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Qualcomm builds NFC into mobile chipsets
News Qualcomm has announced it is now building near-field communications technology, a type of RFID, into some of its chipsets. Near-field communications (NFC) is already used in travelcards such as London's Oyster smartcard, as well as in some bank...
[February 11, 2009, 16:17]
Bluetooth and wireless groups get in sync
News Near Field Communications (NFC) is designed for secure, wireless connectivity at short ranges of a few centimeters or less. Alliance and the Near Field Communication Forum to develop standards, expanding its relationships with other competing...
[December 13, 2005, 10:05]
Behind the scenes at chip firm NXP
News The company's research and development focuses on radio frequency identification (RFID) and near-field communications (NFC). Normally, near-field magnetic induction communication relies on a transmitter modulating a magnetic field, which is then...
[July 10, 2009, 11:39]
Chambers' replacement takes centre stage at Cisco Networkers
Blog Using near-field communications, or a similar short-range radio technology, the hoardings detect who is passing close by, and display an advert which that user might be interested in. Near-field communications got another mention later in the demo...
[January 22, 2008, 17:01]
NFC tech predicted to reach tipping point by 2013
News The market for contactless mobile payments using near field communications is set to reach a tipping point over the next three to five years, according to a new report by Juniper Research. Near-field communication (NFC) mobile wallet devices will...
[July 21, 2008, 8:12]
TfL salvages Oyster brand in deal with EDS, Cubic
News The Oyster card, introduced in 2003, uses near-field communications (NFC), a form of RFID technology that allows payments to be deducted when the card is swiped near a reader module. Transport for London has signed a new deal for the running of its...
[November 19, 2008, 15:25]
Microsoft patents body power
News Some work has been done on near-field intrabody communications -- most notably by IBM's Almaden Research Labs, which at Comdex '96 demonstrated a prototype device that let two people exchange electronic business cards by shaking hands.
[June 23, 2004, 11:35]
Sponge's fibres inspire high-tech cables
News The research findings, to be published on Thursday in the journal Nature, are part of a burgeoning scientific field that is mining nature for new techniques to create better technology. Biomimetics, as the field is known, has already yielded such...
[August 21, 2003, 10:15]
Comdex: Mobile business services creating a buzz
News The Dow PetroChemical company is the first large organisation to adopt EDS' INF mobile services platform, with the technology being used to connect engineers surveying in the field, as well as mobile executives.
[November 14, 2000, 16:38]
Mobile industry in RFID payment push
News The technology, known as near-field communications (NFC), is the same kind of contactless payment connectivity that is built into London's Oyster travel card and the latest generation of bank cards. The GSM Association has called on phone...
[November 18, 2008, 11:42]
'Oyster phone' trial goes live
News The Oyster card, introduced to the public in 2003, has become one of the most ubiquitous examples of near-field communications (NFC), a type of RFID technology that allows short-range connectivity without physical contact.
[November 28, 2007, 14:28]
Operators want RFID in phones
News The GSM Association (GSMA), which represents operators serving more than 82 percent of the world's phone users, said on Monday that it was pushing for a global standard on near field communications (NFC).
[November 20, 2006, 15:57]
Visa plans trial of contactless debit cards
News Visa is planning on using RFID-enabled dual-use debit cards for the trial, based on its Visa Contactless payment technology, but is also understood to be in talks with mobile manufacturers to use near field communications (NFC) technology that...
[June 26, 2006, 16:35]
Transport for London to trial 'Oyster' phone
News As with the Oyster card itself, the handset will probably use a variant of RFID technology called near-field communications (NFC). Upcoming trials will see passengers on the London Underground use a mobile handset as a substitute for their travel...
[November 26, 2007, 12:18]
Ya want Wi-Fi in that?
Blog The Alliance didn´t really have much news to share this week (they´re not the only ones), other than to say that it has now certified 200 Wi-Fi devices in the Wi-Fi Protected Setup scheme - a programme set up to make the pairing of devices easier...
[February 12, 2008, 16:16]
Bluetooth gets audio-quality boost
News However, despite the fact that BlueCore6 will make use of the latest version of Bluetooth — v2.1 + EDR — it will not take advantage of the near-field communications (NFC) functionality enabled in that specification.
[September 6, 2007, 12:29]
Nokia buys stake in mobile-payment company
News The company has tried near-field communications technology to allow some phones to be swiped at cash registers and Tube turnstiles. Nokia, the world's largest maker of handsets, supports the idea of turning mobile phones into credit cards and is...
[March 26, 2009, 7:26]
The mobile features that could succeed in 2009
News Another victim could well be near-field communications (NFC), the short-range wireless technology that is used in travel smartcards, access systems and some bank cards. 2008 has been a revolutionary year for the mobile industry.looks set to be...
[December 24, 2008, 6:30]
Symbian's Horizon app scheme goes live
News The Symbian Foundation chief also said near-field communications (NFC) would be a crucial component of the upcoming versions of Symbian. The Symbian Foundation has launched Horizon, its application publishing programme for developers writing apps...
[October 27, 2009, 14:57]
Philips and Sony produce Wi-Fi and Bluetooth rival
News The consumer-electronics giants have agreed to jointly create a radio frequency technology, called Near Field Communication (NFC), as well as jointly manufacture consumer devices that will use it. NFC will be a device-to-device communications...
[September 6, 2002, 14:12]
