The kit costs €180 and includes a C7 NFC phone as well as a selection of NFC tags. More
New products
New Broadcom chips signal next stage of the mobile wallet wars
The company’s new NFC controller chips allow multiple secure elements to be active on a single phone at the same time, making it possible for consumers to use both a mobile wallet supplied by a mobile network operator and a mobile wallet supplied by a bank, handset maker or operating system supplier. More
Nokia ships MeeGo-based N9 NFC phone
The Nokia N9 MeeGo-based smartphone has now begun shipping to customers and stores... More
Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 27 Sept 2011
The latest NFC phone rumours and announcements, including: Galaxy S II with NFC launches on AT&T, T-Mobile in the US • Nokia N9 launches in Middle East • Sonim ships first NFC handset • Samsung Wave 578 ‘Quick Tap’ coming to UK soon • Samsung SHV-E120L specs leak. More
Adobe opens way to NFC with Air 3 plug-ins
Adobe has released a new version of the Adobe Air platform that provides a way for developers to add support for technologies such as NFC to their applications... 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
Collis launches one stop NFC testing shop
The company’s new Mobile Test Centre enables NFC solutions to be checked for compliance with specifications set by a wide range of industry associations and standards bodies. More
STMicro announces NFC Windows 8 support
NFC chip maker STMicroelectronics has revealed it has been working with Microsoft to put support for ST’s NFC technology into the upcoming NFC-enabled Windows 8 operating system... More
KEBT releases operating system for embedded secure elements
A new version of the smart card and SIM maker’s Kona operating system makes it possible to deliver via an embedded secure element the same wide range of NFC services that mobile network operators can currently offer through an NFC SIM. More
Sonim launches XP1301 rugged NFC phone
The ultra-rugged phone maker’s first NFC handset offers special features designed for tough commercial applications. More
Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 19 Sept 2011
The latest NFC phone rumours and announcements, including: France to get NFC Galaxy S II, with rest of Europe to follow • iPhone speculation • A trio of NFC BlackBerrys • Casio’s DT-X8 rugged terminal • Acer NFC handset could be first of many • Korea gets high-end LG NFC phone • Intel shows off Android tablet design that features NFC More
UPM announces improved NFC tags
Finnish tag manufacturer UPM RFID has introduced a portfolio of NFC tags featuring NXP’s NTAG203 chip, which was announced earlier today... 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
Acer launches entry-level NFC smartphone
Acer is set to enter the NFC handset market in France with an entry-level device called the E320 Liquid Express — and could be about to NFC-equip all its future Android smartphones. More
NFC ID badges to arrive on BlackBerry phones
BlackBerry NFC phone users are set to be the first to use their mobile instead of their work ID badge to access buildings and other physical and online facilities, RIM and ID card giant HID Global have revealed. 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
Microsoft to run sessions on developing with Windows 8 and NFC at Build event
‘Connecting and sharing with near field communication’ takes place on 14 September and ‘Designing systems and developing drivers for NFC’ will take place on 15 September. More
Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 12 Sept 2011
The latest NFC phone rumours and announcements, including: Sony Ericsson’s Nozomi, Samsung’s Omnia W Windows phone, US Samsung Galaxy S II rumours, iPhone 5 anticipation building to fever pitch and Google’s Schmidt hints Android Ice Cream Sandwich could ship in October. More
Fruit Ninja to come with NFC
An NFC-enabled version of hit video game Fruit Ninja is to be pre-loaded on Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 600 Symbian Belle NFC phones. 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