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Developer Andreas Jakl has introduced NFC Interactor, an NFC tag reading and writing application for Windows Phone 8 handsets... More
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Tizen preview unveiled
The Linux Foundation has published a Tizen SDK preview to give application developers a pre-release look at the new mobile operating system... More
Nokia turns on N9’s NFC
Nokia has released a software update that switches on NFC tag reading functionality in its MeeGo-based N9 handset... More
Devs produce nine new NFC apps at Boston hackathon
Forty-three developers produced nine prototype NFC applications at Isobar’s 48-hour hackathon in Boston, including systems for ordering drinks in busy bars and an innovative car parking app. Paula Berger was there for NFC World… More
Nokia ships MeeGo-based N9 NFC phone
The Nokia N9 MeeGo-based smartphone has now begun shipping to customers and stores... More
No Nokia N9 NFC phone for UK or USA
The Nokia N9, a Meego-powered smartphone with NFC capabilities announced in June, will not be available in the UK, Nokia has told The Telegraph... More
Symbian Anna with NFC to arrive in July
Nokia has now set a date for the release of the Symbian ‘Anna’ operating system update that will switch on the near field communications capabilities in its NFC phones... More
Nokia unveils N9 NFC phone
The new MeeGo-based smartphone features NFC, a one-piece polycarbonate body and a large curved Amoled screen, and will be available in stores later this year. More
‘We want to make NFC important for gaming worldwide’ says Angry Birds maker
As well as having a new NFC-enabled Angry Birds game pre-installed on all Nokia C7 phones, publisher Rovio aims to integrate NFC into a new Facebook game, its range of Angry Birds plush toys and in-store posters that players can touch to gain in-game benefits. More
Nokia launches two new Symbian smartphones — without NFC
Nokia’s new E6 and X7 models do not include NFC chips, the company has told NFC World, confirming concerns that it would retreat from its plan to include the technology in all new Symbian phones. More
Nokia and partners to introduce ‘major new initiative in US mobile network services capabilities including contactless payment’
UPDATE: “There’s not going to be any launch by Nokia at this event,” the company’s Damien Balsan has told NFC World... 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
Multiple NFC-enabled Android handsets to arrive from late 2010
Inside Contactless and NXP, the leading suppliers of NFC mobile phone chips, say the first commercial Android NFC phones will arrive later this year — with many more to follow in the first half of 2011. More
Inside Contactless to make Open NFC source code and API available on Sourceforge.net
Developers looking to create NFC solutions and devices will now be able to download the company’s NFC protocol stack for Android, MeeGo, Linux and Windows Mobile phones from the Sourceforge free open source software website. More
