Motorola has said it will only add NFC to its smartphones when it believes the market is ready, TechRadar reports. More
- Bank of China lets taxi drivers accept central bank digital currency payments on NFC mobile phones
- Juniper forecasts 25% increase in POS terminal transaction values by 2028
- STMicroelectronics launches NFC tag chip with elliptic curve cryptography
- NFC Forum survey finds majority of consumers now prefer making payments with their mobile phone
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E-wallet icon sparks more Apple NFC speculation
A recent design patent for Apple has revealed an e-Wallet icon that could feature on a future version of the iPhone. More
‘Virtually all’ BlackBerry phones to include NFC
Virtually all new BlackBerry devices from now on will include near field communication capabilities, Research in Motion‘s UK managing director has said. More
Survey finds lack of industry coordination delaying NFC uptake
Adoption of mobile payments using near field communication technology is still at least two years away thanks to poor coordination between industry players, according to a survey from Sybase 365. More
Bordeaux begins NFC city services trial
A new public trial of NFC-enabled mobile phones, contactless cards and contactless USB keys has been launched in the French city of Bordeaux. More
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NFC carbon footprint project seeks retail and manufacturing partners
British supply chain management firm Juniper Innovations is calling on retailers and manufacturers to join a scheme which aims to allow consumers to check the carbon footprint of goods using an NFC device. More
NFC World adds new journalist to cover rapid growth in industry
“We’re committed to making sure that, as the market expands, our readers continue to get the best and most timely coverage,” says editor Sarah Clark as she welcomes Christopher Brown to the NFC World editorial team. More
Mobile Tag launches mobile barcode and NFC marketing platform, raises €6.6m
Mobile barcode specialist Mobile Tag has added support for NFC to its 1D and 2D mobile barcode marketing platform, enabling marketers to use a single platform to deliver marketing campaigns using a full range of 2D barcode options (QR-Codes, Datamatrix, Flashcode or Fotokody), 1D barcodes (EAN or UPC) and NFC tags. More
Alcatel-Lucent video shows Nexus S acting as POS terminal and payments device
Alcatel-Lucent‘s Touchatag team has produced a video demonstrating the use of a Google Nexus S as both a POS terminal and as a payments device. More
NXP adds NFC TagWriter app to Android Market
Semiconductor supplier NXP, manufacturer of the NFC chip used in the Google Nexus S, has made an NFC tag writing application available to download free of charge from Android Market. More
AT4 Wireless and Collis to provide full range of NFC test solutions
AT4 Wireless and Collis have teamed up to jointly offer a full range of NFC and mobile payments test solutions. More
NFC Forum approves Clear2Pay’s Integri NFC test solution
The NFC Forum has approved a second NFC test equipment solution, the Integri NFC Test Solution from Clear2Pay . More
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Touchatag NFC tag platform now available on Android phones
Touchatag, the NFC tag application platform developed by Alcatel-Lucent, is now available as a downloadable app for Android NFC phones from Android Market. More
Transport for London confirms plans to accept contactless cards in time for Olympics
London is to be the first city in the world to convert its entire public transport network to accepting contactless payment cards, Transport for London has announced. More
Bank of America adds BlackBerry phones to NFC trial
BoyGeniusReport has revealed details of a new invitation-only NFC payments trial to be conducted by Bank of America. More
TazTag aims TazPad NFC Android tablet at retail
Taztag’s new TazPad is the first Android tablet to feature NFC connectivity, along with the company’s trademark array of other wireless connection technologies and a biometric authentication option. More
10% of Japanese consumers made a purchase with their mobile wallet in December
Analysis by Comscore for its 2010 Mobile Year in Review has found that just under 10% of Japanese mobile subscribers made a purchase with their mobile wallet during December 2010. More
GSMA video shows NFC in action in Nice
Mobile network operators’ association the GSMA has produced a video showing near field communication phones in action in the French city of Nice, where mobile operators have been conducting an NFC trial under the Cityzi brand name. More
O2 Money seeks UK senior product manager
O2 Money has a vacancy for a senior product manager. The successful applicant, says O2, will lead the product team in achieving its objective of developing market-leading payment- and wallet-based products that: More
Ideo concept shows how RFID tags could be used in the music industry
Design consultancy Ideo has developed a concept music player that uses cards embedded with RFID tags to generate music playlists. More