come with both NFC and a mobile wallet that Microsoft will deliver in partnership with mobile network operators, the company has revealed. More
NFC Forum certifies Inside Secure’s NFC controller chip
NFC and contactless specialist Inside Secure has announced that its MicroRead solution has become the first NFC controller chip design to be certified by the NFC Forum... More
Signbox lights up NFC outdoors
UK-based Signbox has introduced a new, weatherproof version of its Enlighten NFC smart poster that can be deployed out of doors... More
Samsung launches TecTiles NFC tags and programming application
Sets of five TecTiles can be ordered online or bought in store for US$14.99 from all four major US carriers and can be used to program a variety of NFC-initiated functions. “Most of the tag types you make will work on nearly all phones which have NFC hardware,” says Samsung. More
Marvell adds NFC WiFi chip
Chip maker Marvell has launched the Avastar 88W889, the first chip to include support for both 802.11ac WiFi and NFC... More
Tablet PC offers NFC payments module
A new rugged tablet PC comes with an optional mobile payment module that can be used to process NFC transactions... More
Identive adds NFC payment sticker
Secure ID specialist Identive has introduced a new “peel and stick” NFC tag that allows consumers to use contactless payment with their existing mobile devices... More