iPhone to unlock hotel doors, act as virtual transit card after iOS 12 update
The iPhone 6 was the first iPhone to come with a built-in NFC chip, needed to handle Apple Pay transactions. Apple’s mobile payment solution came …
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Apple’s iPhone 6 NFC ambitions are so much bigger than Apple Pay
When Apple announced that the iPhone 6 would feature NFC, fans and analysts began to speculate about how the company would take advantage of the …
Here’s what you can do with an NFC chip implanted in your hand
Over the past few years, the Internet of Things has become a major topic of conversation in the world of technology. Within the next decade …
Apple’s decision to ignore NFC is looking better every day
For years, Apple pundits’ favorite game was to guess when the iPhone would finally support NFC, or Near Field Communication. If only Apple would support …
Apple may have some use for NFC after all
Apple has been less-than-enthusiastic about putting NFC capabilities on the iPhone and you can’t really blame them — after all, the only time many of …
NFC-equipped smartphone sales ballooned 300% in 2012 even without Apple’s support
A new report from Berg Insight found that Near Field Communication (NFC) adoption exploded in 2012. The research firm found that global sales of NFC-equipped …
Smartphones will replace keys on upcoming Hyundai cars
NFC is becoming more prevalent in the mobile space. The technology has been featured in a number of smartphones and tablets from manufacturers such as …
NFC projected to thrive, but not because of mobile wallet apps
Near Field Communication (NFC) is one of those technologies that sounds revolutionary on paper, but in reality, is much more complicated than just slapping a …
iPhone 5’s lack of NFC called ‘a serious blow for the technology’
Phil Schiller, Apple’s (AAPL) senior vice president of worldwide marketing has said before that the iPhone 5 doesn’t have NFC because “it’s not clear that NFC is the solution to any current …
With or without Apple, NFC mobile payment market to hit $100 billion
A number of industry watchers have voiced concerns that touchless mobile payment solutions will not truly find widespread adoption until Apple (AAPL) joins the fray …
Business cards go high-tech with programmable NFC chips [video]
One would think that with the rise of smartphones, business cards would have become a relic already. Unfortunately, that’s not the case and business cards …
Apple rivals to combat record-breaking iPhone 5 sales with… NFC?
Competing with Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone is never easy — the handset has been the world’s most popular single smartphone model for years, and has made Apple …
Apple exec explains why iPhone 5 doesn’t have NFC or wireless charging
Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 is getting a lot of flak for being iterative, predictable and even disappointing to some. Everywhere we turn, we keep hearing …
Hacker uses NFC to pwn Android phones
Esteemed hacker Charlie Miller, who made a name for himself embarrassing Apple engineers with his iOS hacks, has returned with a big, juicy target in …
Apple wants the iPhone to run your entire house
Although the iPhone has already proven itself to be an extremely useful little device, Apple (AAPL) has some even bigger plans for its popular smartphone …
NFC mobile payment growth could be stunted by security flaws
Developers who work on mobile payment platforms should start hitting the panic button: Esteemed hacker Charlie Miller is about to mess them up. Dark Reading reports …
Meet paycardreader, the credit card-stealing Android app
Just in case anyone was starting to feel too comfortable paying for things with contactless credit cards, a German software developer has posted a new …
Samsung unveils TecTiles: programmable NFC tags for Galaxy S III, others
Samsung on Wednesday announced a new NFC-based product called TecTiles. Available for $14.99 in packs of five from Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, TecTiles …
Barnes & Noble plans to bring NFC to the Nook
Barnes & Noble’s Nook eReader business is expected to see continued growth and was recently spun off into a new subsidiary that Microsoft invested $300 million …
Barclays releases the NFC-enabled PayTag [video]
Barclays on Thursday announced the launch of the Barclaycard PayTag, a sticker that can be placed on any handset to equip it with instant NFC …
Shipments of NFC-enabled handsets reached 30 million units in 2011
Global sales of NFC-equipped smartphones increased tenfold to 30 million units in 2011, according to a report from Berg Insight. The research firm estimates that …
Prepaid cards return to Google Wallet; Google apologizes with free $5 credit
Google temporarily disabled the use of prepaid cards with its Wallet service last month as a precautionary measure following the discovery of several security threats. In an …
Google may share Google Wallet revenue with carriers to spur adoption
Google’s mobile payment service has gotten a fair amount of attention from the media, but user and partner adoption has been slow since the service …
PayPal’s Google Wallet competitor shown off at SXSW [video]
During the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, PayPal finally showed off its upcoming digital wallet product that will compete with …
Sony announces the Xperia sola, with ‘floating touch’ navigation [video]
Sony on Tuesday announced the Xperia sola, the latest addition the company’s Android portfolio. The handset is equipped with a 3.7-inch Reality Display, a 1GHz …
Apple awarded major ‘iWallet’ patent for future NFC-enabled iPhone
Apple on Tuesday was granted a significant patent by the United States Trademark & Patent Office, Patently Apple reported. The technology, which is supported by 23 …
Sprint to launch 10 handsets with Google Wallet support in 2012
Google announced at the Mobile Money: Delivering Innovative Mobile Payment Services panel during Mobile World Congress that Sprint will introduce “at least 10 additional phones” …
