“Hello Jacqui! I see you buy vodka regularly—would you like a 50 percent off coupon on some cranberry juice to go with it?” Google hopes to give retailers access to more in-depth customer data as part ...

Google may have backed the wrong horse when it decided to tie its Google Wallet payment app to the short-range wireless near field communications technology. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News ...

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Google has discontinued its NFC (near-field communication) Smart Unlock for Android, a cool little feature that allowed users to easily unlock their nearby Android phone. NFC devices can interact ...

Grab your hoverboards, gang: The next generation of Android phones is on the way, and it’s going to feel a bit like something out of Back to the Future II. Near Field Communication — better known by ...

Google's NFC contactless payment ambitions have leaked, with sources supposedly close to the project suggesting that the payment and advertising system could launch as early as sometime this year.

QR codes, the two-dimensional barcodes common in Asia and Europe, may not have much of a future in the U.S. as Google has said it's ending its support for the technology. The company is phasing out ...

Google is holding an event tomorrow in New York City. While everyone seems to be aware that it’s a partner event to announce the NFC strategy for their Android phones, Google has refused to confirm it ...

ViVOtech, the near field communication (NFC) software and systems company, has raised $24 million in Series C funding from Singapore’s EDBI, SingTel Innov8, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, Alloy ...

Square’s gone after the clunky old cash register. Now Google’s trying to reinvent how we pay for even more things. It’s just revealed Wallet, the first big-name, large scale rollout of NFC wireless ...

Google Assistant’s new Driving Mode has yet to arrive on devices, but some early hints within the Google app are pointing to support for NFC quick launch of the new feature. The folks over at XDA were ...