iPhone 6 Rumors: Apple to Integrate NFC Technology
It looks like Apple might have finally given into pressure to keep up with Android as the company will implement NFC technology into the iPhone 6.
A recent report from BrightWire cites inside sources that claim Apple will integrate the technology and also struck a deal with China UnionPay to include its services into Passbook.
Both companies also might work together on a new mobile payment service that can be used for purchases in Apple Stores.
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NFC is common among Android devices such as the Galaxy S4 and S5. Apple has never felt the need for the technology until now.
In other news, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model could launch as early as August.
Taiwan's Economic Daily News claims that Apple is planning to unveil this iPhone in August and will follow with a 5.5-inch or 5.6-inch model in September. It also states that the company will produce 80 million iPhone 6 units this year and that Foxxconn and Largan Precision will handle the assembling of the camera module.
An August launch would introduce a completely new release time for Apple as the company normally introduces it new smartphones in the fall. However, before the iPhone 4s, Apple unveiled handsets during the summer.
The launch of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is rumored to have been pushed back due to issues with its battery, according to a report from earlier this month.
Apple is struggling to find a sufficient battery that measures at 2 mm or less that will fit the device's "very thin" profile, according to a new report from Taiwan's Industrial and Commercial Times.
The report also states that Apple suppliers are calling the 5.5-inch model the "iPhone Air." This device would join Mac's line-up that also consists of an iPad Air and a MacBook Air.
