Close to 2 billion NFC enabled devices to ship by 2017
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ABI sees NFC coming out of what it calls a "trial phase" next year with the inclusion of the technology spreading from Android and Windows Phone 8 handsets to Android tablets and Windows PCs. Additionally, NFC will become a "default technology" in manufacturer's flagship models. Besides its use with mobile payments technology, NFC is being used with tags to allow a user's device to adjust its settings automatically. ABI says other uses for NFC include "online/offline authentication, retail and loyalty applications, reader functionality, AFC, and advertising as a host of value added opportunities presented to service providers from which they can draw new revenue streams."
source: ABI via IntoMobile