Near-field communications (NFC) allow very short-range transmission of data from a device that can be battery-free. The field generator by the NFC reader produces the tiny amount of power required to ...

The NFC capabiliies on newer iPhones and Android devices are going to get a substantial upgrade in coming months, thanks to a ...

Apple is broadening the reach of NFC on the iPhone by opening the technology to third-party apps. Starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer contactless transactions from their own apps ...

Apple announced on Wednesday that it will open up the iPhone’s NFC chip to third-party apps, just as it did earlier this year for developers located in the European Union. The new API will be ...

The NFC Forum announced NFC Certification Release 15 (CR15), introducing a change that boosts the potential read range of NFC ...

Apple has reportedly offered to open up the iPhone near-field communication (NFC) system that Apple Pay uses to other payment services, in a possible effort to forestall impending EU regulatory action ...

The European Commission is set to approve Apple's opening up of Apple's NFC platform to third-party mobile wallets as soon as May, which could help save the iPhone maker from a $40 billion fine. In ...

Facing increasing pressure from regulators, Apple on Wednesday announced it’s opening up NFC transactions to third-party developers. NFC, or near field communication, is the short-range wireless ...

Apple could have ambitious plans in mind for NFC on the iPhone, enabling Mac users to carry data and configuration settings to use with any guest Mac. Apple doesn't seem like the company to jump into ...

Short primer: NFC can be used to identify objects. You can use it for stock control, ticketing systems and mobile payments. Such solutions depend on two elements — that devices are equipped with NFC ...