Identive has extended the Dynamic Action Bundle rules engine used in its Tagtrail web-based NFC tag platform... More
Identive upgrades Tagtrail NFC platform
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Samsung tests NFC window shopping in Amsterdam
The phone maker has teamed up with Dutch ecommerce merchant JeansOnline to make exclusive offers to Samsung phone owners who tap a TecTiles tag or scan a QR code at a pop-up store in the city centre. More
Identive adds NFC SDKs
Identive has announced two new NFC software development kits, the US$79 NFC-NDEF Tag Editor Kit and the US$252 NFC Plug & Play Starter Kit... More
Identive reports tag sales stats
Identive shipped just under 15m NFC transponders during the fourth quarter of 2012, chairman and CEO Ayman S Ashour has revealed... More
Smartrac to showcase NFC and RFID for retailers at NRF show
NFC and RFID tag provider Smartrac has partnered with a number of NFC and RFID specialists to provide visitors to the National Retail Federation’s annual convention and expo in New York on 14-15 January with an interactive retail experience area... More
Hyundai shows off NFC car key concept
The car maker’s Connectivity Concept enables an NFC phone to be used to lock and unlock a vehicle and also sync data, content and preferences stored on the driver’s mobile phone with the car’s infotainment system. More
NFC security monitoring solution launches in Tonga
Tonga-based alarm monitoring specialist Praesidia Alliance has developed a range of mobile device applications that link NFC tag reads to alarm monitoring operators... More
Tagstand adds NFC accessories
NFC specialist Tagstand has partnered with hip mobile accessory maker Tylt to offer a range of NFC-enabled accessories, including the Tunz portable Bluetooth speaker, the Capio car mount and the Tagz range of NFC stickers... More
Tagitron adds NFC HardTags
German RFID specialist Tagitron has launched a range of NFC tags designed for industrial applications... More
Turkcell taps Timwe
Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell is using Timwe’s NFC Launcher tag platform in its NFC home shopping service, available to users of its MaxiPlus5 NFC phone... More
Christmas app conjures up Santa with an NFC tap
US NFC developer TeamProjectsOnly has come up with a hi-tech and festive way to reward children for good behaviour in the run up to Christmas, using NFC phones and tags. More
PragmatIC starts production
UK start up PragmatIC Printing has begun mass producing its printed logic circuits for the first time... More
Identive launches NFC tag platform
Identive has launched a web-based platform that allows consumers and businesses to easily deploy and manage NFC tag applications... More
NFC to certify halal eateries
Consumers in Malaysia will be able to use NFC phones to check hotels and restaurants are halal certified from next month... More
Finnish firms form NFC tag ecosystem
Tivit, Finland’s strategic centre for science, technology and innovation, has initiated a ‘business ecosystem’ called FinnTag that aims to create new and improved ways of delivering NFC tag based digital services... More
GM demos NFC payments app for electric vehicle charging
General Motors subsidiary OnStar is experimenting with NFC to initiate payment at public charging stations for electric vehicles... More
Pepsi Special gets Tokyo NFC advertising campaign
Drinks distributor Suntory is promoting the launch of Pepsi Special in Japan via NFC tags placed on two Tokyo railway lines that offer travellers the chance to win free samples and access information about the new “fat-busting” soda drink. More
Android 4.2 adds NFC barcodes
The release of Android 4.2 sees support for Kovio‘s NFC Barcode printed tags added to the operating system... More
Korean museum offers NFC visitors guide
The National Museum of Korea is testing an NFC-based guide service... More
Helsinki gets NFC tram stops
NFC technology is being tested on 211 covered tram stops in Helsinki, Finland... More