NFC has been sitting around in phones for years, waiting for people to figure out how to use its charms.

We take a look at how you can use your NFC-equipped smartphone to quickly transfer files and other content to a second phone using Android Beam.

A growing number of smartphones have NFC (near-field communication) capabilities to make mobile payments, but accessories and ultrabooks also now increasingly have the same technology ...

You can use near field communication technology for more than just buying your morning coffee. Here are some creative ways you can use it throughout your day.

A growing number of smartphones have NFC (near-field communication) capabilities to make mobile payments, but accessories and ultrabooks also now increasingly have the same technology ...

Samsung TecTiles are easy to program with any NFC-enabled smartphone and the free application, which can be found in the Google Play™ marketplace.

If you plan on buying a smartphone with NFC support, you might want to double-check phones from these four manufacturers before making your purchase.

Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone supports NFC, but due to security concerns, Good didn’t use the device’s built-in “Open NFC” functionality.

While people in many parts of the world have been happily using mobile phones as a convenient method of payment for years, the concept of contactless payment systems is still slow to catch on in ...

The race to NFC is hot enough to imply it will bring great benefits to smartphone owners, but the way things like this work I am not so sure it's all that.