iPhones running iOS 13 will be able to scan NFC chips in Japanese identity cards. This is as a result of Apple’s decision to allow broader access to the iPhone’s NFC chip by third-party apps. The app ...

Apple’s support page says any smartphone with an NFC chip can tap on an AirTag set to ‘Lost Mode’ to find out who it belongs to. In Apple’s ‘Find My’ app, users can toggle a setting to lock the AirTag ...

A patent application filed by Apple in Europe may have given us the clearest functionality of the iPhone 5S‘s home button. The forthcoming flagship smartphone expected to be unveiled Tuesday at a ...

OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thinfilm Electronics ASA (“Thinfilm”) (OSE: THIN) (OTCQX: TFECY), a global leader in NFC (near-field communication) mobile marketing and smart product solutions, today ...

Today through an unveil event in China, Huawei announced the Media M5 Youth Edition tablet and the a 13-inch MateBook. The USP of this notebook is that it carries support for NFC connectivity.

A newly discovered Apple patent reveals how the iPhone’s redesigned Home button will work as a fingerprint scanner. It’s widely rumored the iPhone 5S will include a fingerprint scanner built into the ...

Apple has filed for a European patent (via Free Patents) detailing a system for combining a fingerprint scanner with near field communication (NFC) technology, allowing for dual modes of operation in ...