If tapping your NFC phone to pay for real-world goods with Google Wallet doesn't get you excited, then how about tapping it on a tag to silence that ringer before heading into a meeting? Or setting ...

Samsung is getting behind NFC in a bigger way with stickers that interact with your phone. But it may take some coaxing to catch on. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and Commerce, CNET Group ...

The company's near-field communications sticker for handsets has been used by companies to test out tap-and-pay services. Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News Roger Cheng (he/him/his) ...

Google Wallet may have launched yesterday, but with only one handset, the Nexus S 4G, supported at launch and no mention of the NFC sticker system revealed last May, it's unclear how fast the payments ...

It appears that Google has chosen Identive's ACIG Technology subsidiary as their exclusive supplier of NFC stickers for at least one of the five major US cities receiving NFC window decals across ...

NFC — the technology that helps power Apple Pay as well other clever features for iOS apps like Launch Center Pro’s tappable stickers — is getting a big upgrade with the launch of iOS 13, due out this ...

Despite increasing numbers of smartphones sporting near field communication (NFC) functionality, the technology hasn’t really set the world on fire just yet. The simple fact is that, apart from the ...

One tiny sticker, one quick tap—and suddenly a few of those “don’t forget” tasks stop living in your head. It’s a small tech tweak with a big parenting payoff. The mental load of family life—tracking ...

Apple is reportedly working on a new NFC feature that will allow iPhone users to make Apple Pay purchases by tapping special, NFC-equipped tags. That means retailers won't need bulky terminals, and ...

Even Disney agrees, NFC is one of the closest technologies we have to actual magic. It’s an extremely low-power radio signal that allows data to hop from a poster or sticker to a system like a ...