Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell has added the MaxiPro5 to its line up of NFC phones... More
Turkcell adds MaxiPro5 NFC smartphone
Archive for August 2012
Discover certifies First Data TSM
First Data has announced that its trusted service management (TSM) solution has been qualified by Discover... More
Fime to certify Isis devices
Fime has become the first company to be authorised by Isis to certify products, including mobile handsets and secure elements, for the US NFC venture... More
National NFC service to go live in Singapore this month
Mobile network operator StarHub, part of the consortium which won a government contract to provide a national NFC TSM service for Singapore last year, has unveiled its NFC SmartWallet and says the service will begin “later this month”. More
One2touch signs US$2m NFC keyboard deal
One2touch has begun shipping NFC-enabled smartphone keyboards to Japanese firm Elecom in a deal worth US$2m... More
RapidNFC adds NFC beer mats
NFC tag supplier RapidNFC has partnered with UK-based printer Rutland Print to introduce beer mats that incorporate an NFC tag... More
100m NFC phones to ship in 2012
The number of NFC-enabled mobile devices shipped worldwide will more than double this year to nearly 100m, according to Forrester Research, but mainstream use of the technology “remains three to five years away in most countries”... More
Infineon releases NFC SDK in US
Chip maker Infineon Technologies is now offering an application developer kit for Type 2 NFC tags in the US... More
Vivotech sells reader business
NFC specialist Vivotech, which last month was the subject of rumours that it was going out of business, has successfully completed the sale of its reader business... More
UK cinemas to get NFC posters
Cinema advertising specialist Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has partnered with outdoor media owner Primesight to install 100 NFC-enabled interactive six-sheet advertising panels in Cineworld, Odeon and Vue cinemas in the UK... More
Elisa issues NFC stickers to students
Finnish mobile network operator Elisa has partnered with MasterCard and the student-owned Lyyra discount and benefit card to issue prepaid NFC stickers to more than 100,000 students from the third quarter of 2012... More
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
Google Wallet 2.0: The easy way to pay with NFC?
Google has unveiled a new version of its Google Wallet service that avoids the requirement for individual payment cards to be loaded onto a secure element. Instead, a prepaid MasterCard which draws funds from linked credit and debit cards is pre-loaded onto the secure element. More
Forum responds to Black Hat presentation on NFC vulnerabilities
“The NFC Forum works to ensure that tools are available to allow applications to operate with the appropriate level of security,” says the industry standards body. “Mr Miller’s demonstration underscores the importance of providing appropriate security measures at the application layer and enabling users to adjust security settings to suit their own needs and preferences.” More