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NFC, or near field communication, is a popular wireless technology that allows you to transfer data between two devices that are in close proximity to each other. It’s often used as a faster and more ...

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” ...

The NFC Forum has released specs for four separate, interoperable NFC tags. Two of the tags are based on the ISO 14443 A standard, one on the 14443 B standard, and the final on Sony’s FeliCa ...

Cameron is a self-made geek, Android enthusiast, horror movie fanatic, musician, and cyclist. When he's not pounding keys here at AP, you can find him spending time with his wife and kids, plucking ...

RFID tag and reader provider SmartCode has developed its own RFID tags for near field communication (NFC) applications. “With the interest around EPC, RFID is perceived as a supply chain technology, ...

NFC may not grab the mind share of the average Android phone users, but people who want to do a number of simple tasks, settings changes or run certain apps repeatedly, should take a look at NFC ReTag ...

A company called Movaluate is distributing reprogrammable Near Field Communication chips, a move that could help erase some of the business and technological hurdles payments companies face. It might ...

You may have heard the term NFC before, especially if you're an Android user. Google's mobile operating system has had this hardware feature for over a decade, but many users aren't sure what it does.

This speaker could become a trigger to play your favorite podcast. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac The iOS 13 Shortcuts app brings plenty of radical changes — automatic scheduled and location-based ...