Global mobile commerce platform provider Ericsson IPX has announced an NFC Trusted Service Manager (TSM) development kit that allows secure NFC application developers to test their apps in a live, controlled environment... More
Healthcare
Danone delivers information to new moms via NFC
The food company’s baby nutrition division in Singapore has released findings from a pilot project which has seen 400 NFC tags being placed in supermarkets, clinics and in homes to provide new mothers with information on a range of parenting and nutritional topics. 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
Identive and WPG to share x-rays via NFC
The two firms are to provide doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals with a way to easily transfer digital medical images to the relevant exam room. More
Gemalto launches high security NFC SIM
The new UpTeq NFC SIM meets a flight of top level security requirements and, says the digital security firm, can be used to generate legally binding digital signatures as well as deliver both e-health and e-government services. More
Firms find NFC B2B app pays for itself in months
Companies of all sizes and in a range of markets are finding that they are getting a return on their investment in Think&Go NFC‘s business-to-business Audit&Control solution within five to twelve months, the company reports... More
Apps4Android launches NFC talking label app
Accessibility app specialist Apps4Android has released Ideal Talking Tags, a free talking label maker and reader application for NFC phones running Android 4... More
VTT tests talking product packaging
The Finnish R&D company’s HearMeFeelMe project focused on how NFC could be used to improve the way elderly and visually impaired people interact with the world around them, including a system that allows product information to be recorded on an NFC tag and then read back to the user via an NFC phone. More
Forum to put on NFC showcase in Frankfurt
The NFC Forum is to hold a public exhibition of NFC technology during its quarterly members’ meeting in Frankfurt next week... 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
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
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
NFC medical device wins award
A concept NFC medical monitoring device has won an iF product design award... 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
ATI lines up temperature tag trials
Temperature monitoring specialist American Thermal Instruments is to launch six pilots to test the Log-IC NFC data loggers it launched last month... More
Forum and Continua collaborate
Health industry group Continua Health Alliance and the NFC Forum have agreed to work together to expand connectivity standards in the medical IT field... More
PatientID+ uses NFC to speed up medical administration
“The goal is to get rid of those forms we all dislike to fill out when we get to the doctor’s office, thereby speeding up the process, making it more convenient for the patient and increasing data accuracy,” says Steve McRae, CEO of PatientID+ partner Merchant360. More
SleepTrak NFC sleep monitoring service goes live
The innovative sleep disorder monitoring service is now available to T-Mobile USA subscribers equipped with a Nokia Astound NFC phone. More
ATI uses NFC to check temperature of foods and pharmaceuticals
The company’s new solution is designed to enable standard NFC phones to be used instead of specialist equipment to monitor temperature-sensitive goods while they are in transit. More