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

NFC Forum, the global standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has today launched the latest version of its Certification Release (CR15), defining the testing program to certify ...

Jailbreak developer Elias Limneos has accomplished a feat with his jailbroken device that some are hoping will eventually be a standard feature on iPhones. He’s made it so that his jailbroken iPhone ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The NFC Forum announced today the availability of three adopted and one candidate technical specifications, following approval by the Board of Directors. The ...

NFC might only be available on a select number of Android devices, but that doesn't mean other smartphones and tablets can't join in on the fun. A company called Flomio is looking to shake things up a ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The NFC Forum unveiled today a new NFC Device Class which provides device manufacturers and OEMs a miniature, low-cost, sustainable solution for wireless wearable ...

Not long ago I told you about my experiences with NFC one year after it became available on phones that I own. In that article I shared how I use NFC and how I don't, but I breezed over one part: ...

Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

If you didn't know, Britain now prefers cashless payments to notes and coins. Contactless cards play a big part in the shift away from cash, but as technology evolves, smartphones and wearables are ...

Don’t expect super-fast charging speeds though, as the standards body says you can only expect 1W speeds via this solution (slower than reverse charging via the Galaxy S20 series). This makes it more ...