Top near field communication stories for 2009 include NFC handsets, stickers and use cases
06 January, 2010
category: Contactless, Financial, NFC
Near field communication was still in pilot mode for much of the world but it was the real-world applications that garnered the attention of NFCNews readers during 2009. Mobile POS, payment token, trade show attendee tracking, and more topped the list of application reviews while new handsets and stickers dominated the hardware coverage. Read on to get a glimpse at the NFC world through the eyes (and clicks) of our loyal subscribers and visitors. Here’s to a great 2010 for NFC and you.
Top 10 news items from 2009
- NFC phones will be available next year, says Ericsson spokesman
June 25, 2009 - Citi brings NFC mobile payments to India
June 30, 2009 - NFC, biometrics on tap for future iPhones?
July 2, 2009 - ViVOtech awarded OTA provisioning patent for NFC phones
February 18, 2009 - Gemalto buys NXP mobile software business
March 6, 2009 - Zenius releases NFC tech for iPhone
November 12, 2009 - O2 ready to launch NFC but needs more phones
July 16, 2009 - Twinlinx sticker grants Windows Phone users immediate access to NFC
September 25, 2009 - Trusted Logic unveils NFC platform for Google Android OS
October 15, 2009 - TranZfinity launches mobile POS solution
October 23, 2009
Top library items from 2009
- NFC pilots and implementations
July 14, 2009 - NFC is more than just payments: Ticketing, physical access and information sharing are just a few examples of other applications)
February 3, 2009 - Economy, standards stand in the way of NFC: 2009 was supposed to be the year of NFC but problems persist
April 20, 2009 - New Nokia phone could (finally) herald commercial NFC deployments
October 27, 2009