The NFC Forum’s new roadmap includes five new features that could enable wireless charging options, extended read range, greater data storage for sustainability, and multiple functions with a single ...

You’ll likely have seen the abbreviation “NFC” when browsing smartphone, wearable, and app features — but what exactly does it mean? Most smartphones have Near Field Communication, or NFC, technology ...

Now that most smartphones are equipped with Near Field Communication technology, RFID providers are offering a wide variety of NFC transponders. “We’ve certainly seen a lot of changes in the industry” ...

NFC (Near-Field Communications) is designed to operate over very short distances—typically less than 4 cm. Early uses of the technology in mobile phones and other mobile devices more or less mirrored ...

As the proportion of senior citizens grows, their special needs are gaining momentum. Human eyesight, for example, weakens with age. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been developing new ...

Whether it’s linking a Facebook account, or other social networking site, with your NFC-enabled phone, using the technology to reduce gate costs for transit agencies or using it in your home as a ...

SCM Microsystems will launch a new NFC Solutions Development Kit (SDK) designed to accelerate time to market for NFC readers and terminals for mobile payments, event ticketing, retail loyalty, access ...

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A group of Australia's biggest banks have again applied to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in a bid to negotiate with Apple over Apple Pay. The banks -- including Bendigo and ...

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