Gifting via iTunes could get even easier thanks to near field communication (NFC) technology.

Tap this: Apple may finally catch up with Samsung by introducing a NFC file sharing system.

A new patent application from Apple was just discovered that focuses on financial transactions.

Another week, another iPhone 5S rumor.

Even though Apple does not, Flomio sees potential and demand in NFC, but needs your help to make it happen.

Is Apple planning on implementing fingerprint-powered mobile payments in a future version of the iPhone?

You'll now receive $5 just for trying LevelUp, the pay phone app.

An interview with Phil Schiller explains why the iPhone 5 doesn't have NFC technology.

It might be a long wait for an iPhone with NFC technology.

The next iPhone might not include NFC, which would be huge news for all Apple customers.

Will they or won't they? New reports suggest one of the most anticipated new features on the new iPhone won't arrive at all.

Another parts leak over the weekend is suggesting that the next-generation iPhone will indeed be sporting front-facing NFC technology.

Square has just announced a massive partnership with Starbucks that will see the iPhone-compatible mobile payments solution appear in 7,000 coffee shops nationwide, this fall.

Recently published patent applications show that Apple has some interesting ideas of what NFC-enabled iOS devices might be able to control in the future.

A new report from 9to5Mac claims that Apple’s new, sixth-generation iPhone handset, which we believe will be announced and released in fall, could launch with support for near field communication (NFC).

Square's wireless payment app has a new name and look but still allows consumers to make purchases with their iPhones.

Newly awarded patents granted to Apple show what an NFC-powered iPhone might be capable of doing.

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Another tidbit from yesterday's iPhone 4S announcement is that the next generation iPhone comes with the new and improved Bluetooth 4.0 standard. You might not care much about Bluetooth right now, but it's bigger than you think if used properly.

Google has unwrapped its new NFC-based payment system, Google Wallet, placing it first on Sprint Android smartphones. This news, which comes just weeks before Apple's likely launch of the iPhone 5, was first reported by Apple Insider.

The South Korean carrier "KT" is planning on launching an NFC iPhone case alongside an accompanying service, which will allow Korean iPhone owners to make NFC payments using their smart phone.

If you want NFC on your iPhone 4, there's a stupidly simple way to cash out.

As you might have noticed Apple has included a brand new version of the Bluetooth standard in its recently released MacBook Airs. Labeled Bluetooth 4.0, this new version of the short distance wireless protocol allows for some incredible new tricks, which Apple will, without a doubt, take advantage of in its upcoming iDevices. Furthermore, it might also signify the early death of NFC.