NFC Forum Issues 1st Healthcare Technical Specification And 2 Candidate Technical Specifications
The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has published three specifications, all of which...
NFC Market Estimated to be Worth 10 Billion by 2016
According to the market research report “Near Field Communication (NFC) Market – Global Forecast & Analysis (2011 – 2016) forecast by Products (NFC Chip,...
1st NFC Keyboard for Android Smartphones
The the world's first Near Field Communication (NFC) physical keyboard for Android smartphones has arrived at Brookstone. The foldable keyboard - the One2Touch Softpad...
Data Transmission System Based on Sound – An NFC Alternative for Mobile Devices?
NFC (Near Field Communications) enables exchange of data at close range without the need to go online. Kinetics, a Brazilian-based startup, is aiming to...
HID Global Demos NFC Authentication to Intel-based PCs
HID Global will demonstrate use cases for how organizations will be able to leverage their existing ID badge that opens doors to also login...
Where is NFC Headed in the Next 10 Years? Forecast of NFC Industry in...
The folks at IDTechEx with strong analysis done by Dr Peter Harrop (PhD, FIEE is Chairman of IDTechEx Ltd) have generated a new report on...
Sony Continues to Integrate NFC Mobile Phones with Its FeliCa Technology
Sony Corporation ("Sony") is pleased to announce that mobile solutions incorporating its FeliCa™ technology will be used in Octopus, a popular Hong Kong contactless...
IBM Makes NFC Based 2-Factor Security for Mobile Transactions
IBM scientists have developed a new mobile authentication security technology based on the radio standard known as NFC. The technology provides an extra layer...
Google Continues to Move Forward with NFC while Apple Continues to Moves Away
As Apple latest products still do not have clear NFC capabilities, we are seeing other technology giants such as Google continue to invest in...
Open NFC at Point of Sale to Increase Value-Add Services
Merchant360 announced the release of bi-directional NFC between enabled mobile phones and Point of Sale terminals from Ingenico and VeriFone. Merchant360, Inc. is a company...