Trending Topics: Future of mobile commerce may be NFC-free

NFC technology has been getting a lot of attention lately, especially as the technology becomes more common in smartphones and tablets. NFC has been gaining momentum in marketing for some time, but also forms the backbone of most mobile commerce platforms. The technology facilitates data transfers over short distances, which is quite useful for people looking to share pictures, music, and videos with their friends through their mobile devices. NFC supports mobile payments through the same process of data transfer. Though NFC has been gaining ground with consumers and has helped mobile commerce becomes a global phenomenon, the technology may soon be dethroned by none other than Apple.