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Google has rolled out Android Pay, its second effort in mobile payments, to rival Apple Pay. Android Pay works with all NFC-enabled Android devices running KitKat 4.4+ with any US carrier. Google Wallet now spins off into a separate app for peer-to-peer (P2P) payments.

Nordic Semiconductor announces the second edition of its popular Global Tech Tour. Following the successful event held in 2012, which covered the nRF51 series SoCs, the company is introducing embedded application development engineers to its nRF52 series SoCs, powerful Bluetooth Smart/ANT/2.4GHz ULP wireless connectivity solutions that redefined single-chip Bluetooth Smart when introduced in June 2015.

SKF has launched a suite of tablets and smartphones for use in hazardous areas, in industries such as oil & gas, refining, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Mobile workers will now be able to take this kind of technology, which is often pre-loaded with a host of SKF condition monitoring and productivity apps, into previously inaccessible areas.

By Daniel Gleeson, Senior Analyst, IHS Technology It’s unsurprising for Samsung to release a new Note as well as a larger curved screen device. The hardware contained in both handsets was also expected, although the continued choice of Exynos is another significant flagship loss for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon range.

Discover how cloud-enabled NFC makes consumer products uniquely identifiable, smart, interactive and trackable.

Thin Film Electronics ASA (Thinfilm) has announced a partnership with the G World Group (G World), a global authentication company specialising in transparency and accountability solutions. The partnership will unveil the industry’s first smart wine bottle built using printed electronics technology at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2015.

A 10.1’’ industrial tablet which offers a full touch-centric experience has been released by DFI. Alongside barcode reader options, the Android-powered ART101 is equipped with NFC.

Developed for use in mobile devices and cellular infrastructure equipment,Coilcraft’srecently introduced0402DF Serieschip inductors offer higher inductance values and significantly lower DC resistance than other 0402-sized inductors, making them suitable devices for RF choke and filtering applications.

Accelerating the design of wearables, product identification, and smart-city applications for the IoT, theCLOUD-ST25TA evaluation boardis based on the ST25TA02K chip from STMicroelectronics. It contains everything that engineers need to start adding an NFC interface to any kind of electronic device, from Bluetooth audio products and wearable devices to NFC posters and business cards.

Enabling simple and secure credit and debit card payments by connecting to a smartphone using Bluetooth, CSR has announced that its CSR1013 has been used by BrilliantTS to create a smart multi-payment card. The CSR1013, which measures just 0.35mm, is the thinnest Bluetooth Smart SoC available in a 2.4x2.6mm WL-CSP and also offers low power consumption.