Category Archives: Touch-NFC

Updated Near-Field Communication (NFC) Page

In response to @AjitJaokar at ForumOxford, I’ve updated my page on NFC to further explain NFC vs. RFID as well as the elements of a Java-based NFC mobile application; see NFC/Touch Page. “RFID” is a broad term that refers to … Continue reading

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Juniper Research: NFC Mobile Payments to Reach US$75 Billion by 2013

Another report that claims big numbers; this time by Juniper Research — see NFC Mobile Payments to Reach US$75 Billion by 2013 (via Payment News). 2013, or five years from today, seems about right for the NFC sweet spot (or … Continue reading

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GSMA Pay-Buy-Mobile and NFC standardization – A year later

The GSMA Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative is alive and moving forward w.r.t. NFC standardization, in this case, w.r.t. secure elements for NFC applications. Developed by the 45 operators globally supporting the GSMA’s Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative, the requirements will help handset manufacturers to develop … Continue reading

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An Introduction to Near-Field Communication and the Contactless Communication API

See my latest article — an introduction to the NFC API for Java… Near-field Communication (NFC) is characterized as a very short-range radio communication technology with a lot of potential, especially when applied to mobile handsets. Imagine yourself using your … Continue reading

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Attacking NFC Mobile Phones (Collin Mulliner)

NFC is a technology that not only is being deployed today, but that will be found on mostly every mobile phone in the future. And with this comes security and hacking concerns. I just found an interesting presentation by Collin … Continue reading

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Richard Humbach of Nokia on Mobile payments and banking with NFC

Richard Humbach, Nokia Emerging Business Unit on Mobile payments and banking with NFC (4:51min) ceo

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NFC Forum issues specifications for four tag types

The NFC Forum has mandated that the four tag types be operable with NFC devices. The NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) specification and four Record Type Description (RTD) specifications were released in 2006. These specifications are also available for download … Continue reading

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