The Internet Engineering Task Force‘s TLS working group has published a draft document that describes the implementation of the TLS (transport layer security) protocol over the NFC LLCP layer... More
Archive: News in brief
Spotify adds NFC
Music streaming service Spotify has added NFC support to the latest version of its Android app, allowing users to share music via NFC on devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and above... More
T-Mobile to add NFC in Austria
T-Mobile is to introduce NFC services in Austria from 2013, outgoing CEO Robert Chvátal has revealed at the IFA show in Berlin, Der Standard reports... More
Lilitab to offer iPad kiosk with NFC
Tablet enclosure specialist Lilitab is to unveil an iPad-based kiosk, aimed at retailers, hotels, restaurants and event organisers, at TechCrunch Disrupt next month... More
Asus unveils Win8 NFC tablets
Asus has announced two Windows 8 tablets at the IFA 2012 tradeshow in Berlin... More
TrustNorway picks Bell ID
TrustNorway has chosen Bell ID‘s TSM solution to deliver trusted service management services to customers in northern Europe... More
Skillweb adds Android NFC
Skillweb has added support for Android phones to its SmartTask Attend time and attendance service for field workers... More
Estonian banks to pilot NFC
Estonia’s banks are to begin pilot testing NFC services in January 2013... More
SmartThings project looks to NFC
A Kickstarter project that will offer consumers building blocks for easy home automation, monitoring and control is set to support NFC... More
‘Razr Mini’ to come with NFC
Motorola has received FCC approval for the XT907, a 4G NFC phone which is being described as a mini Droid Razr and is expected to be available via Verizon in the US... More
Etisalat demos NFC in Egypt
Etisalat Misr, Egypt’s leading mobile network operator, has installed an NFC access control system at its premises in Cairo... More
Win8 Thinkpad to get NFC
Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad Tablet 2 for Windows 8 a 10.1-inch touchscreen device which will come with both NFC and a fingerprint biometrics reader... More
Nokia WP8 NFC handset spotted
Nokia is to begin shipping a Windows Phone 8 NFC device, codenamed the Phi, during the last week of October 2012, according to the Nokia Innovation blog... More
Samsung preps NFC tablet
A new tablet from Samsung, referred to as the GT-P8110 and featuring unusual rounded corners as well as NFC functionality, has been submitted for FCC approval, Phandroid reports... More
Asus preps two Win8 NFC tablets
Tech publication Engadget has spotted that Asus has submitted two tablets running Windows 8 and featuring NFC for FCC approval... More
Samsung preps WP8 NFC phone
Samsung has two Windows Phone 8 handsets in the works, according to court documents seen by The Verge... More
Pantech P9090 NFC spotted
A new Android 4.0 NFC phone from Korean manufacturer Pantech, the P9090 Magnus, could hit the US market later this year, Technology and Gadgets reports... More
Discover certifies First Data TSM
First Data has announced that its trusted service management (TSM) solution has been qualified by Discover... More
Fime to certify Isis devices
Fime has become the first company to be authorised by Isis to certify products, including mobile handsets and secure elements, for the US NFC venture... More
100m NFC phones to ship in 2012
The number of NFC-enabled mobile devices shipped worldwide will more than double this year to nearly 100m, according to Forrester Research, but mainstream use of the technology “remains three to five years away in most countries”... More