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NFC Forum announces new principle members

06/23/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

New members inducted into the NFC Forum this week The NFC Forum, a non-profit organization that aims to promote the development and adoption of NFC technology, has announced the addition of several new companies as the organization’s principle members. Canon, Hewlett-Packard, and Yahoo! JAPAN have been inducted as principle members of the NFC Forum, joining several others that are making use of or promoting the adoption of NFC technology. The induction of new principle members is expected to bring more momentum behind the adoption of NFC technology in a number…

NFC technology news continues to show its versatility

06/16/201206/16/2012 Sam Lambert

Uses for NFC expanding at a rapid pace NFC technology is beginning to gain traction outside of the field of mobile commerce. The technology has proven versatile in its ability to connect with consumers. Companies interested in a higher level of interaction with customers and clients have begun showing more interest in NFC technology and how it can be used. NFC has managed to gain some ground in the mobile marketing industry and in social networking, and these two fields appear rife with opportunity for the growth of NFC. RIM…

HP turns to QR codes to help in the fight against counterfeit

09/20/201109/20/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

Hewlett-Packard, a major, multi-national technology company based in the U.S., has been entrenched in an anti-counterfeit campaign for the past four years. The company has been plagued by reports of fraudulent product appearing all over the world, most of which serves no other purpose than to put a dent in the company’s otherwise pristine reputation. To date, HP has recovered more than 20 million counterfeit products. Many of the falsified products take the form of ink cartridges for HP’s line of printers. To combat this counterfeit, the company is turning…

Big business jumps into NFC arena

06/16/201106/16/2011 Stephen Vagus

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…

HP developing mobile wireless payment devices

06/14/2011 L. Green

Anonymous employees at Hewlett-Packard Co. have announced that it is currently developing wireless payment devices to allow consumers to buy products using mobile technology. The intention of the company is to use near field communication (NFC) technology to develop tablets and phones that will let consumers receive discount coupons, pay for products and services, and collect loyalty points through a simple tap of the device on a specially equipped cash register within a shop. The first of these gadgets could become available as early as the end of 2011. In…