When Nokia introduced its 6612 Classic phone to European and Asian markets last week, there was fanfare over the device that doesn’t have the glitz of an iPhone or look much different than most ...

Through technology trials, consumers in Amsterdam, France and Finland have been learning to use cell phones with near-field communication (NFC) technology for electronic payments and data exchange.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4c4987/nfcenabled_phones) has announced the addition of the "NFC-Enabled ...

Banks, credit card issuers, telecommunications providers and cellular-phone manufacturers all are battling to carve out a role in the nascent mobile-payments market. In May, Google unveiled plans to ...

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands and IRVINE, Calif., March 29, 2012 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and HID Global, both trusted leaders in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today ...

You’ve probably seen the acronym NFC but might not be clear about what it is and why there’s been so much hullabaloo about it. NFC stands for near field ...

NFC is nifty because it's a relatively simple technology that unlocks some powerful solutions to everyday problems. It works by using tags and devices that can read them. The tag is made up of an ...

Taiwanese handset maker HTC wants to increase its foothold in the island's mobile banking space, via a partnership with a local bank and two card companies to drive mobile payments nationwide.

The other week I was working at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona and, not surprisingly, I found myself surrounded by thousands of examples of the latest wireless technology. The other week ...

NFC is a short range wireless technology, very similar to RFID and reminiscent of Bluetooth, commonly used for contactless payments. When an NFC device -- normally a smartcard or mobile phone -- is ...