Indeed, a study conducted by Juniper Research found that one in every five smartphones will be NFC compatible by 2014.
By 2014, NFC technology will be in use by around 300 million smartphones around the world, the research firm said.
"Juniper's market analysis highlighted that, although there are still hurdles ahead, NFC prospects have been boosted by the succession of mobile operator and device vendor announcements," explained Howard Wilcox, who wrote and compiled the report.
Meanwhile, a business futurologist has predicted that the UK's workforces will continue to adopt more remote and virtual ways of working.
Dr James Bellini said that millions of UK employees were already working free of any fixed office and that number was only going to swell.
Posted Simon Jones
