Toshiba has made a move into the SIM market with the introduction of a Single Wire Protocol compliant NFC USIM. More
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Sagem Wireless and Inside Contactless sign handset platform development deal
The two companies, who have been working together to develop an NFC handset conforming to the GSMA’s Pay-Buy-Mobile specification, are to develop new handset platforms that will support enhanced NFC services. More
CES 2009: Cell Idea and TazTag wave the flag for NFC
NFCW has received details of two more NFC products on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, from Cell Idea in Hong Kong and TazTag in France. More
CES 2009: NFC competitors and enablers on display
There wasn’t much to see in the way of mainstream NFC developments at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show — but some interesting potentially competitive technologies and enabling solutions made the massive Las Vegas event worth casting an eye over. More
Orange moves towards NFC deployment with new SIM
Orange has been working with smart card and SIM specialist Sagem Orga for more than a year to develop a custom SWP-enabled NFC SIM that is tailored to the mobile operator’s requirements. More
All I want for Christmas is a Tikitag
British gadget retailer Firebox is aiming to turn NFC into the must-have gift for geeks and gadget lovers this Christmas with a £39.99 Tikitag starter kit that includes a tag reader and ten NFC-compatible RFID stickers… More
UPM Raflatac launches range of NFC tags
Product line-up includes media badges for use on music, data and movie discs plus tags for NFC ticketing, pairing and other applications… More
Cartes 2008: NFC pops up all over the show
Anyone who expected to visit Cartes 2008 and find just the odd NFC application hidden somewhere round the back of a small stand lost in the outer reaches of the exhibition hall was in for quite a surprise — Near Field Communications World spotted forty companies talking NFC at this year’s event… More