RFID reader manufacturer SkyeTek has launched its first NFC product... More
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Samsung adds Galaxy Mega 6.3-inch NFC phone
Samsung has added a new smartphone to its Galaxy range... More
NFC parking meter gets update
MacKay Meters has received EMV Level 1 Contactless Certification for the latest version of its Guardian Solo parking meter... More
AptiQ gets developer network
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has started a developer network for its AptiQmobile NFC access control platform, which was piloted at the University of San Francisco in 2012... More
Helixion launches NFC payments platform
NFC payments specialist Helixion has launched Lok-MPL, a new mobile payments platform which the company says already has the backing of 12 major European banks... More
NFC SIM shipments up 87%
A total of 30m NFC SIMs were shipped globally by members of the SIMalliance in 2012 — an 87% increase on 2011... More
Sony adds NFC hi-fi systems
Sony is to release two NFC compatible micro hi-fi systems in Europe in May 2013... More
Panasonic launches Lumix GF6 camera with NFC
Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-GF6, a 16 megapixel compact camera with WiFi and NFC functionality... More
RR Donnelley adds NFC printing
Global print giant RR Donnelley has introduced support for NFC tags into its range of printed products, including retail displays, product packaging, shipping labels, catalogues and magazines... More
M1 adds DBS NFC
Singapore-based mobile network operator M1 and banking group DBS have teamed up to expand the NFC payments options available to their customers... More
Identive adds Japanese NFC store
Identive has launched a Japanese version of its online NFC tag store... More
Interac debuts NFC debit card payments in Canada
RBC Royal Bank and Scotiabank both plan to make the new mobile payments service available to their customers later this year — and RBC has announced it will now make all Interac Flash contactless payments available free of charge to its account holders. More
BAC tests NFC in Costa Rica
Banking group BAC Credomatic is to run an NFC payments pilot in Costa Rica, El Financiero reports... More
2014 will see 500m NFC devices in use, says ABI
“NFC has reached the point of no return,” says practice director John Devlin. “It all hinged on handsets; and next year we will see half-a-billion devices in the hands of consumers as it becomes more widely integrated.” More
Avanade unveils interactive shopping with NFC, augmented reality and Kinect motion sensing
The Microsoft- and Accenture-owned IT company’s new solution allows consumers to select items promoted on interactive screens and then “drag and drop” them into their mobile phone using simple hand gestures, to collect detailed information about a product or add it to a shopping basket. More
Domino’s Pizza launches NFC offers in the UK
The takeaway pizza chain’s new Windows Phone 8 app allows customers to receive rewards by tapping their phone to NFC tags embedded in promotional material placed at the counter. More
Metz gets NFC parking
Drivers in Metz, France can now register online to get an NFC sticker that allows them to pay for their stay at a 2,100 place underground car park without a ticket or cash... More
NEC launches cloud-based NFC payments service
NEC has launched a turnkey prepaid payments service that includes cloud-based system servers, cards, smartphone apps and payment terminals and is available in both Japan and internationally... More
InfoChip adds Sniper device for reading tiny tags with NFC phones
A simple add-on adapter for NFC phones cuts the cost of equipping staff with a reader for InfoChip’s 8mm industrial tags by more than half, the company says, and will “bring profound revolution in safety compliance, inspection management and industrial asset management.” More
Film festival says it’s showtime with NFC posters
The Go Short film festival, held in the Dutch city of Nijmegen from 13 to 17 March, used NFC tags to provide movie-goers with information on upcoming screenings and locations... More