Add-on NFC cards that can be popped into existing cellphone microSD slots have taken another step nearer reality with an announcement from Tyfone that it has inked a manufacturing deal with big Taiwan-based card maker AboMem. 

What this will produce is a fully functional, popularly priced microSD memory card with built-in NFC capabilities, said Siva Narendra, president-North America of Tyfone in Portland, Ore. 

He estimated that upwards of 70% of mobile phones could accommodate the Tyfone add-on, which he suggested would sell in the $8 to $10 range.

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