ARS Interactive and CellPoint Mobile are partnering to introduce a mobile retail shopping solution, to be unveiled at the National Retail Federation 2011 Big Show on Jan. 10-11 in New York. The solution, called ARS Mobile, will combine product information, coupons, customer loyalty and mobile payment into one complete shopping package, says ARS. The mobile […]

The GlobalPlatform board of directors has appointed a strategic director from the GlobalPlatform membership to represent handset manufacturers in board decisions and provide industry advice on the organization’s mobile strategy through 2011 and beyond. Janne Uusilehto, director/head of Product Security for Nokia, takes up the voluntary consultative position with immediate effect. Drawing from his knowledge […]

TazTag has announced that production versions of its TazCard contactless mobile electronic wallet and TazBox NFC hotspot products will be on display at the 2011 International CES held in Las Vegas, Jan. 6-9. Based on the NFC SecuRead System-in-Package solution from INSIDE Secure, TazCard and TazBox are used to simplify the deployment of contactless applications […]

An anonymous source has revealed that Google is working on a new mobile payment service, according to businessweek.com. Google’s new project, which may make its debut as early as this year, will leverage NFC technology to enable customers to conduct contactless transactions by passing their cell phone over a reader at the point of sale, […]

China Unicom has announced the commercial launch of its Single-Card NFC solution application in Beijing. Utilizing Watchdata’s 13.56MHz NFC-enabled SIMpass SIM card, the new solution provides Beijing’s 22 million residents with mobile payment capabilities for Beijing Automated Fare Collection System (Beijing-AFCS). According to China Unicom, the Beijing-AFCS is the world largest transportation system, delivering smart […]

By Tam Hulusi, senior vice president, HID Global Today’s mobile phones do more than make and receive calls. They are calendars, cameras, even game consoles. Thanks to near field communications (NFC) technology, the devices also are your keys. NFC is a short-range wireless communication technology standard that enables the exchange of data between devices over […]

French contactless mobile services provider Connecthings has announced the deployment of NFC-enabled “Smart Mailboxes” in the 4th district of Paris. The solution uses NFC tags and QR codes to enable smart phones users to receive relevant information directly to their handset, such as time of post collection, nearby stamp vendors, postal codes and directions to […]