Reader comments suggest it's a little more complicated than that, though.

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Here are the best NFC-enabled smartphones from high-end, mid-range, and budget categories.

Do you have an older Samsung phone that supports S Beam? This guide shows you how to use S Beam on your aging Samsung handset.

WLC could possibly bring NFC-based charging to other low powered hardware in the future.

NFC is on most smartphones but there doesn't seem to be a ton of uses. Is that true though? NFC can do more than you think.

Why have dedicated wireless charging coils inside a device when NFC can do instead?

Consumers are making more use of NFC-based contactless payments to avoid handing over cash or touching payment terminals.

Fitbit is finally bringing the long-requested feature to its fitness tracker lineup.

The move could see numerous payment apps gain full tap-to-pay support on Apple's iPhones.