A Tap of Your NFC-enabled Phone Can Pay For Groceries, Get Movie Times, and Turn on Your Car

By Nick Barber, PCWorld Feb 28, 2012 4:00 PM

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NXP, a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip maker, demonstrated the capabilities of NFC technology at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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