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Friday, March 18, 2011

iPhone 5 will feature NFC after all, says Forbes’ source

In January, Bloomberg claimed the next-generation iPhone will include NFC (near-field-communication) technology with a “wave-to-pay” system. This last week The Indepedent shot down these claims saying that if NFC appears at all, it won’t be until 2012 alongside the sixth-generation iPhone.

Now, Elizabeth Woyke from Forbes is claiming (via SAI) that according to an Apple employee, the iPhone 5 will in fact feature NFC capabilities.

Just met with an entrepreneur who says the iPhone 5 *will* have NFC…according to his friend, who works at Apple. Huh.
At this point it’s difficult to pinpoint which rumors are true and which are false with so many differences flying around the rumor mill lately. If it means anything Elizabeth Woyke was a bit spotty on her Best Buy gives iPads to all employees post. An NFC capable iPhone also popped up in a T-Mobile presentation slide.

*thanks 9to5Mac*

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Apple Drops NFC From the iPhone 5?

Apple has reportedly decided to drop Near Field Communication (NFC) technology from the iPhone 5, according to The Independent.

Apple apparently disclosed this decision in meetings with UK mobile operators.

One source close to the discussions said: "The new iPhone will not have NFC, Apple told the operators it was concerned by the lack of a clear standard across the industry." Yet Apple is understood to be working on its own NFC proposition, which would link payments through iTunes. It hopes to introduce the technology in a handset likely to be released next year.

Last month, analyst Brian White with Ticonderoga Securities issued a note to investors saying that his sources have indicated to him that the next iPhone will include NFC technology. However, Apple's approach will reportedly have "a twist that will make it unique versus his peers."

*thanks iclarified*

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Apple Implementation of NFC Will Have a Unique Twist?

Analyst Brian White with Ticonderoga Securities issued a note to investors today saying that Apple's approach to NFC in the iPhone 5 will have a unique twist., according to AppleInsider.

White said that his sources have indicated to him that the next iPhone will include NFC technology. However, Apple's approach will reportedly have "a twist that will make it unique versus his peers." White did not give any indication as to what the "twist" could be.

In November it was reported that Apple's next iPhone may feature Near Field Communication technology for remote computing. The idea was that if you wave your NFC equipped iPhone at an NFC Mac, the computer will load all your applications, settings, and data. This will let you work at the computer as if it was your own. Then when you move out of range the machine will return to its previous state.

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