Canadian bank CIBC has released a BlackBerry 10 version of its CIBC Mobile Payment app allowing BlackBerry Z10 owners to make NFC payments... More
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Dell’s Venue 11 tablet offers NFC
PC-maker Dell has unveiled the Venue 11 Pro, a 10.8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet with NFC and Bluetooth 4.0... More
Elo debuts NFC signage kits
Touch solutions provider Elo is now offering NFC kits that can be used to add NFC functionality to its range of interactive digital signage products... More
Dialog adds NFC payment stickers
Sri Lankan mobile network operator Dialog has expanded its contactless fuel payment card service to include NFC stickers that can be affixed to phones, wallets and keyrings, Lanka Business Today reports... More
Sistel shows NFC aid for Alzheimer’s
Wireless communications specialist Sistelnetworks has demonstrated how its vWand NFC stylus could be used to help sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease... More
Timeclock app uses any card
Japanese developer Kokodas has introduced an Android time and attendance app that can be used to record when people check in and out of a location with contactless cards and a Google Nexus 7... More
Google tests Yubikey NFC tokens
Google is testing a version of Yubico’s Yubikey Neo NFC token with employees and “hopes to offer it to consumers next year as a more secure way of logging into Gmail and other Google accounts, The Wall Street Journal reports... More
Vivo to launch NFC in Brazil
Mobile network operator Vivo and financial services group Bradesco are to introduce NFC payments in a number of cities in Brazil this year, ahead of a nationwide rollout in 2014... More
eBay adds NFC to Android app
The latest version of the eBay Mobile app for Android includes support for NFC... More
Asus adds desktop PC with NFC
Asus has announced the M70 desktop PC with integrated NFC capabilities, “for convenient wire-free pairing of desktop PCs with Android smart devices”... More
Dutch ad panels get NFC
Clear Channel has added NFC and QR code functionality to 250 advertising panels in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Eindhoven, The Hague, Rotterdam and Maastricht... More
Wright Global Graphics adds NFC
US-based Wright Global Graphics has added an NFC option to its RetaiLive range, enabling marketers to include NFC tags in retail displays, product labels and point-of-purchase materials produced by the printer... More
Cityzi hits 4m phones
More than four million mobile phone users in France now have a Cityzi compatible NFC handset, French NFC trade association AFSCM reports, an increase of 500,000 since July 2013... More
Oberthur gets Mifare app approval
Oberthur Technologies has become the first supplier to achieve EAL4+ security certification for its Mifare DesFire transport application for mobile, the company says... More
Octopus to offer NFC payments
Hong Kong’s Octopus stored value cards will be available on NFC phones by the end of 2013, chief executive Sunny Cheung Yiu-tong has told the South China Morning Post... More
Lenovo puts NFC in Yoga
The latest version of Lenovo’s flexible ThinkPad Yoga Windows 8 ultrabook will include NFC... More
Envy Recline all-in-one gets NFC
The larger 27-inch screen model of HP’s Envy Recline all-in-one PC includes NFC connectivity as well as a design that allows the touchscreen to be lowered to a typing position... More
Sony adds NFC to latest Walkman
Sony has included NFC pairing in its latest Walkman, the NWZ-F886... More
LG NFC phone could be Nexus 5
An LG smartphone which commentators suspect could be the next Google Nexus handset has been spotted passing through FCC approval, reports Engadget... More
BBM for Android to support NFC
The Android version of BlackBerry’s popular chat service BlackBerry Messenger is now in beta testing, reports BlackBerryOS.com... More