Gaming is another challenge for phones powered by these processors, but the new chip boosts GPU performance by 29%. Qualcomm ...

The tech itself is pretty cool — it's like having an antenna in your phone that can help securely verify and send data. Android's proprietary NFC software, called Beam, can be used as a secure ...

They also provide more efficient functionality than traditional RFID chips, allowing ... devices like our favorite Android phones, tablets, and wearables. Physical NFC tags are used in contactless ...

Reflecting a clear and growing trend in the mobile industry, contactless chip technology ... 6 platforms. An Android implementation will debut with the planned release of Open NFC 3.5 at the ...

Often the term will bring to mind the ability to pay by holding your phone over a reader ... and the NXP chip is just NFC build around an ARM core. The leaps that tie this together are the ...

Broadcom on Monday announced the BCM2079x family of NFC chips which ... allows the chip to draw energy from the environment so it can support transactions even if the phone battery has expired ...