Wireless charging is on its way for smaller devices, by combining wireless power transmission with NFC technology, says Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre... More
NFC Devices
Inside Secure introduces dual interface NFC tag
The new tag acts as a wireless bridge between two devices, creating “virtually limitless possibilities for interactions between NFC mobile devices like smartphones and a broad range of medical, communications, entertainment and other electronic devices.” More
Sony adds Xperia SP and Xperia L NFC phones
Sony Mobile has announced two additions to its Xperia smartphone line up, the Xperia SP and the Xperia L... More
ThinkPads to get NFC payments
Lenovo is planning to bring out a range of ThinkPad tablets or Ultrabooks with NFC payments capabilities later this year... More
Galaxy S4 to come with Visa payments applet
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will come with Visa’s payWave contactless payments applet preloaded into an embedded secure element... More
Samsung Galaxy S4 launches with support for NFC and 1D barcodes
The smartphone maker’s new flagship device is the first to use Mobeam technology, allowing coupons, loyalty cards, gift cards, event tickets and more to be transmitted from the device to any of the 165m laser scanners installed in retail stores today. More
Game Golf launches wearable NFC to help golfers’ game
“Existing golf technologies only provide technology that helps on the course, but we provide the complete package, giving you everything you need to improve your game and compete before, during and after you take to the course,” says CEO John McGuire. More
Sony shows PCS with NFC
Sony is demonstrating a media centre that includes NFC functionality at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Nokia shows wireless charging car cradle with NFC
Nokia is demonstrating a new wireless charging phone cradle with NFC at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Think&Go demos Android NFC device for field workers
Think&Go NFC is demonstrating a new NFC device from technology provider Famoco at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Nokia launches ‘affordable’ Lumia 720 with NFC
Nokia has unveiled the Nokia Lumia 720 at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Huawei unveils Ascend P2 NFC phone
Huawei has unveiled a 4G LTE smartphone with NFC that it describes as the “world’s fastest”... More
HTC One to come with NFC
HTC has unveiled a new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, which features a full aluminium body, a 4.7-inch full HD screen, LTE and NFC and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean... More
Vertu launches luxury Android NFC phone
Each Vertu Ti is handmade in England by a single craftsman, has a titanium body with leather, alligator skin or red gold trim, and costs from US$9,600. More
Inside Secure launches all-in-one NFC hardware package for consumer electronics devices
ComboPulse “is a drop-in, zero-tuning solution that makes it easy and inexpensive to add NFC functionality into a broad range of mainstream consumer electronic products, including tablets, entry-level mobile phones, personal media players and other smart mobile devices,” says the NFC chip specialist. More
BlackBerry launches Z10 and Q10 smartphones with NFC
“We will be a leader in connecting you to your internet of things,” says CEO Thorsten Heins as the Z10 touchscreen BlackBerry 10 phone and Q10 Qwerty phone are announced with NFC. More
HTC unveils NFC remote control for Butterfly smartphone
The HTC Mini “provides a whole new way of human-computer interaction” says the phone maker, enabling users to make calls, text and access stored media with the tiny device while keeping their smartphone in their pocket. More
Sony launches NFC tablet
Sony Mobile Japan has announced a 10.1-inch Android tablet that features a 1.5GHz quad core processor and support for LTE as well as NFC... More
Samsung confirms Galaxy S III Mini with NFC
Samsung has announced that an NFC version of the Galaxy S III Mini is now available... More
Samsung offers Galaxy S II Plus with NFC
Samsung has announced the Galaxy S II Plus, an updated version of its groundbreaking Galaxy S II Android smartphone that will, like its predecessor, be available in NFC and non-NFC versions... More