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iPhone 5 Rumor: Apple Partnering with MasterCard/PayPass to Bring NFC Technology in Next iPhone

With the existing iPhone 4S already has become three months old now, the rumors surrounding Apple’s future products, especially iPhone 5 and iPad 3, has started gaining momentum.

Adding to the rumor mill, a recent report published in 9to5Mac suggested that Apple’s next generation iPhone would feature near field communication or NFC technology.

The report was based on a conversation between one of their reporters and “a well-connected developer” at the recent Macworld convention. According to the report, the developer claimed to be building an application that includes the ability to process mobile transactions using the NFC technology.

Although the developer didn’t give any information about the specification of any new hardware release, he told 9to5Mac that he did speak to Apple iOS engineers many times, and they are “heavy into NFC.”

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iPhone 5 Teasers Filled 2011

This year Macworld readers wanted to know about the secret details of the iPhone 5, which we know now, was in fact iPhone 4S. From lost prototypes, to leaked specifications, the internet was awash with on-going speculations of what the iPhone 5 would look like and what it would be able to do.

When it was reported that an iPhone 5 prototype had been lost in San Francisco, reports flooded in on its design. Apple were said to have contacted the San Francisco police and offered money for its return to one man, no questions asked, but he denied all knowledge of the phone. A frenzy began amongst Apple enthusiasts as they heard the rumors of the design: said to be tear shaped, lighter, thinner, wider, and shorter.

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