The Android Developers Guide now has a new section dedicated to near field communication technology... More
Archive for March 2011
Access introduces combined NFC and 2D barcode airline boarding pass reader
Access Interfacing Solutions has launched a boarding gate reader which is able to handle boarding passes stored in NFC mobile phones and in contactless cards as well as standard printed boarding passes and those displayed on a mobile handset as a 2D barcode... More
Telefónica launches O2 Money in Ireland
Telefónica O2 Ireland has launched a new prepaid money card, ‘O2 Money’, marking an expansion by the mobile network operator into the Irish financial services market... More
Motorola cool on leaping into NFC market
Motorola has said it will only add NFC to its smartphones when it believes the market is ready, TechRadar reports... More
E-wallet icon sparks more Apple NFC speculation
A recent design patent for Apple has revealed an e-Wallet icon that could feature on a future version of the iPhone... More
‘Virtually all’ BlackBerry phones to include NFC
Virtually all new BlackBerry devices from now on will include near field communication capabilities, Research in Motion‘s UK managing director has said... More
Survey finds lack of industry coordination delaying NFC uptake
Adoption of mobile payments using near field communication technology is still at least two years away thanks to poor coordination between industry players, according to a survey from Sybase 365... More
Bordeaux begins NFC city services trial
A new public trial of NFC-enabled mobile phones, contactless cards and contactless USB keys has been launched in the French city of Bordeaux... More
NFC carbon footprint project seeks retail and manufacturing partners
British supply chain management firm Juniper Innovations is calling on retailers and manufacturers to join a scheme which aims to allow consumers to check the carbon footprint of goods using an NFC device... More
NFC World adds new journalist to cover rapid growth in industry
“We’re committed to making sure that, as the market expands, our readers continue to get the best and most timely coverage,” says editor Sarah Clark as she welcomes Christopher Brown to the NFC World editorial team. More