Apple Hints At Near-Field Payments System In Next-Gen iPhone, iPad 164
An anonymous reader writes "The smartphone seems to be well on its way to becoming the next wallet; and Apple could be pushing that movement along. Reports from several outlets suggest the Cupertino, Calif.-based electronics giant has plans to put a near-field communications chip in the next versions of the iPhone and iPad for contactless payments technology. The latest report, from blog Apple Insider, says Apple has put up two job postings for two global payment platforms managers."
brilliant (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Why all the fuss (Score:2, Funny)
Android phone has NFC equipment: Yay! Huzzah! That is the way of the future.
Apple device has NFC equipment: Boo! Hiss! Mark of the Beast. Evil conspiracy!
That's why they needed this article.
Re:TFSite (Score:4, Funny)
Steve Jobs (Score:5, Funny)
First Steve Jobs invents the computer. Then he invents the GUI. Then he invents the MP3 player. Then he invent the cell phone. Then he invents the tablet computer. Now he invents NFC. The man is single-handedly inventing everything!
Re:TFSite (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Apple as a bank (Score:5, Funny)