NXP has teamed up with Microsoft, Lenovo and Identive to run an NFC Windows Application Contest... More
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Fashion retailer uses NFC to engage party-goers
Hong Kong fashion retailer Central Central has used NFC at a party celebrating its second anniversary... More
NFC app wins €10,000
An app that allows NFC wallet users to share information on the purchases they make as well as recommend promotions and businesses to other users has won the €10,000 (US$13,588) first prize in a hackathon organized by Spain’s CaixaBank... More
Absolut runs NFC campaign
Absolut Vodka is promoting its new bottle designs using NFC posters located in 20 venues in Dublin... More
ConfGames uses NFC to gamify conferences
German startup ConfGames is using NFC tags to add game mechanics to conferences with the aim of encouraging networking and interaction between visitors and sponsors. More
NFC treasure hunt drives shoppers to town centres
A group of leading UK retailers have participated in an NFC treasure hunt, developed by MoLo Rewards and the Association of Town & City Management... More
Nokia promotes NFC in cinemas
Cinemagoers in the Australian regions of Victoria and New South Wales won free gifts for interacting through NFC thanks to a promotion run by Nokia and NFC platform provider Tapit... More
Orange announces NFC Awards winners
France-based mobile network operator Orange has revealed the winners of its €40,000 competition for NFC application developers at a ceremony in the Jardins de l’Innovation in Paris... More
Asian mobile alliance promotes NFC with poster campaign
The Conexus Mobile Alliance, a regional grouping of mobile network operators, is promoting NFC throughout Asia with a “Tap and Get” smart poster campaign... More
Clear Channel promotes NFC with prizes
Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel has launched ‘Human vs Machine’, a quiz game designed to begin getting consumers used to the idea of interacting with its new network of 10,000 advertising panels equipped with NFC tags... More
BlackBerry pushes Z10 with NFC prizes in UK malls
BlackBerry has launched an NFC-led campaign in the UK to promote its new BlackBerry Z10 mobile phone... More
Orange offers NFC prizes
France-based mobile network operator Orange has launched the Orange NFC Awards, a competition for NFC application developers with a total of €40,000 (US$53,448) in prize money, plus a further €5,000 bonus for developers who make use of SIM-based NFC security in their app... More
Tapped to run NFC hackathons in three US cities
Verizon, Samsung and Facebook are backing a series of NFC hackathons which are to take place in New York, Boston and San Francisco this month... More
NFC developer wins $50,000 Evernote prize
Montreal-based start-up Wiseleap has won the US$50,000 grand prize in note-taking app provider Evernote‘s global developer competition — turning it instantly into one of the most profitable NFC applications ever... More