Digital artist Anthony Antonellis has embedded an NFC-compatible RFID chip in his hand as a way of sharing his artwork with others... More
Artist embeds NFC chip in hand to share digital art
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Identive adds NFC SDKs
Identive has announced two new NFC software development kits, the US$79 NFC-NDEF Tag Editor Kit and the US$252 NFC Plug & Play Starter Kit... More
NXP launches new generation of NFC tags with built-in security features
NXP has launched a new generation of NFC tag chips that feature a range of built-in security features... More
Forum responds to Black Hat presentation on NFC vulnerabilities
“The NFC Forum works to ensure that tools are available to allow applications to operate with the appropriate level of security,” says the industry standards body. “Mr Miller’s demonstration underscores the importance of providing appropriate security measures at the application layer and enabling users to adjust security settings to suit their own needs and preferences.” More
Security researcher to present on NFC at Black Hat
Noted security researcher Charlie Miller is to present the findings from his research into NFC P2P and tag reading vulnerabilities at Black Hat 2012 today... More
Eclipse NDEF plugin released
An NFC plugin is now available for the Eclipse software development environment... More
Galaxy Nexus NFC bug found
A bug in Android 4’s NFC implementation prevents Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus phone from writing NDEF messages to unformatted tags... More
Android Ice Cream Sandwich adds NFC P2P and biometric security
Android 4.0 includes an NFC peer-to-peer sharing technology called Android Beam and a facial biometric technology called Face Unlock that replaces the need to enter a PIN to unlock a phone. More
NFC plugin for PhoneGap
Developers Kevin Griffin and Don Coleman have written an NFC plugin for the PhoneGap open-source mobile development framework... More
NFC Forum publishes peer-to-peer communications specification
The new SNEP specification employs the same NDEF commands used in tag reading and writing applications, allowing information stored on an NFC tag to be read by a phone and then passed on to other NFC phones or exchanged with a wide range of other types of NFC-enabled device. More
Google raises concerns over the viability of NFC card emulation mode for mobile payments
“I’d love to see peer-to-peer used for payment,” Google’s Nick Pelly told a packed audience at the I/O conference’s ‘How to NFC’ session, as he responded to questions regarding the future of mobile payments on Android devices. More
Google adds NFC section to Android Developers Guide
The Android Developers Guide now has a new section dedicated to near field communication technology... More
Uncovered: The hidden NFC potential of the Google Nexus S and the Nokia C7
Mobile and NFC experts Dr Gerald Madlmayr and Christian Kantner have taken apart both a Nokia C7 and a Google Nexus S to find out what’s inside and what kind of services it will be possible to offer via the handsets in the future — and to build a Nexus S that can operate in full card emulation mode. Here Dr Madlmayr explains what he and Kantner discovered… More
NFC Forum reveals N-Mark symbol
The stylized ‘N’ symbol is designed to make it easy for consumers to spot embedded NFC tags in everything from posters to bus stop signs and medicines to food packaging and magazine pages. More