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Turkey’s Akbank and Visa Europe to test microSD NFC device
News of Akbank and Visa’s trial follows the announcement in May that MasterCard, Garanti Bank and mobile network operator Avea are to begin a commercial NFC service in Turkey this summer. More
Nokia: MeeGo will include NFC too
Nokia’s new head of mobile solutions, Anssi Vanjoki, has revealed that near field communication functionality will be a core capability of the new MeeGo operating system... More
‘We didn’t mean all smartphones would get NFC’, says Nokia
The Finnish mobile phone giant has backtracked on its headline-grabbing announcement and now says that only some smartphones will have NFC next year and they may not be available in all markets. More
Nokia commits to an NFC future, but retailers are set to rebel
OPINION: The Finnish phone giant has become the first major manufacturer to commit to building NFC into its devices, with the announcement that all its new smartphones will come with the technology built-in from 2011. Just as one problem seems to have been solved, however, a new battlefield is now emerging in the retail payments space. More
All new Nokia smartphones to come with NFC from 2011
The announcement was made by a top Nokia executive at the Mobey Forum’s 10th anniversary meeting in Helsinki this morning. More
Telefónica O2 launches its first commercial NFC service — and sets out strategy for future deployments
The mobile network operator is starting small with a limited rollout in the Czech city of Pilsen but a business strategy is now in place and commercial launches in the UK and Spain could be next. More
Chinese banks and mobile operators to create single, open platform for NFC and mobile payments services
Eighteen Chinese banks, card association China UnionPay, China Telecom, China Unicom and a range of handset manufacturers and industry suppliers have formed an alliance in a bid to create standards and a business model for the introduction of a single, open platform that can be used by businesses throughout China to offer NFC and mobile payments services. More
French national home care services association to roll out NFC services
ADMR, the French national association for providers of home care services, is to begin equipping staff with NFC phones from next month... More
NFC takes two steps forward — and one step back
OPINION: A host of new NFC products and initiatives were announced at this year’s Mobile World Congress but, it seems, we will have to wait until the end of this year before the first NFC handsets become widely available in the West. More
Nokia confirms cancellation of planned 6216 SWP NFC phone
“We felt the quality of the consumer experience was not what it needed to be,” Nokia’s VP of Industry Collaborations has told NFC World, but “our commitment to NFC remains as strong as ever.” More
Nokia to launch multiple NFC handsets in late 2010?
Nokia is planning to launch a number of NFC handsets during the third or fourth quarter of 2010, according to a report in Mobile Magazine:... More
NFC phones enter mass production
OPINION: The news that Malaysian manufacturer Fonelabs is to produce two million NFC phones in 2010 is the first sign that the issue of a lack of NFC handsets is beginning to be resolved. More
Nokia exits the TSM market
Giesecke & Devrient has acquired Nokia‘s shares in Venyon, the Trusted Service Management specialist the two companies set up as a joint venture in 2006... More
Mobile Distillery makes it easier to write NFC apps for multiple devices
The company’s new Celsius NFC platform enables application developers to write code once and then port it reliably to a range of NFC handsets and add-on devices. More
IP specialist produces who’s who of NFC patent holders
TechIPm, a research and consulting firm specializing in technology and intellectual property mining, has carried out an analysis of the strength of the patent portfolios held by companies in the NFC market... More
Etisalat partners with Emirates NBD to launch NFC in the UAE
The largest mobile operator in the Middle East has partnered with the region’s largest bank for the launch of NFC-based mobile payments. More
National Bank, Zain and Visa to launch NFC trial in Kuwait
Five hundred National Bank of Kuwait customers will take part in a six month pilot at the country’s largest shopping mall. More
Zenius, Charge Anywhere turn NFC phones into low cost POS terminals
The two companies have launched solutions that enable merchants equipped with just an NFC mobile phone to accept contactless bank cards and more. More
Transport and mobile operators begin NFC pilot in Lisbon
The Portuguese capital’s transport operators have begun a small scale NFC test in conjunction with three mobile operators, beginning on the Lisbon subway and with plans to expand to rail and bus services soon. More