Okidokeys has unveiled a range of retro-fit smart door locks at CES 2014 that support NFC, Bluetooth and RFID ‘keys’ as well as parent company OpenWays’ Crypto Acoustic Credential (CAC) technology... More
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Canon adds NFC to cameras
Canon has unveiled three NFC-enabled PowerShot digital cameras at CES 2014... More
LG updates NFC pocket printer
Electronics giant LG has shown off an updated version of its NFC-enabled smart mobile printer at CES 2014... More
Samsung unveils NFC cameras
Samsung has announced two NFC-enabled cameras at CES 2014... More
ICS picks Aconite for NFC
International Card Services (ICS), the largest credit card issuer in the Netherlands, is to use Aconite technology to provision customers’ cards onto NFC phones... More
Chrome OS to get NFC unlock?
Users may be able unlock their Chrome OS devices using NFC in the future, The Next Web reports... More
China Mobile buys Fime test kit
Mobile network operator China Mobile is using Fime’s EMV contactless analogue test bench for product testing... More
AmEx certifies Pearl SE
Oberthur Technologies’ Pearl embedded secure element has received certification from American Express... More
Isis vending promo goes live
USA Technologies and Isis’ “Fifth Purchase Free” loyalty program is now live on more than 62,000 vending machines across the US... More
Karbonn adds NFC phone
Indian smartphone maker Karbonn Mobile has launched the Titanium X, an RS18,490 (US$300) NFC-enabled smartphone with 5-inch Full HD display as well as 13 megapixel rear and 5 megapixel front-facing cameras... More
Edmonton mall goes NFC
Shoppers at the Southgate Centre mall in Edmonton, Canada, can now access a range of information and offers by tapping their NFC phone to interactive directory points provided by Visionstate... More
NFC Haloband seeks funding
The developers of a wristband that features three embedded NFC chips are seeking US$10,000 to put it into production... More
RapidNFC adds NTAG213 stickers
Online retailer RapidNFC has begun offering NFC tags containing NXP’s NTAG213, an NFC chip with added security features, 144 bytes of user memory and a counter that stores how many times it has been read... More
NFC app wins €10,000
An app that allows NFC wallet users to share information on the purchases they make as well as recommend promotions and businesses to other users has won the €10,000 (US$13,588) first prize in a hackathon organized by Spain’s CaixaBank... More
Bloc hotel to get NFC keys
A new hotel at London’s Gatwick airport is to allow visitors to use their NFC phones for room entry... More
New Year app gets NFC push
Australian telco Telstra has teamed up with Tapit to enable revellers to download a New Year’s Eve app by tapping NFC tags located at 1,100 Telstra phone boxes and on lanyards worn by 1,300 retail staff... More
Proxama raises £8.6m
NFC specialist Proxama has raised £8.6m (US$14.11m) by placing 344m shares on the London Stock Exchange... More
Seamless takes Seqr to the US
Mobile payments specialist Seamless has appointed two industry veterans to assist in establishing its Seqr NFC and QR payments platform in the US... More
Vivo picks Gemalto TSM
Brazilian mobile network operator Vivo has chosen Gemalto as its trusted service manager (TSM) for its NFC payments service in Brazil... More
Absolut runs NFC campaign
Absolut Vodka is promoting its new bottle designs using NFC posters located in 20 venues in Dublin... More