Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics’ FM1930 NFC controller chipset has received NFC Forum certification, the first from a Chinese manufacturer to do so... More
Shanghai Fudan gets Forum certification for NFC controller
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The Royal British Legion tries NFC for Poppy Appeal
The Royal British Legion has used NFC to make it easier for consumers to make a donation to the 2013 Poppy Appeal, in partnership with Proxama and mobile commerce and marketing platform Paythru... More
Vanguard offers NFC bag tag that texts its location to the owner
Vanguard ID Systems has developed a weatherproof NFC luggage tag with an e-ink display that can be updated each time a traveller takes a flight and provides owners with information on their bag’s location throughout a journey... More
NFC jewellery to share contacts
Technology startup Siignia is to begin raising funds on Kickstarter “in a few weeks” for iiD, an item of silver jewellery that can be worn in a number of ways and contains an NFC tag which can be used to share contact information... More
BA pilots NFC bag tags
British Airways has begun testing a reusable digital luggage tag that contains an e-ink display and can be updated via NFC with new flight information each time a passenger travels... More
FinnCode introduces NFC tracking for musical instruments
A new NFC platform is making it possible for owners of musical instruments to track their history and protect them against theft... More
Implantable NFC tag seeks funding
Biohacking startup Dangerous Things is seeking to raise US$8,000 on crowd sourcing website Indiegogo to begin producing an implantable NFC tag that can be used to unlock phones, open doors and share contact details with friends... More
IATA and NFC Forum publish NFC air travel reference guide
A guide setting out the potential use cases for NFC in the air travel sector has been published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The NFC Forum... More
FineLine and Scanbuy offer retailers interactive packaging
Product labelling supplier FineLine Technologies and mobile solutions specialist Scanbuy have teamed up to offer a turnkey solution that enables retailers to add NFC, QR and Microsoft Tags to product packaging... More
NFC Interactor adds geo tag navigation
Mopius has released an update to its NFC Interactor app for Windows Phone 8 devices, enabling a map and directions to a location to be provided to users when they tap an NFC tag... More
Garanti Bank launches NFC payments in Romania
Customers of Turkey-based Garanti Bank in Romania can now use their mobile phones to make payments in the capital city of Bucharest... More
BagJack adds NFC security
German messenger bag maker Bagjack is using an NFC-based anti-counterfeiting solution developed by Serfides to authenticate the products it sells in Japan... More
French region provides multimedia content to tourists via NFC
Five thousand hotels, campsites and holiday villages in the Ardèche region of France are being provided with NFC and QR stickers that allow tourists to access multimedia content about local sites of interest... More
Skycore adds cloud-based asset tracking to CodeReadr app
Mobile services provider Skycore has added a cloud-based web service to its CodeReadr NFC tag and barcode scanning app, designed to enable secure tracking and authentication of home medical equipment assets, dispensed medications and home care visits... More
Skoubee offers NFC pet ID tags
Skoubee, a Swiss electronic pet ID provider, is offering its Skoubee Medal range of ID tags with NFC and QR codes... More
Stel tracks laundry via NFC
Spanish technology integrator Stel Solutions has developed a service that uses NFC tags attached to garments to reduce handling errors when items are sent for cleaning. More
Nice bike rental stations get new NFC signs
Velo Bleu bike rental stations across the French city of Nice are sporting a new design for their NFC signs. More
Nokia Music and Wooshping offer NFC playlists at NY music venue
Nokia Music and UK-based NFC specialist Wooshping have teamed up to offer exclusive music playlists via NFC posters and stickers to gig goers at New York’s Webster Hall. More
U-M students get NFC bus stops
Students and staff at the University of Michigan can now access timetables specific to individual bus stops on the campus, using smart signs containing NFC tags and QR codes that also make it easy for students to contact transit services... More
London students get NFC posters
Students and staff at Queen Mary, University of London can now find out more about the university’s research and activities through NFC posters placed at the institution’s Mile End campus... More