Think&Go NFC is demonstrating a new NFC device from technology provider Famoco at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Archive: Newswire
Asus unveils PadFone Infinity with NFC
Asus has added a second PadFone with NFC to its line-up... More
Security guards get NFC tracking
Security guards working for Incentive Lynx Security to protect a 180-acre business park in the South East of England are to use Skillweb’s NFC-based SmartTask Attend for Security and Mobile Guarding... More
Nokia launches ‘affordable’ Lumia 720 with NFC
Nokia has unveiled the Nokia Lumia 720 at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Identive powers NFC at MWC Connected City
Identive’s Tagtrail NFC platform is being used in deliver information to visitors to the GSMA’s Connected City exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Vodafone picks Wirecard for mobile payments launch
Vodafone Group has formed a partnership with Munich-based Wirecard for the introduction of its mobile payment service, due to be rolled out internationally from this year... More
Microsoft promotes Office 365 with NFC
Microsoft is promoting its Office 365 service via a smart poster campaign, using Tapit’s NFC platform... More
China UnionPay works with Gemalto on NFC
Chinese bank card association China UnionPay is collaborating with Gemalto on NFC, the digital security company has announced... More
SecureKey signs with Enstream to provide mobile credentials
Customers of Canadian mobile operators Bell Mobility, Rogers and Telus will be able to use NFC for secure authentication and identification after the EnStream mobile commerce joint venture signed a deal with credential issuer SecureKey... More
Surface Labs adds NFC to interactive bar
Multi-touch display specialist Surface Labs International (SLI) is demonstrating an NFC-enabled interactive bar at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Jabra Motion headset pairs with NFC
Wireless audio specialist Jabra’s new Jabra Motion headset features easy NFC pairing... More
Huawei unveils Ascend P2 NFC phone
Huawei has unveiled a 4G LTE smartphone with NFC that it describes as the “world’s fastest”... More
Stollmann and Comprion automate NFC device testing
Testing equipment provider Comprion and software stack specialist Stollmann have announced a joint solution that allows the NFC Forum device test application testing process to be completely automated... More
China Mobile and China UnionPay complete NFC TSM integration
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile network operator, and Chinese bank card association China UnionPay have announced they have completed integration of their NFC trusted service manager (TSM) platforms... More
Fiat investigates NFC car keys
Fiat is working with Telecom Italia on the development of NFC car keys, enabling drivers to unlock their vehicles with their mobile phones and distribute keys to shared vehicles over-the air... More
Connecthings to power MWC NFC Experience
The GSM Association and the city of Barcelona have chosen France-based NFC specialist Connecthings to implement a series of NFC “smart access points” around Barcelona during the 2013 Mobile World Congress... More
HTC One to come with NFC
HTC has unveiled a new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, which features a full aluminium body, a 4.7-inch full HD screen, LTE and NFC and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean... More
TfL “not convinced” about NFC
Transport for London (TfL), which is rolling out contactless card acceptance on London’s public transportation network and ran one of the world’s earliest NFC pilots in 2008, is “not convinced” about NFC, says Matthew Hudson, the statutory body’s head of business development for fares and ticketing... More
Singapore coffee chain adds NFC
A chain of 51 coffee shops in Singapore has teamed up with Samsung to offer customers a free drink upsize when they tap their NFC phone to a TecTile NFC tag located in each store... More
CalypsoKey adds contactless keys to iPhone cases
Upmarket iPhone case maker CalypsoCrystal has added contactless door key technology to its range of cases for the iPhone 5, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S... More