Asus has announced the M70 desktop PC with integrated NFC capabilities, “for convenient wire-free pairing of desktop PCs with Android smart devices”... More
Windows
Monet+ adds Windows logins via NFC
Czech smart card specialist Monet+ and mobile network operator Telefónica have teamed up to create ProID+ Mobile, a solution that enables Android phone users to log in to a computer running Windows using credentials stored on the SIM in their NFC phone... More
HP pushes NFC in Japan
Hewlett Packard will use Tapit’s NFC platform at 14 seminars across Japan this summer... More
Asus launches NFC Express reader
Asus has launched NFC Express, an external accessory for PCs that makes it easy to pair desktop computers and Android NFC phones and tablets so users can share data between devices and use their mobile phone as a remote control for their PC... More
Windows 8.1 expands NFC pairing
Windows 8.1 will include support for NFC-based pairing with printers and Miracast projectors, Microsoft has revealed... More
Sony Vaio Fit laptops get NFC
Sony has announced a new range of Windows 8 laptops that come with NFC... More
Mopius translates speech messages with NFC
Mobile app developer Mopius has launched a Windows Phone 8 app that records and then stores voice messages on NFC tags in text format... More
Digital authentication using a passport and NFC tested in Brazil
A Brazilian startup has developed an authentication process that uses government-issued electronic ID documents and NFC phones to provide users with an additional level of security when logging in to online services... More
Avanade unveils interactive shopping with NFC, augmented reality and Kinect motion sensing
The Microsoft- and Accenture-owned IT company’s new solution allows consumers to select items promoted on interactive screens and then “drag and drop” them into their mobile phone using simple hand gestures, to collect detailed information about a product or add it to a shopping basket. More
Nokia launches ‘affordable’ Lumia 720 with NFC
Nokia has unveiled the Nokia Lumia 720 at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
HP’s Elitebook Revolve notebook to come with NFC
HP’s latest business tablet, which transforms “with a flick of the wrist” from an ultrathin notebook to a touch-enabled tablet, includes NFC... More
RIM to manage Canadian NFC secure elements
The BlackBerry maker has been selected by Canadian carrier joint venture EnStream to handle secure credential management for SIMs used in both Android and Windows smartphones as well as its own BlackBerry NFC devices. More
Microsoft demos Windows Phone 8 mobile wallet
John Skovron, group program manager for Windows Phone 8, showed off the capabilities of the software giant’s new NFC-enabled wallet at the NFC World Congress last week and explained how the technology could help Microsoft gain mobile phone market share. More
Samsung announces WP8 phone, Win8 tablet and Galaxy Note II with NFC
The Ativ S Windows Phone 8 smartphone, Ativ Tab Windows 8 tablet and the new edition of the Galaxy Note will all ship with NFC as standard, says Samsung. More
Asus unveils Win8 NFC tablets
Asus has announced two Windows 8 tablets at the IFA 2012 tradeshow in Berlin... More
Asus preps two Win8 NFC tablets
Tech publication Engadget has spotted that Asus has submitted two tablets running Windows 8 and featuring NFC for FCC approval... More
Samsung preps WP8 NFC phone
Samsung has two Windows Phone 8 handsets in the works, according to court documents seen by The Verge... More
Catchwell’s PDAs get NFC
Korean industrial PDA maker Catchwell is to build NFC into its Android and Windows Mobile 6.5 handheld computers... More
Windows Phone 8 launch video details Microsoft’s plans for NFC
The launch presentation for Windows Phone 8 shows how Microsoft plans to make its NFC mobile wallet more widely accepted than Google’s, provides details of a forthcoming NFC-enabled Chase payments app and highlights a new deals platform and in-app purchasing technology that charges items to the user’s default payment card. More
Tablet PC offers NFC payments module
A new rugged tablet PC comes with an optional mobile payment module that can be used to process NFC transactions... More