Consult Hyperion has agreed to help fund a PhD research project being undertaken by Thomas Diakos at the University of Surrey. More
- NFC Forum certifies Cilab for TR13.1 wireless charging testing
- ST provides insight into using NFC tags to enhance consumer experiences
- NFC Forum adds certification for NFC wireless charging
- NP Plastibell adds ultra-miniaturised ST NFC tags to pre-filled syringes
- German luggage brand leverages NFC for product authentication and customer engagement
TazTag’s stand-alone NFC device to hit the market by the end of 2010
TazCard, a stand-alone NFC device which communicates via USB and Zigbee instead of a mobile network connection, is set to launch by the end of 2010 with a target price of €150 — and a very different approach to building NFC ecosystems. More
Frankfurt transport network gets NFC and QR Code smart posters
Passengers on Frankfurt’s U-Bahn commuter services will be able to access a range of travel information services via smart posters located in each carriage. More
Bling Nation signs up additional Colorado bank for mobile contactless payments
Community State Bank in Lamar, Colorado has become the latest local bank to offer Bling Nation’s sticker-based mobile contactless payments service to its customers. More
T-Mobile begins internal NFC payments and access control trial in Czech Republic
Mobile network operator T-Mobile Czech Republic has begun testing NFC at its offices in the Czech Republic. Participants can use their Samsung Star NFC phones to gain entry to the building and to individual offices, to access networked printers and to make payments in the staff canteen. More
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Multiple NFC-enabled Android handsets to arrive from late 2010
Inside Contactless and NXP, the leading suppliers of NFC mobile phone chips, say the first commercial Android NFC phones will arrive later this year — with many more to follow in the first half of 2011. More
NXP and Trusted Logic release open source Android NFC API
NXP and Trusted Logic have released an open source NFC Android API designed to work with a second generation NFC Android stack developed by the two companies which, they say, “provides a complete integration into the Android framework, comparable to the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi services already integrated in Android.” More
Inside Contactless to make Open NFC source code and API available on Sourceforge.net
Developers looking to create NFC solutions and devices will now be able to download the company’s NFC protocol stack for Android, MeeGo, Linux and Windows Mobile phones from the Sourceforge free open source software website. More
KDDI to run multiple NFC tests in Japan
The mobile network operator has partnered with card issuers, airlines, a cinema chain, a car manufacturer and others to run a series of tests of NFC standard technology and aims to introduce NFC services “in the near future”. More
Facebook tests RFID-based location services — NFC on the way?
The All Facebook blog reports that Facebook is issuing RFID tags to all the delegates attending its f8 developer conference: More
Apple plans NFC-based airline ticketing plus unmanned airport check-in and security processes
The latest in a host of near field communication-related patent applications from Apple covers the use of an NFC-enabled iPhone for buying an airline ticket and for checking in baggage. More
Innovision opens online store for NFC tags
Innovision Research & Technology has launched BuyNFC.com, an online store for NFC application developers and consumers looking to purchase NFC tags. More
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Vivotech partners with Taggo for NFC and sticker-based loyalty programmes
NFC specialist Vivotech has signed a partnership with Taggo, the sticker-based mobile loyalty programme platform provider founded by high profile customer loyalty specialist Aneace Haddad. More
Veolia Transport to add NFC and 2D barcodes to 1,500 bus and tram stops in Nice region
Veolia Transport, operator of bus and tram services covering the city of Nice, site of the soon to launch Nice NFC City pre-commercial pilot, and the surrounding towns and villages, is to install NFC and 2D barcode-enabled information points across the local transport network in the next couple of months. More
Gizmodo takes apart ‘the next iPhone’ — could it have NFC?
Gadget blog Gizmodo has got its hands on what appears to be an early version of the next iPhone, expected to be released later this year. More
Report analyses the potential of NFC-enabled MicroSD cards
A new research report published by management consultancy The Human Chain looks in detail at the potential of NFC-enabled MicroSD cards to drive adoption of near field communication-based services. More
Apple adds an NFC-based concert ticket patent
Yet another NFC-related Apple patent application has been published, this time targeting the concert, entertainment and sports ticketing sectors. More
Apple’s mobile commerce ambitions are set to kickstart NFC
OPINION: While the steady stream of new NFC patent applications from Apple over the last few months has been interesting, it has been important to not get too excited — there’s a big difference between a company filing a patent application and actually building a new technology into its products. This week, however, everything has changed. More
Netribe is a platform, not a phone, says Sagem Wireless
The new Sagem Netribe which we reported on earlier this week is not a specific phone, Sagem Wireless has now told NFC World. Rather, says the company, it is “an Android platform on which we can implement NFC or any other technology.” More
RIM ‘pinch to pay’ patent offers more control over NFC transactions
A patent application filed by Research in Motion uses touch sensors built into the sides of a phone to switch its NFC functionality on and off, with the aim of reducing consumers’ security and privacy concerns — and reducing drain on the handset’s battery. More