Everybody knows the feeling, you tap your Oyster card on the gates to get a tube and bang, red light, there’s no money left on it, which usually means joining the back of another massive queue to top it back up. Obviously, this is never a good thing, particularly when you’re in a rush. Fortunately, thanks to the Symbian Foundation, this could be a thing of the past. Read on after the jump to find out more.

The Symbian Foundation announced this week that it’s planning to incorporate NFC (Near Field Technology) into the next generation of Symbian operating systems.

Sean Puckrin, head of community support at the Symbian Foundation, revealed at the third annual Way We Live Next Nokia development conference this week that the next generation of Symbian OSs (S^3 and S^4) would have NFC technology built directly into them. This will allow for short range wireless communication with other electrical-wireless gadgets.

The first handsets to feature NFC technology should be with us by the second half of next 2010.

In addition, the technology will be open to third party developers, meaning NFC technology can be built into applications and widgets. So, in this sense, topping up your Oyster is the tip of the iceberg as you could potentially use NFC to purchase cinema tickets, train tickets, or even hook up you’re handset to your car stereo.

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Via: Nokia Conversations