The 'will they' / 'won't they' speculation about Apple enabling the iPhone 5 for NFC goes on. For a long time, it was considered a certainty that the iPhone 5 would include NFC. Then, last week, the Independent reported that the will not, due to a lack of technical standards.
Forbes then quoted an unnamed source at Apple, saying that they would include NFC. The New York Times now reports that Apple will include NFC and that Qualcomm will supply chip - but not necessarily for the upcoming iPhone 5 release. Add to all these conflicting reports the amplification effect of the blogosphere and you have total confusion!
However, what we do know for sure is that Google is enabling Android for NFC and that most headset manufacturers are including a chip in their phones - considering the opportunities inherent in NFC, I am sure Apple won't be too far behind.
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