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June 17th, 2009

Demand for mobile payments at the point of sale drives creative solutions to lack of NFC handsets

OPINION: The question of how to begin offering mass market NFC services when inexpensive NFC phones are still some time away is finally beginning to resolve itself. More...


June 17th, 2009

Canadian operators zoom past NFC

Zoompass, a joint venture between Canada's three leading mobile operators, is taking a new approach to the lack of NFC handsets by linking its new mobile wallet to a standard prepaid bank card. More...


June 16th, 2009

Finnish firms to offer low volume customised NFC tags over the web

RFID and NFC tag specialist UPM Raflatac and Scandinavia's largest printing services provider have teamed up to provide a new service offering customised NFC tags and labels. More...


June 16th, 2009

Paris transport operators to launch NFC ticketing from the end of 2010

From the end of next year passengers on the Paris Metro, local trains and the region's buses will begin to be able to buy their tickets and get them validated using an NFC phone. More...


June 16th, 2009

Twinlinx signs development deal with Bouygues Telecom incubator

The French mobile network operator is providing financial backing and resources to Twinlinx, the start-up developing a sticker that can add full NFC functionality to any Bluetooth-enabled phone. More...


June 9th, 2009

Dairy Queen tests stickers for targeted mobile coupon campaigns

"Tetherball's sticker-based mobile marketing service lets us provide great offers to our customers in a fun and easy way," says the desserts and fast food restaurant chain. More...


June 8th, 2009

Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent to develop open payments system

Belgacom's PingPing and Alcatel-Lucent's Touchatag are creating an open system that will allow consumers to use contactless cards, stickers or NFC phones to access services developed by a range of technology suppliers, operators and application developers. More...


June 5th, 2009

NHS tests NFC for home care visits

The UK's National Health Service is conducting several pilots of O2's new Homecare solution, designed to help both homecare workers and patients access and share information. More...


June 2nd, 2009

NFC Forum reveals N-Mark symbol

The stylized 'N' symbol is designed to make it easy for consumers to spot embedded NFC tags in everything from posters to bus stop signs and medicines to food packaging and magazine pages. More...


June 2nd, 2009

Handset suppliers gear up for NFC

OPINION: Samples of a new NFC chip, compliant with all the latest industry standards, are now in the hands of 'a number of major handset manufacturers', says NXP, ahead of mass market availability towards the end of this year. More...


June 2nd, 2009

Top handset manufacturers begin sampling NXP’s PN544 NFC chip

The PN544 NFC controller is the first fully industry standard NFC handset chip, offering compliance with the Single Wire Protocol and with Mifare. More...


June 1st, 2009

Innovision deals expected to lead to low-cost mass market NFC phones

Three new licensing deals should see NFC being built into mass market handsets for under $1 — but not until 2013, says Innovision CEO David Wollen. More...


 

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