Apple is finally loosening its iron grip on the NFC chip in iPhones with the rollout of iOS 18.1. Earlier this year, the EU took issue with the way that Apple was preventing other companies from ...

Apple also eventually embraced the technology in 2014 — NFC is present on every iPhone since the 6. Similarly, wearable devices, ranging from fitness trackers like the Mi Band to smartwatches ...

What do Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone handsets have that Apple’s iPhone doesn’t? One of the glaring differences is Apple’s refusal to integrate Near Field Communication (NFC).

Apple is expected to release iOS 18.2 in December. This update will make some major changes that could have a big impact on ...

There's no U1 chip inside the iPhone SE, but it does feature WiFi 6 support, which is the latest and fastest WiFi protocol, along with Bluetooth 5. It also has NFC with reader mode and supports ...

Earlier today, Apple announced another major new functionality coming to iOS 18.1: the ability for third-party apps to offer NFC transactions via the iPhone’s Secure Element: Starting with iOS 18.1, ...