Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

NXP provides NFC tech for Google's Galaxy Nexus

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

NXP Semiconductors has announced that Google is using its PN65N NFC solution for the recently launched Galaxy Nexus handset.

According to NXP, the PN65N solution comprises an NFC radio controller and an embedded Secure Element, and is fully integrated on the latest release of Android 4.0, aka “Ice Cream Sandwich.” NXP says the availability of its open-source NFC software on 4.0 will enable more handset and tablet manufacturers to create NFC Android devices.

Using NXP’s NFC technology, the Galaxy Nexus can share content with other NFC-enabled handsets through “Android Beam,” as well as use Google Wallet and a number of other card emulation, tag read/write and peer-to-peer communication apps based on NXP’s open software stack.

This marks the second time Google and NXP have partnered to bring NFC to mobile devices, the first being Google’s currently-available Nexus S handset on the Android 3.0 “Gingerbread” OS. [end] 

Related Articles
Unlocked Galaxy Nexus arrives in Google Play store

Google has begun selling unlocked Galaxy Nexus smart phones in the Google Play store, the company has announced via its Commerce Blog.

The $399 NFC-enabled smart phone will come preloaded with the Google Wallet mobile payments app and $10 of free credit to get users tapping and paying at a number of participating retailers nationwide.

read more »
Sprint launches Galaxy Nexus at $200 with Google Wallet

Sprint has set an April 22 launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the network’s first NFC-enabled Android 4.0 smart phone with 4G LTE capability.

read more »
Sprint adds HTC Evo 4G LTE to NFC phone lineup

Sprint has announced its latest NFC-enabled mobile phone, the HTC Evo 4G LTE.

Set to debut on May 18, the $199.99 handset will run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and come with Google Wallet, making it the fourth phone from Sprint to offer the service, behind the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and the recently-launched Optimus Elite.

read more »
Google Wallet available on AT&T, Verizon

Exclusive to Sprint since its launch in 2011, Google Wallet is now being offered on Samsung Galaxy Nexus phones from AT&T and Verizon, according to BriefMobile.

read more »

Comments
Daniel Tyson Permalink
November 3, 2011 8:29 AM

Great info, thanks. One clarification, Android 3.0 is Honeycomb, 2.3 is Gingerbread which was the OS launched on the Nexus S

http://www.ausdroid.net
Reply
Comment on this article

Your full name and URL will be displayed with your comment.

Your email is not shown or shared, and is used only for your Gravatar image.




characters left.
Copyright © 2012, AVISIAN, Inc. All rights reserved.