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NFC technology may be included in iPhones after all

Jennifer Goula
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Apple could be planning to release a device that contains the near field communication chip in the future. The recent acquisition of Authentec by Apple, for $356 million, is suggesting that after years of rumors stating that it is seeking to include NFC technology in its iPhones, this may become the truth in the not so distant future. A near field communication chip was notably absent from the recent release of the iPhone 5. Now, the NFC technology news has been revealed that the Embedded Security Solutions (ESS) division of…

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Mobile payments using NFC to become possible in iPhones

Julie Campbell
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Though the technology was notably lacking in the latest release, it hasn’t held back RBS and NatWest. Despite the fact that the iPhone 5 was released without an NFC chip, this omission hasn’t stopped RBS and NatWest from coming up with a way to step around the issue and provide mobile payments based on the technology. A protective cover with built-in near field communication technology that fits iPhone 5, 4, and 4s is their solution. The technology is among the most controversial of the omissions from the latest iPhone released…

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NFC and fingerprints may be central to mobile payments from Apple

Julie Campbell
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The iPhone manufacturer is looking at the Australian company, causing many brows to raise. Rumors about NFC technology and mobile payments options with the added security of fingerprint scanning have been flying as Apple has shown an interest in an Australian company that is working on this form of “biosecurity”. This has been especially interesting following the release of the iPhone 5, which omitted NFC entirely. Many have wondered about Apple’s decision not to include NFC technology in its latest device, and there has been no shortage of expressions of disappointment…

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Apple released details concerning NFC patents for iPhone 5

Stephen Vagus
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iPhone 5 to include new features powered by NFC Technology giant Apple has released details regarding a new patent for its upcoming iPhone 5 smart phone. The device has been generating a great deal of hype amongst consumers because of Apple’s announcement that it will be NFC-enabled. NFC technology has become quite popular, powering the progression of mobile commerce, introducing consumers to a new form of interactive marketing, and allowing for contactless data transfer. The patent highlights a particular feature for the new iPhone 5 which concerns Apple’s popular iTunes…

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How Apple may give NFC the boost it needs in 2012

John Montgallo
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Although there is a tremendous amount of talk about smartphones that are enabled with near field communication (NFC), the actual market for the technology remains quite small. However, this is expected to change in 2012, if iPhone and Windows Phone 7 devices by Apple and Microsoft are released equipped with NFC technology. Some experts, such as those at Digitimes – which is predicting that those two manufacturers will be joining with Android, Blackberry, Symbian, and Bada in the NFC environment – have announced that after discussing the topic with smartphone…

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