Antenna specialist Taoglas has launched two off-the-shelf ‘peel and stick’ NFC antennas... More
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Microsoft applies for NFC Tap and Do trademark
The computer software giant is to use its own symbol to show that a Windows 8 device has NFC functionality and to indicate to a user where the NFC antenna is located. More
Tester checks NFC in-store
Mobile test equipment specialist Comprion has released an NFC testing solution that can be used in-store to check a device’s NFC functionality... More
NXP unveils next-generation PN547 NFC controller
The new PN547 offers twice the read/write range of its existing PN544 controller chip, is half the size, uses half the power and communicates at five times the speed. More
Inside Secure to demo NFC on a SIM solution at MWC
Inside Secure is to show a new version of its NFC-on-a-SIM solution, first unveiled at the Cartes show in Paris in November 2011, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona next week... More
Moneto adds Android NFC payments
Support for a range of Android phones based on Samsung’s Galaxy S has been added to NFC supplier DeviceFidelity’s Moneto service... More
Watchdata unveils NFC on a SIM
“Our new Simpass-SC solution gives MNOs what they want right now — the most practical and quick-to-deploy form factor,” says the company’s Michael Yu. “We feel this will provide greater customer attraction and higher ROI for our MNO customers.” More
Fly and Tianyu pick MStar chip for new NFC phones
The Taiwanese semiconductor supplier’s NFC controller chip is to be used in an Android handset made by Tianyu for the Chinese market and a feature phone designed for B2B applications which is being introduced next month by a UK customer of handset maker Fly. More
Schwing! LikeBelt concept reads NFC tags with a hip thrust
Enterprising developers have come up with a ‘LikeBelt’, an NFC-enabled belt buckle that can register Facebook ‘likes’ or check-ins with a thrust of the wearer’s hips... More
Premo offers 3D NFC antenna
Inductive component specialist Premo has developed a 3D-coil isotropic magnetic antenna for NFC applications... More
DeviceFidelity begins shipping NFC microSDs direct to consumers
US iPhone users can now order a case containing an NFC microSD card online and use it to make payments with their mobile phone. An Android version will be added during the second quarter of 2012 and there are plans to make the technology available internationally from the end of the year. More
Cirque shows off NFC trackpad
Capacitive sensing specialist Cirque Corporation showed its touchpad with integrated NFC antenna solution at CES last week... More
Inside shows off NFC on a SIM
The digital security specialist has developed an NFC card emulation solution that fits within a standard SIM form factor, allowing NFC to be added to any mobile phone. More
Inside Secure launches counterfeit detection system for luxury goods
The new VaultIC150 solution uses NFC to provide manufacturers and buyers of high-end consumer products with proof that an item is the genuine article. More
NFC goes green: New ST chips use energy harvesting to replace the need for batteries
The new wireless memory chips harvest the energy generated from NFC and RFID actions to power up small devices so that a battery or other power supply no longer needs to be included. More
Eight NFC products reach finals of Sesames awards
Finalists for the annual Cartes trade show awards include Taiwan-based Go-Trust, developer of a single wire protocol compliant NFC microSD card. More
Tyfone’s NFC-on-microSD technology to go into volume production
The US NFC specialist has signed a manufacturing and distribution deal with Taiwan’s AboMem technology that will see the company’s SideTap NFC-enabled microSD device become widely available for the first time. More
NXP debuts NTAG203 tag chip with improved RF sensitivity
NFC pioneer NXP has announced a new chip for NFC tags which offers improved radio sensitivity, meaning that tags can be read over a greater range or that tag antennas can be made smaller... More
SK Telecom launches SIM cards that add NFC to existing phones
The ‘NFC on USIM’ cards support card emulation and tag read/write functions and are expected to cost in the region of US$30-40 each. Peer-to-peer support will be added towards the end of 2011. More
Toppan Printing launches mini NFC tags
A new, small antenna developed by Toppan allows tags as compact as 10mm across to be read by NFC phones. More