Windows Phone supports Near Field Communication – NFC

December 12, 2011
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“As far as I’m aware, NFC is supported by [Windows Phone], but needs to be enabled by the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). So, if any OEM wants to enable it, that can be done by all means.” “Think it’s about just about timing, in the not too distant future there are some exciting things that will be coming through with NFC from Microsoft.” Similar to RFID, near field communication enables devices to quickly swap information once they’re touched together. With NFC, you could share things like text, images, URLs or other data using holding your phone up to varied ” smart tags.” Obviously, commerce is the most anticipated use of the technology.]]>

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Mike Johnson is a writer for The Redmond Cloud - the most comprehensive source of news and information about Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Cloud. He enjoys writing about Azure Security, IOT and the Blockchain.

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