Samsung Wallet will soon be updated to support digital keys for the new Toyota RAV4, allowing owners to lock and unlock their cars remotely.

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 ...

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 ...

NFC mobile payments use Apple Pay and Google Pay through contactless card readers. By 2026, 60% of people globally will use ...

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 ...

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 ...

It might soon be much easier to buy a smartphone that can charge small devices like earbuds or smartwatches. The NFC Forum, responsible for near-field communications tech, has unveiled the Wireless ...

Programming an NFC tag from your NFC-capable Android device is extremely easy and can lend itself to some very useful scenarios. Jason Cipriani Contributing Writer, ZDNet Jason Cipriani is based out ...

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: ...

A new NFC specification announced this week by the NFC Froum will allow future NFC enabled devices to offer wireless charging capabilities, which means a smartphone could be used to charge a small ...

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 ...