Nokia has announced its latest Windows Phone 8 NFC smartphone, the 4G LTE Lumia 928, featuring an 8.7 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss wide angle lens... More
Nokia announces Lumia 928 with NFC and PureView camera
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NFC phones up 138% in 2013
“NFC handsets have reached a tipping point this year and global volumes will surge an impressive 138% in 2013”, according to a new forecast by Strategy Analytics... More
Casio picks STMicro for rugged NFC smartphone
The 4G LTE G’zOne CA-201L is waterproof, shockproof and dustproof, says Casio, and can be used for mobile payments applications as well as NFC read/write functions. More
HTC includes NFC in Facebook phone
The HTC First is a mid-range touch screen smartphone that pushes Facebook integration to the front and centre — and includes NFC support... More
Gemalto sees profit in TSM services
“Customers will only have one TSM. It’s like a billing system; if you’re in, it’s harder to get you out rather than if you fight to get in,” says Olivier Piou. “I think that we have a very good momentum.” More
Sony adds Xperia SP and Xperia L NFC phones
Sony Mobile has announced two additions to its Xperia smartphone line up, the Xperia SP and the Xperia L... More
Asus unveils PadFone Infinity with NFC
Asus has added a second PadFone with NFC to its line-up... More
Huawei unveils Ascend P2 NFC phone
Huawei has unveiled a 4G LTE smartphone with NFC that it describes as the “world’s fastest”... More
HTC One to come with NFC
HTC has unveiled a new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, which features a full aluminium body, a 4.7-inch full HD screen, LTE and NFC and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean... More
BlackBerry launches Z10 and Q10 smartphones with NFC
“We will be a leader in connecting you to your internet of things,” says CEO Thorsten Heins as the Z10 touchscreen BlackBerry 10 phone and Q10 Qwerty phone are announced with NFC. More
Sony launches NFC tablet
Sony Mobile Japan has announced a 10.1-inch Android tablet that features a 1.5GHz quad core processor and support for LTE as well as NFC... More
Karbonn to offer NFC phones
India-based mobile phone maker Karbonn is to introduce mobile phones and tablets with NFC capabilities in 2013... More
Axiom comes with gWallet
The Samsung Galaxy Axiom, believed to be an LTE version of the Galaxy S III Mini, has become the second handset on US Cellular to support NFC payments with Google Wallet... More
Morpho ships NFC SIMs to KT
Morpho has shipped 500,000 NFC/LTE SIM cards to KT, Korea’s second largest mobile network operator... More
Rogers picks Gemalto for NFC in Canada
Rogers Communications has selected Gemalto to supply it with NFC-enabled SIMs for its forthcoming NFC payments deployment... More
LG Optimus G ships next week
LG’s flagship Optimus G smartphone is to start shipping in Korea next week and will arrive in “key global markets” from October, says the company... More
Motorola adds three Droid Razr phones with NFC
The Droid Razr M, Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD will be exclusive to Verizon in the US and developer editions will also be available. More
Nokia unveils Windows Phone 8 devices with NFC
Both the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 will come with NFC, the handset maker has announced, and NFC functionality will be included in WP8 apps from Vimeo, YouSendIt and the Michelin Guide. More
Sony unveils NFC-enabled Xperia phones, Vaio PCs and more
“Sony is putting NFC at the heart of content sharing,” says the electronics giant as it announces six new products featuring NFC capabilities, including two new smartphones, Vaio touchscreen and Ultrabook PCs, a premium headset and a portable speaker unit. 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