Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile operator, has reportedly issued 300,000 of its T-series NFC-enabled phones to subscribers, according to NFC World. Turkcell’s T11 and T20 phones, along with the BlackBerry Bold 9900, are compatible with Turkcell’s Cep-T Cüzdan mobile wallet, which enables contactless mobile payments, ticketing, loyalty, ID and, most recently, road toll payments. Read the [...]
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Apps4Android launches NFC talking label app
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 20th, 2012
Accessibility app specialist Apps4Android has released Ideal Talking Tags, a free talking label maker and reader application for NFC phones running Android 4. Ideal Talking Tags allows the user to record messages on their phone and then… Read the rest of Apps4Android launches NFC talking label app at NFC World. NFC World Tweet
Yubico launches NFC security token
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 19th, 2012
Yubico has announced the launch of YubiKey NEO, an NFC-enabled version of its YubiKey USB authentication token for single tap mobile security. The device, which fits on a keychain and includes NFC contactless technology as well as a USB interface, can be read by an NFC-enabled smart phone or tablet straight out of the box [...]
Isobar, O2 to host NFC development event in London
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 18th, 2012
Digital communications agency Isobar and mobile operator O2 have teamed up to host a London event aimed at driving the development of new NFC applications. “Isobar Create London” will offer developers from around the UK the opportunity to create their own NFC apps and win a kick-starter development fund plus marketing support from O2’s global [...]
Forum publishes m-wallet paper
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 17th, 2012
Mobile financial services association Mobey Forum has published Control Points In Mobile Wallets (PDF), the second in a series of white papers exploring issues around the deployment of mobile wallet solutions. “If the mobile wallet… Read the rest of Forum publishes m-wallet paper at NFC World. Related news NFC Forum publishes transport ticketing white paper
VTT et al. develop NFC apps for vision impaired
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 16th, 2012
VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has collaborated on a host of new mobile applications that use NFC technology to help the elderly and visually impaired take their food and medicine. The HearMeFeelMe project, a joint effort by VTT, TopTunnistem, Tecnalia and Demokritos, has yielded several different applications for acquiring medical information, all which are [...]
Cloud-based payments could challenge NFC in 2012
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 15th, 2012
While 2011 was a big hype year for NFC payments, 2012 may see the technology challenged by cloud-based solutions that use existing mobile infrastructure, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. So far 2012 has been somewhat of a down year for NFC – particularly thanks to Google Wallet’s recent security woes. Meanwhile, PayPal has made its [...]
Telefonica picks Sybase 365 for mobile wallet rollout
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 15th, 2012
The telecoms giant has chosen the SAP subsidiary to provide a mobile wallet solution that it will begin introducing in Europe and Latin America during the first half of 2012. Read the rest of Telefonica picks Sybase 365 for mobile wallet rollout at NFC World. Related news Telefonica to launch NFC in Europe in ‘the [...]
Texas Instruments launches first NFC combo chip
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 14th, 2012
Texas Instruments has launched its new 45-nm “WiLink 8.0” chip that integrates NFC, Wi-Fi, GNSS Bluetooth and FM transmit/receive technologies. According to TI, the WiLink 8.0 is a combo chip family that embeds an NFC controller solution, enabling simplified NFC integration on any mobile device. Additionally, WiLink 8.0 solutions are paired and pre-tested with Secure [...]
Report: 46% of phones NFC-enabled by 2016
Posted by smartphoneoptions on February 13th, 2012
MarketResearch.com has released a new report predicting that approximately 46% of all mobile phones will be NFC-enabled by 2016 – up from just 5% in 2011. According to the report, “Near Field Communication Market Global Forecast &Analysis (2011-2016) By Products,” the NFC applications market will grow “exponentially” alongside the handset market, with revenues jumping from [...]
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