Tonga-based alarm monitoring specialist Praesidia Alliance has developed a range of mobile device applications that link NFC tag reads to alarm monitoring operators... More
New products
Samsung adds NFC speaker
Samsung has launched the DA-F60, a Bluetooth portable speaker with NFC pairing, at the CES show in Las Vegas... More
MegaFon adds low cost NFC phone
Russian carrier MegaFon has added the Alcatel One Touch 922 to its range of phones... More
xpWallet adds NFC ticketing
New Delhi-based mobile wallet provider xpWallet has introduced an NFC ticketing solution for bus and train operators that lets commuters purchase tickets from conductors equipped with NFC phones... More
LG puts NFC in the living room
LG is to unveil a range of home entertainment equipment with NFC capabilities at the CES show in Las Vegas this week... More
Tagitron adds NFC HardTags
German RFID specialist Tagitron has launched a range of NFC tags designed for industrial applications... More
Sony and Watchdata team up on NFC
Watchdata is to add support for Sony FeliCa contactless technology to its range of SIMpass NFC add-ons... More
iCaisse finds email security role
Good Technology’s Good Vault enterprise email security solution for iPhones can now use a sleeve from DeviceFidelity to hold a microSD card as part of its two factor authentication scheme... More
Christmas app conjures up Santa with an NFC tap
US NFC developer TeamProjectsOnly has come up with a hi-tech and festive way to reward children for good behaviour in the run up to Christmas, using NFC phones and tags. More
Qualcomm launches NFC controller chip
Advantages of the QCA1990 include support for smaller and cheaper NFC antennas, ultra-low power consumption, a small footprint and integration with a wide range of mobile phone processors, Qualcomm’s Neeraj Bhatia has told NFC World. More
Nokia launches WP8 NFC app
Nokia has introduced a cloud-based file sharing app with NFC features for its Windows 8 phones... More
Wii U packs Broadcom NFC
Chip maker Broadcom has supplied the NFC controller used in Nintendo’s Wii U games console, a teardown has revealed... More
Samsung Arndale board offers NFC support
A new Android development board which supports NFC is due to start shipping this week... More
NFC app tracks staff and assets with Android phones
A new Android app from German telematics company Enaikoon can help managers track tasks, mobile employees and assets using NFC tags... More
STMicro offers batteryless NFC developer kit
A new developer kit from STMicroelectronics is designed to provide engineers with everything they need to start designing battery-free electronic applications that can exchange data with NFC smartphones... More
Atos adds portable POS
Atos Worldline has launched Yoximo, a portable POS terminal with a contactless reader integrated into its colour screen... More
Tag app for WP8 phones
Developer Andreas Jakl has introduced NFC Interactor, an NFC tag reading and writing application for Windows Phone 8 handsets... More
Inside Secure’s SIM card chipset adds NFC to standard mobile phones
NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure has announced the availability of a new chipset that enables NFC payment capabilities to be added to standard mobile phones... More
AdvanIDe adds reader boards
Assa Abloy owned smart card and RFID chip maker AdvanIDe has launched a range of contactless reader modules aimed at the NFC market... 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