Italian start-up FreeAccess has developed a new service that enables users to send each other Twitter-like NFC-based short messages by simply tapping their NFC handset over a friend’s phone... More
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Samsung adds NFC to bestselling Tocco Lite/Star/Player One/Avila
The bestselling touchscreen phone, known by a number of brand names in different regions, is to be used in trials in Spain, France and Dubai — but there are no plans yet to make the NFC version of the handset available at retail. More
Parkeur uses NFC to ease the pain of parking in busy urban areas
A team from French science engineering graduate school Polytech’Marseille has been shortlisted in the 2010 Simagine awards for an NFC application designed to ease the pain of parking in busy urban areas... More
Gemalto adds mobile coupons to its NFC products
Gemalto has announced a partnership with leading coupon specialist HighCo that will see the company adding mobile coupons to its NFC Trusted Service Manager (TSM) offering... More
Industry players to develop standardized NFC API for Android devices
Trusted Logic has announced a new initiative to provide an open, standardized API for building NFC functionality into Android devices... More
Sagem Orga and Telenor use WiFi to add NFC to 100% of mobile phones
The Norwegian telecoms firm and the SIM and smart card specialist are using an NFC-enabled key fob in combination with a new wireless-enabled SIM to deliver NFC functionality to 100% of today’s mobile phones. More
Inside Contactless to supply Cosyphone’s NFC technology
The near field communication functionality in Sagem Wireless’ Cosyphone, a new NFC handset designed for the over 50s, is being supplied by Inside Contactless... More
Cybercom develops NFC solution for parking meters and vending machines
Swedish technology consultancy Cybercom has developed an NFC-based mobile wallet solution aimed at enabling mobile payments at parking meters, stores and vending machines... More
Toro and G&D to develop microSD-based secure financial services
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has teamed up with Hong Kong-based NFC specialist Toro to develop a range of mobile financial applications based on G&D’s microSD format Mobile Security Card and Toro’s Akami mobile platform... More
G&D to enable PIN-protected transactions on NFC phones
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is demonstrating a prototype of a complete security platform for mobile handsets, designed to enable a range of services including PIN-protected mobile payments, at the Mobile World Congress... More
Sagem Wireless launches NFC phone for the over 50s
The new Cosyphone uses NFC to make it easy for users to access the features on the phone without having to scroll through menus on the handset. More
China Telecom begins RF SIM trial
The country’s third largest mobile network operator is testing non-NFC standard RF SIM technology in Shanghai, where China Unicom is already running an NFC trial. More
China Mobile puts three million RF SIMs into production
Rumours that the world’s largest telecoms operator is to introduce a mobile contactless payments and ticketing system using a non-NFC standard technology have been confirmed with the news that three million RF SIMs are now in production. More
Sagem Wireless to add fingerprint verification to new range of mobile phones
Sagem Wireless has formed a partnership with Upek to bring fingerprint identity capabilities to a range of new devices that it plans to launch later this year, including new Android-based mobile devices... More
Inside Contactless makes it easier to add NFC to mobile handsets
The NFC specialist is making its NFC protocol stack available via an Apache open source license, in a move that should make it simpler and easier for manufacturers to add NFC functionality to mobile phones and other devices. More
Inside Contactless signs development partnership with TazTag
Inside Contactless has formed a partnership with TazTag, supplier of the TazCard NFC wallet, to develop and bring to market a variety of highly secured, multi-application contactless solutions based on near field communication technology... More
Vivotech launches contactless POS terminals with built-in mobile marketing functions
Vivotech has introduced a new range of contactless POS terminals that come with a built in ability to delivery mobile marketing and promotional programmes as well as prepaid and gift card acceptance and support for digital receipts... More
Nokia to launch multiple NFC handsets in late 2010?
Nokia is planning to launch a number of NFC handsets during the third or fourth quarter of 2010, according to a report in Mobile Magazine:... More
iPhone device shows NFC add-ons can look good
A slot on device that enables NFC functionality to be added to Apple iPhones has been announced by Canadian NFC and RFID specialist Wireless Dynamics... More
Fonelabs to produce two million low-cost NFC phones in 2010
The Malaysian manufacturer’s NFC phones come with a built-in NFC antenna and controller as standard and are expected to cost under US$100 each in volume. More