NFC tags are versatile, serving as physical components or emulated on devices like our favorite Android phones, tablets, and wearables. Physical NFC tags are used in contactless payment systems ...

A data transfer function added to Android phones starting with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Using near field communication (NFC), Android Beam lets users copy data from one Android device to ...

The tech itself is pretty cool — it's like having an antenna in your phone that can help securely verify and send data. Android's proprietary NFC software, called Beam, can be used as a secure ...

The NFC product enables the installed base ... “We actually support additional platforms (BlackBerry, Android and many other GSM phones), but we recommend to our partners that they focus their ...