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.

Through technology trials, consumers in Amsterdam, France and Finland have been learning to use cell phones with near-field communication (NFC) technology for electronic payments and data exchange.

Near Field Communication, or NFC, is a short-range wireless technology that is already used by consumers in Japan, South Korea and some European cities, mainly for inexpensive retail transactions and ...

The other week I was working at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona and, not surprisingly, I found myself surrounded by thousands of examples of the latest wireless technology. The other week ...

The system allows users to make instant, secure payments by tapping their Smart Ring ‘Ring One’ on any NFC-enabled POS ...

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.

SINGAPORE--The industry has crossed a "major hurdle" that is touted to resolve interoperability issues, opening the gates to pervasive contactless mobile payments, according to an NFC (near-field ...

Several British home-care organizations are trialling a Near Field Communication (NFC) system, known as O2 Home Care, in hundreds of homes in the United Kingdom. The system could change the way ...

The devices should have a mandatory bricking date if not updated. Clearly shown on the screen when not updated as: this device is not safe, do not insert any card. It should be up to the vendor to ...

A security research firm says it discovered an “easily” exploitable vulnerability in a door entry security system used in government buildings and apartment complexes, but warns that the vulnerability ...