European fuel dispenser provider Tokheim Group has selected OTI’s EasyFuel system to provide vehicle fleet operators with a wireless fuel management system that incorporates vehicle identification. The solution allows Tokheim, which supplies over 31,000 service stations across Europe, to provide new features such as automated odometer and/or engine hour capture, velocity checks and tank capacity […]

EV-Box of the Netherlands has begun production on smart card-enabled electric vehicle charging stations, according to evworld.com. The new stations require drivers to identify themselves with a contactless ID card, dashboard tag or mobile phone in order to charge up their cars. The first EV-Box stations have already been installed in several locations in The […]

SK Telecom of Korea has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese mobile operators KDDI Corporation and SOFTBANK MOBILE to lay ground for an interoperable contactless payment environment for mobile phone users of Korea and Japan. By signing the MoU, the companies have confirmed their intent to cooperate on developing a new type of […]

Apple has made public a patent detailing an NFC-enabled iPhone application that would allow customers to receive information on the products they’re shopping quickly and easily, according to Apple Insider. The 83-page document, titled “System and Method for Providing Content Associated with a Product or Service,” describes how the new “Products +” app could help […]

GENTAG has reported the successful testing of the new NXP cell phone RFID reader chip in combination with its proprietary disposable RFID sensor platform, opening global consumer markets for disposable, wireless sensors using NFC-enabled cell phones. “Integration of the new NXP chip with the major handset makers’ cell phones will allow consumers to use their […]

First Data Corporation and INSIDE Contactless announced the introduction of a new MasterCard PayPass contactless payment tag. Based on INSIDE’s MicroPass payment platform, the MasterCard PayPass mobile payment tag offers an economical solution for contactless mobile payment. Users simply attach the tag to their mobile phone to give it all the functionality of a traditional […]

Following on the heels of Nice, the French Riviera is planning to implement its own mobile tour guide system based on NFC technology. Dubbed the CHEMIN project, the system offers visitors multimedia content, including audio, text, photos and videos, for each town and village visited. The media is accessed by waving an NFC handset over […]

Wireless chip maker Broadcom is buying out Innovision Research & Technology for $47.5 million, according to businessweek.com. Broadcom has reportedly acquired the short-range data communications company specifically for its NFC products and technology. Just this past week, Innovision releases its new Topaz-512, a high memory NFC tag with the potential to “open the door for […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association aimed at advancing the global use of NFC technology, announced the winners of the NFC Forum Global Competition 2010 at the organization’s all-member meeting in Karlshamn, Sweden. The competition was divided into two sectors: the Commercial Track for business ideas that address a specific market, business, or consumer […]

Japanese mobile service provider KDDI has chosen Gemalto to provide its User Identity Module (UIM) cards and Trusted Service Management (TSM) solution for an upcoming NFC pilot. From May to December 2010, participants in the pilot will be able to use various types of NFC services ranging from mobile payments, transportation services, e-driver licenses, e-ticketing, […]