“Soon, children will only know from history books what a wallet and hard cash are,” says René Schuster, CEO of Telefónica Germany, as the carrier prepares to make NFC payments available to customers from next month. More
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- NFC Forum survey finds majority of consumers now prefer making payments with their mobile phone
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Identive adds NFC SDKs
Identive has announced two new NFC software development kits, the US$79 NFC-NDEF Tag Editor Kit and the US$252 NFC Plug & Play Starter Kit... More
Identive reports tag sales stats
Identive shipped just under 15m NFC transponders during the fourth quarter of 2012, chairman and CEO Ayman S Ashour has revealed. More
Visa Europe forecasts breakout year for NFC
“The year ahead will see us putting mobile contactless payments into consumers’ hands and introducing digital wallets on a mass scale,” says Peter Ayliffe, chief executive of Visa Europe, as the payments network predicts there will be 40 mobile contactless payments issuers in Europe in 2013. More
RIM gets Visa NFC certification
Visa has approved Research In Motion’s Secure Element Manager (SEM), a backend solution for carriers that can securely manage credentials on SIM cards installed in all types of NFC-capable mobile devices... More
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LG adds NFC to smart appliances
The Korean consumer electronics maker has added an NFC-enabled refrigerator, washing machine, oven and vacuum cleaner to its lineup of NFC phones, smart TVs, media hub and speakers. More
MediaTek launches NFC controller that can support three secure elements
“A possible usage scenario could be a dual SIM plus one microSD card configuration in one device,” the Taiwan-based chip maker says. “It’s a great way to empower ecosystem players to launch their NFC services right away by enabling more flexible business models.” More
NFC Forum introduces special interest groups for vertical markets
The NFC Forum is launching a series of special interest groups in “key vertical markets” to support and accelerate adoption of the technology. More
Think&Go upgrades NFC Shopping system
Retail specialist Think&Go NFC has introduced a new version of its NFC Shopping system at the NRF tradeshow in New York. More
Koamtac adds NFC to scanner
Koamtac has launched a compact portable Bluetooth barcode scanner designed to be used in conjunction with a smartphone or tablet computer... More
Samsung offers Galaxy S II Plus with NFC
Samsung has announced the Galaxy S II Plus, an updated version of its groundbreaking Galaxy S II Android smartphone that will, like its predecessor, be available in NFC and non-NFC versions. More
AMC cleans up with NFC
UK-based Advanced Mobile Communications has launched a remote worker management solution that uses NFC to allow cleaning companies to track remote staff, confirm their location and assign and monitor tasks in real time... More
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US Bank launches iPhone NFC payments service
Customers in Salt Lake City and Portland are being invited to beta test the bank’s new Go Mobile payments service, using an iPhone NFC case that stores a FlexPerks Visa credit card, ahead of a broader launch this year. More
South Downs Way gets NFC sign posts
“There are fascinating landscapes across the National Park where it’s just not appropriate to put up large display panels,” says the trail officer for the 100-mile walking route across the south of England. “By ‘tapping in’ to these small signs smartphone users will be able to discover all sorts of information about the land they’re walking through.” More
Panasonic launches Lumix compact cameras with NFC
The new Lumix ZS30 and TS5 cameras include both Wi-Fi and NFC “to provide the widest range of remote shooting options, remote viewing and instant sharing on social networks.” More
ZTE adds Nubia Z5 NFC phone
ZTE has launched an ultra-slim NFC phone with a 5-inch 443PPI 1080p display and a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. More
TI adds NFC chips for vehicles
Texas Instruments has launched a family of wireless combo-connectivity solutions for the automotive industry at the CES show. The new the WiLink 8Q system-on-chip family features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, NFC and GNSS options “for multimedia streaming, hands free calling and A2DP stereo with easy pairing.” More
Lenovo debuts ThinkPad Helix
Lenovo has launched an 11.6-inch Windows 8 Ultrabook with NFC... More
Allure automates homes with NFC
Allure Energy has launched a new version of its home automation platform at the CES that includes support for NFC... More
Belkin adds NFC music receiver
Belkin has launched a music receiver with NFC functionality. More