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Tuesday 8 January 2013
MediaTek launches MT6605 NFC-enabled solution
MediaTek has announced the availability of the MT6605, a dual-SIM smartphone solution integrated with micro SD card and NFC technology support.
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Trusted Service Management joint venture to be examined by FTC in October
Five mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan and EasyCard Corporation, in the second half of 2011, jointly proposed a joint venture company, Trusted Service Management (TSM), specifically...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Arrival of iPhone 5 to spur rebound in Apple shipments, says IHS
The arrival of the iPhone 5 will spur a rebound in Apple's smartphone shipments in the third and fourth quarters of 2012 following a decline in the second quarter, IHS iSuppli believes...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Nokia may release new Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones for the entry-level segment
Nokia may release new Windows Phone 7.5-based smartphones for the entry-level segment at the end of 2012 since Windows Phone 8's hardware requirements for dual-core processor and...
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Asustek to start selling WoA tablet PC in October
Asustek Computer has announced its latest 10.1-inch Windows-on-ARM (WoA) tablet PC – Tablet 600, which is expected to start shipping in September and will be available in retail...
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
NXP led the 2011 market for near-field communication (NFC) phone chips with a 52% share, followed by Inside Secure with 44%. The pair took a combined 96% share of the market, leaving...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Shipments of NFC-enabled smartphones reach 30 million units in 2011, says Berg Insight
Global sales of handsets featuring Near Field Communication (NFC) increased ten-fold in 2011 to 30 million units, according to data compiled by Berg Insight.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
NFC chips to buoy MStar 2012 revenues
MStar Semiconductor expects new orders for chips used in near field communication (NFC) enabled phones to buoy its sales performance in 2012. Company chairman Wayne Liang has forecast...
Friday 20 January 2012
Global NFC smartphone shipments to top 80 million units in 2012, says IMS Research
Global shipments of NFC-enabled smartphones are expected to reach 80 million units in 2012, up from 35 million units shipped in 2011, according to data compiled by IMS Research.
Friday 9 December 2011
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches NFC service for iPhone
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced the launch of a NFC (near field communication) back clamp of iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S to provide combined NFC-based EasyCard and MasterCard PayPass...
Tuesday 22 November 2011
NFC penetration of smartphones to exceed 50% in 2-3 years, say Taiwan makers
As Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and Bada have supported NFC (near field communication) functions and Microsoft and Apple plan to make Windows Phone and iOS support NFC in 2012, the...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Toshiba adopts MStar-developed HbbTV solution
MStar Semiconductor has announced its HbbTV (hybrid broadcast broadband TV) solution has been selected for Toshiba's new TL and RL smart TV series, which are being released across...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
HTC expected to offer additional NFC-enabled smartphones in 2012
While NFC-enabled smartphones are still unlikely to become mainstream models in 2012, HTC is expected to continue to offer NFC smartphones in 2012 to differentiate from iPhones, according...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Taiwan market: Handset-based e-payment service may be launched in 2H12
Mobile electronic payment service based on smartphones with NFC (near field communication) capability is expected to be launched in Taiwan as early as the second half of 2012, according...
Friday 16 September 2011
Taiwan market: Nokia, Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Taxi jointly launch NFC-dispatch taxi service
Nokia Taiwan has teamed up with Taiwan Mobile and taxi fleet operator Taiwan Taxi to launch an NFC-dispatch taxi service in Taiwan. Nokia also plans to launch two NFC-enabled Symbian...