Tag: nfc infrastructure

Big business jumps into NFC arena

Stephen Vagus
NFC Terminals

Multinational technology corporation Hewlett-Packard is planning on launching their own NFC-enabled mobile devices by the end of this year. The company is looking to capitalize on the surge of interest swarming NFC technology. The future of NFC is often tied to mobile payments, but HP may be looking to expand the use of the technology by focusing on its other capabilities. Details about the project are scarce but considering that other big-name tech companies, like Google, are developing NFC products, HP is disinclined to be left behind. Mobile payments are…

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Kovio amplifies NFC with their latest RF barcode technology

Sam Lambert
Latest in Mobile Payment Technology

Near field communication (NFC) technology has been the driving force behind the adoption of mobile payment methods, but an infrastructure capable of supporting widespread mobile payments is lacking. The lack of an infrastructure has not proven to be a hindrance to companies developing NFC technologies…yet. Kovio, a pioneer of printed silicon electronic technology, is stepping in to make sure this doesn’t happen. They have raised more than $15 million in funding for a project that will take advantage of the fledgling mobile payment infrastructure and improve existing NFC tags. Kovio…

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