Global sales of NFC-enabled handsets increased ten-fold in 2011 to 30 million units, according to a new research report by Berg Insight. Berg’s report predicts that the NFC handset market will continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 87.8%, boosting annual shipments to 700 million units in 2016. According to senior […]

On Track Innovations has filed a lawsuit alleging that T-Mobile USA sells NFC-enabled phones that infringe OTI’s U.S. Patent No. 6,045,043. The patent in question, “Contact/Contactless Data Transaction Card,” was awarded to OTI back in April 2000 and describes a semiconductor data transaction device “having contact and contactless modes of operation,” according to PTO Direct. […]

nanotron Technologies announced the release of nanoLES Version 2.0, the latest high throughput location engine and server software of nanotron’s people and asset locating (PAL) technology. PAL technology is used in various industries to locate and monitor people, animals and valuable assets. Animal tagging is expected to pick up, as new laws and regulations governing […]

Grade school students in the Brazilian city, Vitoria da Conquista’s are using school uniforms embedded with RFID chips to alert parents if they’re not attending class, according to The Huffington Post. Th uniforms monitor children as they enter school premises, relaying information to a central computer, which sends out automated text messages to parents’ cell […]

CribMaster, in collaboration with Stanley Proto Industrial Tools (PROTO), announced the launch of ProtoID RFID-embedded hand tools including sockets. ProtoID tools have been designed specifically with the aerospace industry in mind meeting the high standards to simplify tool control, while at the same time reduce the risks of foreign object damage (FOD). With ProtoID paired […]

West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority (WYITA received a cash boost in its plans to roll out a smart card-based ticketing system, according to The Telegraph & Argus. The local transit, in partnership with bus operators and the region’s five district councils, was awarded £5 million from the Department for Transport (DfT), from it’s Better Bus […]

Microsoft has filed a U.S. patent for a logo that marks a device as NFC-enabled, according to NFC World. The “Tap and Do” logo (pictured, courtesy of NFC World) will be included on computers and other hardware that feature NFC connectivity, as well as on NFC-enabled computer software. The announcement makes good on Microsoft’s promise […]

Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) announced it is ready to deliver its to smart card products to manufacturers in China. This, following the Chinese Government, along with People’s Bank of China (PBOC) confirmation that all banking cards in China would use smart card technologies by 2015. PBOC has already published the specification for these cards, called […]

Mobey Forum, a bank-led organization for the advancement of mobile commerce, has welcomed its first non-banking Full Member – northern European payment solutions provider Nets. Mobey Forum has also announced that it has opened full membership to all supervised payment institutions. “In order to effectively drive the evolution of the mobile financial services ecosystem Mobey […]

Secure transactions consultancy Intelling has released a white paper called “eID in South Asia,” which discusses several ongoing eID projects within the region. The white paper serves as a preview to Intelling’s Smart Insights Report on eID in South East Asia, which it plans to release in April. The white paper serves as a preview […]