Square releases NFC & chip reader; all vendors can now accept Android Pay, Samsung Pay and more This is unlike the card reader we are used to seeing, though.

NFC tags and readers communicate wirelessly with each other over very short distances. Tags store a small amount of data on them that is sent to the reader in the form of electromagnetic pulses.

Researchers have discovered a new Android malware which uses the Near Field Communication (NFC) reader of an infected smartphone to steal payment card details. According security research firm ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass., December 05, 2024--NFC Forum, the leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, launched a Proof-of-Concept Mobile Reader application for Android and iOS ...

NFC Forum, the leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, launched a Proof-of-Concept Mobile Reader application for Android ...

NFC is as safe as similar encryption methods used in other technologies. It also benefits from the short-range proximity needed to initiate an interaction between the tag and the reader.

Key Takeaways: A new smartphone reader from Bluebird incorporates UHF and 13.56 MHz HF RFID, as well as NFC, Wi-Fi, cellular and barcode scanning, in a small handheld device. The device is being used ...

You'll need: An NFC compatible Android phone. I'm using the LG Nexus 4, but check your specs to make sure that your personal handset is compatible with the technology. An app that can receive ...

With a wave of your NFC-enabled Android phone you can pay in a flash, and lose that deck of loyalty cards too. Written by Ed Burnette, Contributor May 26, 2011 at 4:21 a.m. PT ...