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.

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, provider of semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, has announced the availability of a new version of its award-winning, open-source Open NFC protocol ...

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 ...

INSIDE Contactless, which supplies open-standard, contactless chip technologies, is making its Open NFC commercial-grade NFC protocol stack (formerly MicroRead Software Foundation) available in a free ...

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 ...

TazCard is a credit-card-sized handheld device that supports a variety of NFC applications such as contactless payments. This device will enable card issuers to provide customers with a viable NFC ...

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 ...

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 ...