Apple to enable NFC pairing on HomeKit smart home devices
Apple’s HomeKit smart home framework will soon support the use of NFC for accessory pairing, the iPhone maker has revealed. The move follows the announcement that Apple is to enable support for NFC tag...
View ArticleOkey Co joins the NFC World Partner Program
NFC World today welcomes Beijing-based Okey Co as a member of our partner program. Okey Co has developed a “universal digital key” which combines NFC reader capabilities, contactless card emulation,...
View ArticleFirst US gym adds support for Apple Watch NFC pairing with exercise machines
“GymKit syncing on the Apple Watch technically arrived with watchOS 4.1, but there’s been one main obstacle to using it: Actually finding a gym that supports it. Only one fitness center each in...
View ArticleApple updates Core NFC to allow NFC tags to be read without opening an app
Apple’s new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR will be able to take advantage of an update to the company’s Core NFC specification to read NFC tags without the user first having to open an app,...
View ArticleNFC Forum expands support for device pairing and personal healthcare monitoring
“The Connection Handover Technical Specification 1.4 allows users to define additional specific services when two devices are paired together using other wireless communication technologies, such as...
View ArticleNFC Forum unveils technical specification that lets IoT devices use a single...
The NFC Forum has released a new candidate technical specification that is designed to enable a single antenna in an IoT device to be used to manage both NFC communications and wireless charging. The...
View ArticleNFC Forum bridges the gap between QR mobile payments services and NFC devices
The NFC Forum has released a new candidate specification that makes it easy for mobile payments services based on QR codes to add NFC functionality, giving “payment service providers and consumers the...
View ArticleApple details ‘contactless’ Apple Card activation process in iOS 12.3 beta...
Although the physical version of Apple’s new credit card does not include support for contactless transactions, cardholders will be able to activate it by simply placing it in close proximity to their...
View ArticleApple leverages NFC to deliver exclusive rewards to Apple Watch gym users
Apple has introduced a new Apple Watch Connected gym program that provides users with exclusive rewards at gyms that make use of the wearable device’s NFC payments and tap-to-connect capabilities. To...
View ArticleNXP leverages NFC for easy pairing in new Bluetooth SoC
PARTNER NEWS — “By tapping an IoT device based on the QN9090T to a smartphone, tablet or other NFC reader device, a BLE connection can be quickly established, greatly simplifying the pairing process....
View ArticleApple to add support for NFC car keys?
Evidence of a new feature that will make it possible to use an iPhone or an Apple Watch as a car key has been spotted in the first beta version of iOS 13.4, which was released to developers yesterday....
View ArticleNFC Forum spec lets consumers use NFC phones to wirelessly charge small devices
The NFC Forum has formally adopted a wireless charging specification that enables a single antenna in an NFC-enabled device to manage both communications and charging. The Wireless Charging...
View ArticleNXP adds ultra-low power chips for eco-friendly smart home devices
PARTNER NEWS: NXP has launched a family of ultra-low power multiprotocol wireless microcontrollers designed to enable smart home device makers to build eco-friendly products — and include support for...
View ArticleNFC Forum formally adopts TNEP standard for bidirectional NFC data exchange
The NFC Forum’s Tag NFC Data Exchange Format Exchange Protocol (TNEP) Specification and an updated version of the Connection Handover Technical Specification (CH 1.5) have been formally approved and...
View ArticleApple lets kids use their Apple Watch to make payments with Apple Pay
Parents with an iPhone can now transfer funds to their children’s Apple Watch so they can then use it to make payments using Apple Pay. Parents using Apple Cash Family can also choose to receive a...
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NFC Forum releases specifications for secure data transfer between NFC devices
The NFC Forum has released two specifications that set out a standardised cryptographic framework for enabling secure data transfer between NFC mobile devices and the development of applications using...
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Cigar brand leverages NFC for product authentication and customer engagement
SMART PACKAGING: NFC tags in the box enable customers to authenticate their purchase and reorder US consumers purchasing premium cigars manufactured by the Ferio Tego Cigar Co will be able to...
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ST boosts performance of Type 5 NFC tags
SPEED BOOST: Writing to the EEPROM on the new ST25DV-I2C tags is now as fast as standard EEPROM PARTNER NEWS: STMicroelectronics has introduced a new generation of its ST25DV-I2C Type 5 NFC tags that...
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ST eases payment and consumer application design with new NFC readers
WIDE APPLICATION: The new NFC readers make it easier to ensure products conform to EMVCo 3.1a and NFC Forum CR13 specifications PARTNER NEWS: STMicroelectronics has launched two new NFC Forum reader...
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NFC Forum reports surge in worldwide use of contactless NFC technology
CONFIDENCE: The survey shows that consumers are much more familiar —and satisfied — with NFC More than eight in ten consumers have used “an NFC contactless card or mobile payment wallet” (85%) and...
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