NFC is becoming the buzz word in the world of smartphones. In this video we explore a few of the applications of NFC on mobile devices - including mobile payments. More on the applications of NFC in smartphones

The LG Optimus Vu is a 5-inch smartphone likely to go head-to-head with the Samsung Galaxy Note when (if) it launches in the UK later this year. Find out more about this giant phone

Spanish network Telefonica and BlackBerry manufacturer RIM are testing a secure payment service to enable BlackBerrys to be used as mobile wallets. Read more about mobile payment on BlackBerry

Orange and Barclaycard are extending their joint range of Quick Tap phones that can be used for contactless payments. Read more about the new Quick Tap phone

NFC is the new buzz word for paying things using your mobile phone, but what does it actually mean? Read more about NFC

Everything Everywhere, Telefonica and Vodafone are to form a joint venture to standardise how you pay for products using your mobile phone. Read more about the NFC venture

Which? Mobile teams up with Which? Money gives the low down on the first mobile phone capable of making contactless payments, the Samsung Tocco Quick Tap. Watch our video review of the Samsung Tocco Quick Tap

Orange has teamed up with Barclaycard to become the first network operator to offer a contactless payment system using a mobile phone. Read more about the first mobile wallet

Norwegian operator Telenor, and tech company Sagem Orga, have announced a key fob that turns any wi-fi compatible phone into a NFC device. Read more on the new NFC device

Everything Everywhere, parent company of T-Mobile and Orange, has announced that it will be shipping NFC-equipped Sim cards, in what it claims will be a 'revolution' in how we pay for high-street items. Read more on Orange's NFC plans