NFC (near-field communication) will hit the big time in mobile phones next year, joining an array of emerging features that carriers are clamoring for, according to communications chip maker Broadcom.

That’s part of the latest roadmap for NFC’s future, published this week by the NFC Forum. Back in 2023, the organization ...

Banks, credit card issuers, telecommunications providers and cellular-phone manufacturers all are battling to carve out a role in the nascent mobile-payments market. In May, Google unveiled plans to ...

The invisible technology powering your daily life is right in your pocket. Near Field Communication (NFC) has revolutionized how we pay, commute, and interact with the world around us. But are you ...

That’s NFC and contactless payments in action. It’s fast, it’s easy, and honestly, it’s one of the most secure ways to pay these days. We’re going to break down what makes this technology tick, why it ...

That humble mobile phone could soon become an indispensable tool for a range of business applications, thanks to a new wireless technology. Near-field communication (NFC), the short-range wireless ...

We may soon be making "tap and go" payments with something besides Apple Pay. The days of the iPhone’s NFC capabilities being limited to just Apple Pay could be coming to an end. Apple is reportedly ...

Consumers have panned OnePlus with a laundry list of grievances, spanning the lack of NFC in the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, that notorious invite system, and its seemingly dubious “Never Settle” motto.

Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into ...

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If you needed to order lunch or a cab or pull up your quarterly bank statement, you'd probably reach for one thing to do it: your smartphone. Our mobile devices have increasingly played an essential ...