NFC has been used by competitors in the interactive i-Love to Run event, held at Singapore’s Jurong Point Shopping Mall, to retrieve picture clues and pick up game points... More
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WP8 users get NFC card game
Windows Phone 8 users can now download a free card game, similar to Top Trumps, that uses NFC as the main form of interaction... More
DeviceFidelity updates iPhone NFC case to work with SIM-based SEs
DeviceFidelity will unveil an NFC case for the iPhone 5s and 5 that supports the use of a SIM card as the secure element at this week’s Cartes 2013 show in Paris... More
ST updates NFC SE
STMicroelectronics has introduced the ST33G1M2, a secure microcontroller that can be used as an NFC secure element, either embedded into a mobile device or integrated into a SIM... More
Swiss firms tie up for NFC ID
Mobile network operator Swisscom, ID company Legic Identsystems and security specialist Kaba are working together to create an NFC ecosystem that will allow businesses across Switzerland to easily integrate NFC-based access control and time and attendance recording services... More
Banks pick OTI for NFC payments in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
A cross border NFC payments service using On Track Innovations’ Wave NFC add-on device is to be offered by Hong Kong ATM network JetCo, which has thirty member banks, by Taiwan’s Trade-Van and by Macau’s MTel. More
Statue wafts fragrance with NFC
A statue that emits a whiff of scent when an NFC phone is tapped to it has been installed in the French town of Grasse, a leading centre for the perfume industry... More
i-Free expands mobile wallet to 11 Russian cities
Mobile technology developer i-Free is expanding its NFC mobile wallet service to enable users to store transportation cards for 11 Russian cities as well as a variety of prepaid deals and coupons... More
Xiaomi picks Micropross for testing
China-based smartphone maker Xiaomi has chosen Micropross test equipment to validate the NFC interfaces in its future products... More
Inside updates VaultIC tag
Inside Secure has redesigned its dual-interface VaultIC 150/150D security module to include a new privacy mode which requires strong authentication to access its contents, complying with the ‘silent by design’ philosophy of the Internet of Things community... More
US gyms to deliver ads and info via NFC
Gym and health club members across the US are to get a personalised mobile experience that uses both NFC and Bluetooth LE thanks to a new deal between Outcast Fitness, the US’ largest health club digital media network, and NFC marketing specialist Blue Bite... More
Telecom Italia and Visa Europe to roll out NFC payments in Italy
Italian carrier Telecom Italia and Visa Europe have signed a strategic agreement which will see NFC payments rolled out across Italy to more than 31 million customers of the TIM mobile network from 2014... More
Rabobank to launch NFC payments in the Netherlands
Dutch bank Rabobank is set to commercially launch an NFC mobile payments service in the Netherlands next year... More
Wooshping provides 22,000 NFC wristbands for Nokia promotion
UK-based Wooshping has provided 22,000 NFC-enabled wristbands to retail store staff at Nokia stockists across the UK... More
Orange picks Wirecard for NFC
Orange France is using technology from Wirecard to support the launch of its prepaid Orange Cash NFC payments service... More
Shanghai Fudan gets Forum certification for NFC controller
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics’ FM1930 NFC controller chipset has received NFC Forum certification, the first from a Chinese manufacturer to do so... More
Google Play Music gets NFC promotion on Australian public transport
Google has partnered with NFC specialist Tapit to promote its Google Play Music service using NFC and QR code enabled posters on public transport along the east coast of Australia. More
NFC stylus seeks backers
Taiwanese design company 9006 Style is seeking US$8,000 to further the design and manufacturing of BeeStylus, a chunky stylus with built-in NFC... More
MWC 2014 to get more NFC
The NFC Experience at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress will be expanded in 2014, allowing NFC phones to be used for venue access, catering and networking as well as “demonstrations of the latest NFC and products and services in applications including retail, online commerce and transport.” NFC badges stored on phones will again be used for quick access to the Fira Gran Via venue and, for the first time, to allow entry to the conference facilities in Hall 4... More
Forum and Bluetooth SIG pair up
The NFC Forum and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the trade association responsible for overseeing the Bluetooth specification and brand, have signed an agreement that will see the two organisations work more closely to enhance interoperability between the two technologies via a formal liaison relationship... More