{"id":3291,"date":"2012-03-07T08:58:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T13:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2012-03-07T09:00:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T14:00:42","slug":"will-near-field-communication-change-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/03\/will-near-field-communication-change-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Will near field communication change the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industry experts have been projecting the growing importance of near field communication due to its versatility and wide ranging application, but will it change the world?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Source:<\/a>Although near field communication (NFC) has been around for almost a decade, it has been slowly gaining prominence, thanks to the shifting focus and use of smartphones worldwide. With a new wave of mobile devices coming to market, such as the launch of the new Apple iPad some time this week, and anticipated upgrades to the Android operating system over the next few days, manufacturers have been promising that 2012 will be a pivotal year for NFC. However, what exactly is it? How can it be used? And what are some of the benefits and issues associated with its use?<\/p>\n

Also, feel free to share your views on NFC, and whether you believe it will change the world<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

What is NFC?<\/h3>\n

NFC refers to a set of standards for mobile devices that allows them to communicate wirelessly by either touching or bringing them into close proximity (a few centimetres)\u00a0with another NFC-enabled device. You might immediately think of barcodes, QR Codes and other electronic tags as using NFC, but unlike those examples communication is only one-way, i.e., between the tag and scanner. NFC allows two-way communications, which provides a more dynamic medium where more information can be transmitted.<\/p>\n

What are some of the possible uses of NFC?<\/h3>\n
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NFC has a broad range of applications. When its capability, as a low speed, very short-range cnnection,\u00a0is coupled with mobile devices \u00ad\u2013 which are portable, highly personal and attached to an individual \u2013 the technology can be used in numerous ways, which generally fall into three main categories:<\/p>\n