nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com - 16 days ago
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Einar Rosenberg, who runs the Near Field Communications Group on Linkedin.com, has reported the following: Had to share this news. A highly reliable source has informed me that Apple has built some prototypes of the next gen iPhone with an RFID reader built in and they have seen it in action. So ...
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First, the basics: Airfoil Speakers Touch version 1.0.1
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appleinsider.com - 18 days ago
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(ifoAppleStore) Within two weeks, Apple stores will begin
retiring their current Windows CE-based portable computers and start
using a custom-designed and crafted iPod touch to check out customers. AppleInsider has a first look at the new system.
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Apple testing RFID-equipped iPhone, expert claims
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... We’re not saying we’re 100 percent on the source - Near Field Communications - but we’ll relate what we’ve learned. Einar Rosenberg, who runs the Near Field Communications Group on ...
Rumor: Next iPhone to Gain Radio-Frequency Powers
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... “It’s not full NFC, but it’s a start for real service discovery, and I’m told that the reaction was very positive [and] that we can expect this in the next-gen iPhone,” the source told Near Field Communications. ...
RFID coming to iPhones?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... prototype by Near Field. And, according to a Near Field Communications blog posting, Apple is said to have equipped prototypes of the next-generation iPhone with RFID readers. ...
Why Rumors of Apple Adding RFID to the Next iPhone Is a Big Deal
Cult of Mac —
... .“Apple has built some prototypes of the next gen iPhone with an RFID reader built [in],” said the leader of the Near Field Communications Group on LinkedIn . Apple, of course, would have to persuade a critcal mass of partners to support the system. At present, e-wallet systems have a chicken/egg problem, even though ...
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Apple Readying RFID Enabled iPhone?
modmyi.com 15 days ago —
Einar Rosenberg, Chief Technology Officer of Narian Technologies, is being widely quoted today about speculation that Apple is currently tinkering with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip for possible inclusion in the next generation iPhone.
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Apple Building iPhone Prototypes with RFID?
theiphoneblog.com 15 days ago —
According to AppleInsider , Near Field Communications reports that Apple has built iPhone prototypes equipped with RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification).
For those unfamiliar, RFID is either super-convenient, terrifyingly insecure, or both. ...
Rumor Has It: 8GB 3GS, RFID-Capable iPhones on the Way? —
TheAppleBlog
What better way to end the week than with two fresh, shiny new iPhone rumors to chew on? According to various reports, the iPhone 3GS could get an 8GB model just in time for the holidays, and Apple is also said to be testing iPhones that support radio-frequency identification (RFID), a tech ...
Apple Working on RFID iPhone? —
EverythingiCafe
Take this with a healthy dose of salt, but 9to5 Mac is reporting that Apple may be working on embedding RFID readers into the iPhone. So this won’t be constantly and insecurely transmitting data, which is one of the worries in the current generation of RFID transmitter equipped cards and ...
Apple Testing RFID Technology In Prototype iPhones? —
iPhone Alley - RSS
According to Einar Rosenberg, Apple has begun experimenting with putting RFID chips with the possibility of a wide range of uses, such as doubling as a credit card, assisting in identifying lost or stolen devices, paying for mass transit, or possibly even using it to sync with a Mac. The source ...
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