NFC social networking specialist Getyoo has developed a contactless system that allows theme park visitors to post real-time Facebook ‘likes’ for rides they enjoy... More
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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
Diebold joins GlobalPlatform
ATM maker Diebold has joined smart card and secure element standards body GlobalPlatform... 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
NFC app handles a million tasks
Tagstand’s NFC Task Launcher app has been used to execute over one million actions, reports Techcrunch... More
OTI picks up US patents
Israel-based contactless technology developer On Track Innovations has been granted two new patents... More
GlobalPlatform and TCG to work on mobile security standards
Standards bodies GlobalPlatform and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) have formed a joint work group to collaborate on mobile device security standards... More
Telia takes Accumulate stake
Mobile operator TeliaSonera has invested in Stockholm-based mobile payments specialist Accumulate, which supplied the technology underpinning the Swedish networks’ WyWallet service announced last week... More
SES launches mobile stickers
SES RFID Solutions has announced a new range of NFC stickers designed to go on mobile phones... More
Ara eTap to offer NFC payments in India
Chennai, India-based technology provider Yeldi Softcom has launched Ara eTap, an NFC sticker-based mobile payments service... More
Oberthur buys MoreMagic
Oberthur Technologies has acquired Boston-based mobile payments specialist MoreMagic... More
Targobank and E-Plus to test NFC
Targobank, part of the French Crédit Mutuel group, and E-Plus, Germany’s third largest mobile network operator, have announced plans to work together to test NFC payments... More
Russian Post to explore NFC
Russian Post has signed an agreement with MasterCard to jointly develop and commercialise a range of “innovative financial products”... More
Cityzi hits 1m NFC phones
French mobile network operators Orange, Bouygues Télécom, SFR and NRJ Mobile have announced that more than one million Cityzi NFC phones have now been sold... More
NXP puts SE in Nexus 7
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet, launched earlier today, contains a PN65 NFC controller from NXP... More
Jelly Bean to extend NFC P2P
Google has announced two new NFC features will be available in the Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ version of its Android Beam service... More
Gap Japan votes with NFC
Fashion chain Gap has used wristbands and NFC phones to allow customers to vote for the best dressed staff at two stores in Tokyo... More
Google readying Nexus tablet?
Google could be getting ready to launch an NFC-equipped Android tablet at its I/O developer event this week, according to Gizmodo, which reports that the Nexus 7 is built by Asus and includes a 1.3Ghz quad-core Tegra 3 processor and a GeForce 12-core GPU... More
NFC spotted in iPhone prototypes
Apple is testing iPhone prototypes equipped with NFC, according to 9to5Mac... More
Catchwell’s PDAs get NFC
Korean industrial PDA maker Catchwell is to build NFC into its Android and Windows Mobile 6.5 handheld computers... More