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 ...

With today’s launch of Apple Pay alongside iOS 8.1, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners can now use their phones to pay for goods using NFC & Touch ID. Apple states that over 220,000 stores are ...

It’s been a long-standing strategy of payments giant PayPal to label NFC “not for commerce”. When Apple released the iPhone 4 and then 5 without near field communications technology, many argued Apple ...

Both the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X have a new feature that Apple says doesn't come with any previous iPhone – for now. This feature is an opening up of the hardware that's already in quite a few ...

The MasterCard Nearby app, available on Apple’s App Store, is billed as enabling on-the-go consumers to find more than 220,000 U.S. merchants that accept contactless payments. The app underscores the ...

CHICAGO — By now you’re likely familiar with near-field communications (NFC) technology and its ability to help process mobile payments. But NFC’s boosters think it’s capable of more, oh, so much more ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...