Participants of a recent NFC payments trial in New Zealand have given the service overwhelming positive reviews, with 100% reporting a positive experience and 97% saying they will likely use the service again in the future. The four-month trial, conducted by Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), Vodafone, Visa and Paymark, saw participants using NFC-enabled mobile […]

Samsung has introduced a new line NFC tags that users can program to perform ordinary tasks on their mobile phone. Samsung’s TecTile tags, along with their corresponding TecTile mobile app, can be used to launch a particular mobile app, set an alarm, turn on/off Bluetooth or WiFi, make a call, update a Facebook status and […]

NXP Semiconductors and security specialist Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) have singed an agreement enabling G&D to integrate NXP’s Mifare technology into its portfolio of secure SIM products. Per the agreement, G&D can now offer Mifare-enabled SIM products to mobile network operators, enabling the deployment of NFC mobile ticketing solutions throughout Mifare’s global contactless infrastructure. According […]

GAO RFID Asset Tracking announced the handheld RFID reader, model 243004. The rugged unit is an ideal solution for markets such as asset tracking and inventory management, fleet maintenance, in the warehouse or on the hospital floor. The new mobile reader possesses an enhanced antenna for reliable reading of tags in virtually any orientation such […]

Nuance Communications in Burlington, Mass., has released a smart phone app that will enable users to unlock their phones with voice commands. As reported on UPI.com, the Dragon ID voice app features dual biometric authentication by recognizing a user’s unique “voice imprint” and a spoken password or phrase. The technology’s been available to public and […]

Apple announced that it’s adding a wallet feature to the latest iOS for iPhones, the company revealed at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Users will be able to load airline boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards and others in one place. Once a consumer had downloaded the coupon or ticket it will show up […]

Ericsson has launched an NFC access control pilot at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT ICT) Labs campus in Kista Science City, Sweden. Starting this month, EIT ICT Labs staff, researchers and students will be able to access the Electrum facilities using just an NFC-enabled phone or smart card. Participants will have access […]

Sprint, the third largest teleco in the U.S., may be planning to launch its own NFC-enabled mobile wallet, called “Touch,” as early as this summer, undisclosed sources have told NFC Times. The move would pit Sprint against a number of competitors in the tightening mobile wallet race, including PayPal, carrier-led Isis, and Google, which currently […]

Ericsson, a Sweden-based provider of telecom equipment, has partnered with Aconite to enable banks to deliver and remotely manage contactless mobile payment applications on their customers’ NFC-enabled mobile phones. The solution is based on the integration of Aconite’s Mobile Application Manager with Ericsson’s Trusted Service Manager (TSM) interfaces. It enables an issuer to create a […]

Two New York-area 7-Eleven stores have begun testing NFC-enabled kiosks that let shoppers download coupons and in-store specials with just a tap of their NFC phone, according to Twice.com. Developed by Solekai Systems and Raging Mobile, the kiosk is designed to sit at the store entrance so that users can “check-in” to receive offers to […]