nfc technology in new iphone Archives

Apple may have missed promising opportunity with iPhone 5

09/14/2012 Stephen Vagus

Lack of NFC technology may cost Apple The world of m-commerce news has been a flutter since Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 5 earlier this week. For months, speculation over whether the smart phone would be equipped with NFC technology has raged on and on. Some had expected Apple to make its powerful entry into the mobile commerce industry with its new mobile devices and applications designed specifically with NFC technology in mind (Passbook), but these expectations fell flat as the company announced that the iPhone 5 would not be…

iPhone 5 may not feature NFC technology

09/01/201208/31/2012 Stephen Vagus

Anandtech investigates NFC technology and the iPhone 5 Apple has remained quiet as to its plans with NFC technology and the iPhone 5. When images showing off the front assembly of the iPhone 5 were leaked earlier this week, many concluded that the issue had been laid to rest and that the mobile device would include the technology. Some technology companies have published reports concerning the matter, claiming that the iPhone 5 will not be equipped with NFC technology when it is released. Anandtech, an online computer magazine, took a…

New iPhone 5 images leaked, hint at NFC technology

08/28/2012 Stephen Vagus

Images show new component in front assembly A series of images of the new iPhone 5 have been leaked, supposedly detailing the device’s front assembly. Similar leaks have occurred in the past, revealing the internal machinations of previous incarnations of the iPhone, but these images feature something that has never been seen before in the mobile device. The iPhone 5’s front assembly contains a new feature that may be an NFC chip. If this is the case, some of the speculation surrounding the iPhone 5 will have been proven true.…