Reports suggesting Apple is to bring near-field communications (NFC) functionality to its next iPhone have surfaced.



From Techradar:

We are expecting the iPhone 5 to be announced later this year and according Mastercard and app developers, Apple is busy working on NFC technology.9to5Mac claims to have spoken with the well-connected developer at Macworld who disclosed information received from Apple iOS engineers saying they are heavily into NFC.The developer in question has not been named, but is working on a dedicated iOS app which includes NFC reading for mobile transactions.

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