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.

The NFC Forum Monday approved the first few protocols and definitions of the specification this week. The first few protocols include a way for all NFC transactions to describe what data they have and ...

Reflecting a clear and growing trend in the mobile industry, contactless chip technology provider Inside Contactless is making its Open NFC commercial-grade near field communication protocol stack ...

INSIDE Secure has launched a new version of its Open NFC protocol stack geared toward Google Android 2.3 (aka GIngerbread). The first of its kind for Gingerbread, INSIDE’s Open NFC version 4.2 offers ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

While Bluetooth is an excellent technology for short-range data communication, shortcomings in its transport layer protocol can make the initial set-up of links between devices cumbersome for the user ...

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 ...

A number of moves by different companies and organizations around the world seem to be confirming a long-held rumor is true: Wireless credit card payments using NFC are coming. And they’re coming soon ...

Reflecting a clear and growing trend in the mobile industry, Inside Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced it is making its Open NFC ...