The prospect of using your mobile phone to make purchases or pay for travel took a step forward today with the results from Europe's largest trial of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on a mobile phone revealing clear consumer demand for such services. Nine out of ten trialists were happy using NFC technology on a mobile phone and 78% said ... continued »

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, technologies such as NFC are enabling a completely new segment of mobile applications - proximity services or local services - but the industry first needs to settle several critical technical and pedagogic issues. continued »

Nokia today introduced the Nokia 6212 classic featuring integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). The 3G handset allows consumers to conveniently share content, access services and information as well as conduct payments and ticketing with one tap of the device. continued »

Kyocera Wireless has demonstrated its Near field Communication (NFC) solution for CDMA network last week at CTIA Wireless 2008. continued »