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Ladies and gentlemen of the, ahem, jury, we intend to show — through rumors and circumstantial evidence — that Apple might very well be building Nexus S-like NFC capabilities into next-generation iPhones and iPads. We present for your consideration exhibits A, B, and C: three Apple job posts, seeking two managers of global payment platforms and one test engineer for iPhone hardware. According to the original post, the right engineer possesses a background in both ICT (information and communication technology) and RFID (radio frequency identification), which forms the basis for NFC. Suspiciously, Apple removed the “ID” in “RFID” sometime in the past 24 hours. Still not convinced of Apple’s NFC involvement? Consider this: Apple’s manager of global payment platforms is tasked with contributing “to the analysis and development of new payment types and processes.” Okay, so there’s not a smoking gun in sight, but a little innocent conjecture never hurt anybody.
Apple job posts point to built-in NFC capabilities for iPad / iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You’ll no doubt be aware of our (well justified) distrust for anything that passes a tech analyst’s lips, but this time’s a little different. Richard Doherty of Envisioneering Group cites “engineers who are working on hardware” for Apple’s latest project in asserting what that project actually is: NFC capabilities are apparently being built into the next generation of iPhone and iPad devices. Contactless payments via NFC have been steadily building up in hype and adoption recently — at least in the western hemisphere, the stuff is commonplace in Japan — and Doherty predicts Apple will make its move into the field with some new hardware and an accompanying “revamp” of iTunes. The idea would be to allow the use of iTunes gift card balances and the credit card info Apple already has from you to make swiping payments at compatible retail outlets. Apple is said to be planning enticements, like loyalty credits and points, to get you using its service in the place of the competition, and there are already a couple of software patent applications from the company detailing other potential uses for the technology. All of which could mean absolutely nothing, of course, but this seems like an awful lot of smoke for there not to be a fire under it.
iPhone 5 and iPad 2 will come with NFC built in, suggests well-connected analyst originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We’ve been hearing a ton of rumors about what direction Apple’s next set of products will take and when they’ll be available — but now we’ve got some concrete information from reliable sources which should make the path a little clearer. And that includes info on the next iPad, the iPhone 5, the second iteration of the new Apple TV, and a big change coming for all of the company’s mobile products. Want to know the scoop? Read along after the break to get the goods.
Exclusive: The future of the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and Apple TV, and why Apple is shifting its mobile line to Qualcomm chipsets originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cellphone parts supplier Global Direct Parts has gotten its hands on, well, something. A video posted to YouTube shows what the company calls the iPhone 5, in five minutes of mind-numbing detail.
The “iPhone 5″ looks very similar to the current model, with the only external changes being a redesigned antenna band. This band now has an extra separation line between sections of the antenna. Internally, things have been rejigged, with redesigned connectors and a change in the layout of some parts.
Is this the iPhone 5? It could be. After all, the external changes between the iPhones 3G and 3GS were minimal. It could also be a new universal iPhone, made to work on both Verizon’s CDMA network as well as GSM networks (the micro-SIM slot is still there). That might explain the antenna redesign, and the reworked internals.
It could also be a fake, but the fact that the original video has been removed from YouTube at Apple’s request lends it some credence. You can still find the video, of course. I won’t bother with a link, as the one I found will surely be gone very quickly, but if you search YouTube for “GlobalDirectParts iPhone 5″ then you”ll get it.”
Next generation iPhone casing, innards revealed on video [BGR]
iPhone 5 or Verizon Wireless iPhone Photos Leaked! [Smartphone Medic]
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Of course you knew this was coming, you probably just didn’t expect it so soon. If Apple keeps up with its usual schedule, we don’t expect an iPhone 4 successor to rear its head until summer 2011, but already some KIRF scientists are making forward-looking projections and produced what it thinks might be the KIRF iPhone to go tête-à-tête with the presumed iPhone 5. Resolution’s apparently low, but it does its best to make up for it with dual SIM capabilities, WiFi, Bluetooth, a microSD slot, built-in camera with flash, an all-too familiar UI — all at a price guaranteed to assuage regret: about 700 yuan (US $106). The future is now, why wait? Video after the break.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Keepin’ it real fake: iPhone 5 provides foresight to a falsified future (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
So, Apple’s talked about putting the iPhone on Verizon, Verizon wants the phone… why can’t we get these two crazy kids together? Well, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg touched on that topic in a talk to investors at the Goldman Sachs conference today. “We don’t feel like we have an iPhone deficit. We would love to carry it when we get there, but we have to earn it,” Seidenberg said, walking a fine line between complimenting the phone and making it clear that Verizon still has a good lineup. Ivan also mixed in a basketball analogy to sweeten the deal: “This is like the Knicks getting Carmelo Anthony. Like it would be very good if the Knicks got Carmelo Anthony. But they have to play the game whether they get Carmelo Anthony, right?” Ivan hinted heavily that Verizon’s forthcoming 4G LTE network could be the golden ticket, and while this isn’t a new theory, it’s unclear (and a little disconcerting) if he’s just as in the dark as we are as to whether or not Apple will come around once LTE is up and running. Still, he put on a brave face: “At some point, Apple will get with the program.” Our suggestion? Bake Steve a cake. Couldn’t hurt!
Verizon CEO talks (more) about iPhone: ‘we have to earn it’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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