NFC News Roundup

1. NFC will be worth the wait, analysts say ‎ Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - 4 hours ago ... for up to three years for Near Field Communication (NFC) chips to be widely available on smartphones in the US, Starbucks executive Chuck Davidson said. ... NFC will be worth the wait, analysts say‎ - Computerworld New Zealand Starbucks prefers old-fashioned barcodes to NFC payments‎ - ITworld.com all 13 news articles »

2. QR Codes: Dead End or On-Ramp? ‎ ClickZ News - 2 hours ago In a recent Ad Age article, Dave Wieneke argued that QR codes are a dead-end, transitional technology, to be quickly replaced by near field communication ...

3. Sony Ericsson to launch Android NFC phones ‎ Ubergizmo - George Wong - 18 hours ago NFC (Near Field Communication) is an up and coming technology in the US but at the moment there aren't many phones on ... Sony Ericsson NFC enabled Android smartphones on the way?‎ - Gadget Helpline (blog) Sony Ericsson Xperia lineup to get NFC enabled Android smartphones‎ - AndroidOS.in (blog) Sony Ericsson signs deal with NFC chip maker. (PR)‎ - IGYAAN Phones Review all 49 news articles »  GOOG - NXPI

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4. Scandinavian Smart Pass launched ‎ Cheapflights.co.uk - 3 hours ago The new pass – which used the same "near field communication" (NFC) technology as London's Oyster card - will make the airport experience for visitors to ...

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5. Vodafone, O2, Everything Everywhere Enter Joint Venture, Aim NFC ... ‎ ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - 10 hours ago ... O2 and Everything Everywhere has joined forces with the view of making the NFC (Near Field Communication) technology in phone available for masses. ... Joint NFC venture from Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere‎ - Mobot.net (blog) NFC coming to the UK as major networks join forces‎ - T3 Mobile phone firms team up to develop 'wave and pay' system‎ - The Guardian ZDNet UK - Financial Times (blog) all 116 news articles »  LON:VOD - ETR:DTE

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6. Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Google, eBay and Citigroup ‎ PR Newswire (press release) - 1 hour ago While the near-field communication (NFC) technology used in the system is already in use in some parts of Europe, the concept is relatively new to the US ...  GOOG - C

7. RFID News Roundup ‎ RFID Journal - 17 hours ago Avery Dennison RFID, a provider of ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID inlays, has introduced its N-Zone line ofNear Field Communication (NFC) RFID inlays, ...  RFMI - TYC

8. Global mobile software market is set to reach nearly $80 billion ... ‎ Balkans.com Business News - 9 hours ago ... Money Transfer, Mobile Browsing, Mobile Health Monitoring, Mobile Search, Near Field CommunicationServices, Mobile Payment, Mobile Instant Messaging, ...

9. SAS to launch new mobile NFC solution ‎ sQuidcard - 23 hours ago Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is launching a new SAS Smart Pass using near field communication (NFC) technology to help its customers move through airports