Apple's Passbook excuse for NFC-free iPhone 5 rates a 'fail'

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Apple wants to replace your wallet Image via CrunchBase Business Spectator Unlike the Google Wallet, the Passbook, however, neither uses Near Field Communications nor stores credit card or other financial data – for now at least. The consolidation of your life's transactions into a single point, such as your smartphone, is ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple's Passbook excuse for NFC-free iPhone 5 rates a 'fail'iTWireYet on near field communications (NFC) it is now well behind the curve. NFC was expected in the iPhone 4 and never appeared. It was very widely expected to be a feature of the iPhone 5 but there is still no sign of NFC in Apple's plans. In an interview ... See all stories on this topic »

Not Including NFC Major Loss for Apple's iPhone 5 Imassera News September 13, 2012- Apple's decision to not include near-field communications (NFC) on its new iPhone 5 is predicted, by advocates of the technology, to be a loss for the company. Near-field communications is seen as the next major mobile technology to ... See all stories on this topic » Imassera News

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