If you’ve passed out from a health condition, you’ll be pleased if you’re wearing an NFC ring that can help first responders link to critical medical information—simply by touching it to a smartphone.

Infineon Technologies AGIFNNY, in partnership with Beijing-based Mobile Payment Solutions Co. Ltd. ("MPS"), recently launched the smallest NFC security module series that will improve the performance ...

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a type of passive 13.56 MHz RFID technology that enables short-range wireless data transmissions at 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) or less. It powers such applications as ...

Yet another sign of backside phone innovation*, if I can put it that way. (*tl:dr there’s precious little space to do cool innovative hardware on the front of phones nowadays since most handsets are ...

The NFC Forum announced the public availability of new versions of nine technical specifications, following approval by the Board of Directors. The new versions aim to deliver greater interoperability ...

Apple is known for continually researching and developing new technologies and accessories for its products, and the Apple Watch is no exception. Earlier this year, a patent revealed the possibility ...

When Apple Inc. officially launched its Apple Pay mobile-payments service on Monday, all eyes were on the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, the smart phones that carry the near-field communication (NFC) ...

According to a report on Monday, Apple is restricting developer access to the NFC module found in the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, limiting the component to first-party Apple Pay services only.

For a major mobile payment platform on the verge of launch, not much is known about the nuts and bolts behind Apple Pay. A new patent application discovered on Thursday, however, offers a detailed ...

A teardown of Apple’s iPad Air 2 turned up a surprise: an NFC module. According to iFixit, the NXP 65V10 NFC Controller is the same one that Apple uses for Apple Pay in its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Teardowns of Apple’s new iPad Air 2 revealed an NFC chip that wasn’t officially announced by Apple, but sources close to the situation have confirmed it’s only being used as a Secure Element for Apple ...