The NFC Forum Approves Global Wireless Charging Specification
The NFC Forum, the global standards and advocacy association for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, approved and adopted the Wireless Charging Specification (WLC) that makes...
Chrome 81 Adds Near Field Communications, Augmented Reality
The newest Chrome beta channel release for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, macOS, and Windows
adds WebXR support for browser-based augmented reality and it also...
Samsung and Mobeewave Partner to Deploy mPOS Payments Worldwide
Samsung Electronics, in partnership with Mobeewave, will deploy NFC-enabled contactless payment acceptance on mobile devices worldwide starting October 15, 2019.
The two companies have worked...
Sharp Embeds Transparent NFC Antenna on a Display Screen
Japanese Sharp has developed a display that has an NFC (near field communication) function on the entire screen.
The technology will help the promotion the...
NFC And Bluetooth Groups To Promote Interoperability
The NFC Forum and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable the two organizations to work more...
IBM Develops Two-Factor Security for Mobile Transactions
IBM scientists have developed a new mobile authentication security technology based on the near-field communication (NFC) radio standard. The technology provides an extra layer of...
Samsung Democratizes NFC Tags With TecTiles
Samsung is helping its customers realize the potential of NFC technology with the creation of Samsung TecTiles and the TecTile programming application - programmable NFC...
Joint Research Focuses On Anonymous Authentication Project for Smartphones
NEC, Microsoft along with France Telecom and other enterprises announced today a joint research on anonymous authentication technologies to provide enhanced privacy services for smartphones...
Telefonica and RIM Announce NFC payments With BlackBerry Smartphones
Telefonica Digital and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced a pilot program of the Telefonica Wallet for BlackBerry smartphones. In collaboration with local banks and...
