Apple iWallet to ditch NFC for Bluetooth 4.0

Source: CellphoneBeat

NFC or Near Field Communication has enormously gained attention as an easy way for processing payments at checkouts. With lots of advanced handsets coming out with NFC capability, it is now considered as a brilliant replacement for debit/ ...
Full article at: CellphoneBeat  More like this  15 hours ago, 5:29am CDT

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Apple Will Use Bluetooth 4.0 And iCloud For iWallet

Source: IT Pro Portal

Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is spreading but Apple seems to be "thinking different" by denying its use. Apple is though likely to deploy the Bluetooth 4.0 standard in its upcoming mobile payments service. P ...
Full article at: IT Pro Portal  More like this  3 days ago, 9:05am CDT

Apple's iWallet to use Bluetooth not NFC, analyst

Source: Macworld UK

Retail industry analyst Pablo Saez Gil of ResearchFarm is convinced that Apple's iWallet digital wallet will use Bluetooth 4.0 instead of Near Field Communication (NFC), despite the enormous amount of backing behind NFC for mobile payments. ...
Full article at: Macworld UK  More like this  3 days ago, 3:12am CDT

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MetaWatch adds Bluetooth 4.0 support, iPhone compatibility in latest developer kit for $199

Source: The Verge

Bluetooth 4.0 is critical because it incorporates Bluetooth Low Energy, a standard that consumes considerably less power to maintain a connection than other flavors of the protocol — and for a wristwatch, low power consumption and l ...
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Meta Watch™ launches Bluetooth® 4.0 smartwatch for iOS & Android Developers

Source: PR Newswire

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THE APPLE INVESTOR: Time To Start Backing Up The Truck (AAPL)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

(Apple Insider) Andy Zacy at Bullish Cross is initiating his 5th ever buy rating on Apple, just about 11-months after the last recommendation he gave. Andy tends to only publish these buy ratings under extraordinary circumstances, ...
Full article at: Silicon Alley Insider  More like this  5 days ago, 10:48am CDT