Philips, Nokia trial contactless payments
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An RFID-based trial involving Philips, Nokia and a Frankfurt-based public transport authority hints of a future where ticketing is merely a matter of swiping ones handset.
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The world's top cellphone maker Nokia  will open a new service on February 10 offering free maps and  routing in more than 150 countries, the Finnish company said on  Thursday.
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Zi Corporation, makers of eZiText, a predictive text input technology has announced a licensing agreement with Nokia. The predictable software entry system provides mobile handset users a faster method of
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Nokia has launched Preminet, which offers mobile carriers a platform to distribute content and applications to their subscribers. Operators can select from a catalog of certified content to pass along to their customers.
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Nokia has launched its first product that supports Near Field Communication (NFC), an emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that could have significant implications for mobile commerce.
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LONDON, Feb. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Nokia Wi-Fi enabled phones users can benefit from free phone calls between mobiles thanks to facilitator barablu.
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Nokia has unveiled a system for hosting, delivering and charging for entertainment and application content for mobile phones, called Preminet.
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Korea-based Samsung is preparing to develop mobile devices that use Philips (NYSE: PHG) NFC chips, as the two electronics giants join forces to push a nascent touch-based wireless technology called "near field communication" (NFC).
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With Nokia&#39;s Personal Telephone Integration System, users can access key mobile-phone functions, such as viewing and selecting phonebook entries, initiating and receiving incoming calls, viewing
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Samsung has ordered a chunk of Near Field Communication chips from Philips. Like DoCoMo&#39;s FeliCa, these chips are primarily expected to be used in mobile banking applications, but can be used for tickets, electronic locks and more.
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Motorola and MasterCard are conducting field tests of new mobile phones that include Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips embedded in them as part of a cashless payment system dubbed PayPass.
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A payment system that allows users to spend cash via their handsets is launched across the UK.
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'Industry bragging rights' also up for grabs The Forum Nokia Open C Challenge, which offers $20,000 in prizes for the best application developed using Nokia's Open C libraries for Series 60 programming, along with POSIX for the Symbian bits, is now open to registrations.â¦
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Sony and NXP Semiconductors have reached basic agreement on forming a joint venture to develop, manufacture and sell chips that combine Sony's Felica and Philips' Mifare contactless smartcard platforms. NXP wasÂ spun off from PhilipsÂ in Sept. this year.
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With the Nokia NFC (Near Field Communication) shell on their phone, consumers will be able to access a variety of services and exchange information with a simple touch gesture.
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Samsung Electronics and  Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) have formed an alliance to put near-field communication (NFC) technology in future  cell phone models from Samsung, giving users the ability to use their  mobile phones to make credit-card or debit-card payments. The companies said that Samsung plans to incorporate NFC in other devices as well.
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Investor's Business Daily - Philips Semiconductors has a plan to cash in on the craze for cool new features in cell phones.