The key is to have NFC on a device with TouchID where NFC is only turned on when expressly authorised by the legitimate owner. THAT will change the game.
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Bare iPhone 6 Logic Board Surfaces, Claimed to Support NFC and 802.11ac Wi-Fi
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The fact that iOS 7 was fully 64bit and the A7 was also 64bit?
That was an absolutely HUGE one they didn't mention at WWDC.
Did you miss my earlier post? Who says you have to transmit credit card numbers over cellular? Or even transmit credit card numbers AT ALL?
Where did I come across as being obsessed? I'm just pointing out that people shouldn't assume Apple is going to keep going along the same as all other payment systems (you passing information to the stores POS terminal).
Apple has the largest number of credit card accounts on file of any company in the world. They can leverage that to make their own payment system. There's no benefit for Apple to "tack on" a NEW payment method on top of EXISTING systems. There's no benefit for them. Doing their own system means they can charge processing fees just like Moneris and all the other processors do. And they can very likely charge lower fees due to their enormous customer base.
Yes, because Thunderbolt has been such a game changer.
Did you forget about firewire? Another bust.
Maybe in the PC world, but as far as avid Mac owners, I wouldn't call either a bust.
Well, NFC supports passive (unpowered) uses while Bluetooth does not... And Bluetooth does pretty much everything else at least as well or better.
That makes NFC a niche product... not something you'd want to put in a general-purpose phone.
So, if NFC is un-powered, then why not use it ?
This way, battery life can improve, since you know Bluetooth LE, will have more range of services to connect to/multiple apps etc... down the line..
However. i would assume never liked NFC, why exclude it when its available on Android ?
Bluetooth is only popular now, because all other devices connect using it... and it just "makes sense"
This way, battery life can improve, since you know Bluetooth LE, will have more range of services to connect to/multiple apps etc... down the line..
However. i would assume never liked NFC, why exclude it when its available on Android ?
Bluetooth is only popular now, because all other devices connect using it... and it just "makes sense"
Can't really say, but we use iPhones mounted in walls to stream multiple security feeds. The larger screen plus additional throughput will be great.
A few notes:
- MC, Visa, AMEX are all enforcing a move to NFC capable EMV (chip&pin) cards in the USA within the next year or two.
- Because of that, stores (including Apple) are updating their point of sale systems with hardware that supports NFC.
- Rumors say Apple has made a deal with a major China payment company to support NFC.
802.11ac would be only good on a phone because routers now have ac if would basically mean "you need to upgrade your other devices just to use this other thing you don't really care about"
Its good we have it, but how many people will be seriously replacing their non-AC routers with AC routers just to use it part of their iPhone 6 ??
Not me.... if it works, why fix it? and when it breaks, well,, the market will judge that.. But i have i 5s, there is no reason i should get a 6 just for that alone, even if my 5s breaks, as long as i can still get one.
Its good we have it, but how many people will be seriously replacing their non-AC routers with AC routers just to use it part of their iPhone 6 ??
Not me.... if it works, why fix it? and when it breaks, well,, the market will judge that.. But i have i 5s, there is no reason i should get a 6 just for that alone, even if my 5s breaks, as long as i can still get one.
Criminals also modify POS terminals here in Quebec. But the only place where that works is when terminals are simply wired because they are loose. The way to fix this is to fix your terminals to the counter.
Only the cheapest merchants don't fix them. I've worked for one and the proprietary was one of the cheapest jerks on Earth. It doesn't cost a lot to fix terminals on counters and it enhances the trust relationship with customers like nothing else.
Wow, how ignorant are you?
Have a read of these links, then let's see if you're big enough to come back and admit you were commenting on something you knew nothing about.
What I described is real and happening.
https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=thieves+on+train+contactless+cards
Totally true, and I have a faraday wallet for this reason at supposedly blocks such theft attempts (whether it works or not I don't know but haven't had a false contactless transaction and been using a contactless card from Barclays for just over 2yrs now)
The scaremongering accusation poster is just ignorant and naive
It's not wide spread, it's not epidemic - it's pure paranoia perpetrated by the sellers of sleeves and wallets and backpacks ALL purporting your demise if you don't buy their products.
Paranoia - just look at the number of posters who have been duped into buying useless products. These products are a solution looking for a problem.
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Talk about naive.
We've had chip and pin in Canada for many many years, it really is handy. I had no idea it was NFC though
Most of the new cards now are also tap and go (I think Visa calls it PayWave), is this also NFC or something different?
You're correct. It's actually by Oct 2015.
"Beginning in October 2015, merchants who have not upgraded to EMV-compliant point-of-sale (POS) terminals, will be liable for the full amount of any fraud losses incurred at their stores. That requirement is, of course, a big part of the push towards adoption of EMV (also known as chip-and-PIN) cards that the credit card networks have undertaken. And there is a good reason for it: EMV cards are much more secure than the magnetic-stripe-based ones that we have here in the States." http://blog.unibulmerchantservices.com/emv-nfc-mobile-wallets-and-credit-card-fraud-liability/
This was blatantly leaked before release
Def true. Forgot about that one
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Sorry i am not convinced, for the examples you stated the current n standard is way more than enough, no real benefits from ac.
We've had chip and pin in Canada for many many years, it really is handy. I had no idea it was NFC though
EMV and Paypass payments use different technologies. What I meant was that most of the POS terminals being upgraded for EMV also support NFC.
EDIT: This is still worded badly. I was right the first time, but it's complicated by different cards. I will post more at the end of the thread.
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Yes, because Thunderbolt has been such a game changer.
Did you forget about firewire? Another bust.
Because the average consumer has USB 2.0/3.0. They have no need for Thunderbolt mice or keyboards.
Thunderbolt/ Firewire Pros / USB 2.0-3.0 consumers.
And isn't that great? I love how thin and light computers have become since Apple is the driving force behind hardware development. Look at Microsoft, they still try to sell Tablets with USB ports. Funny how everyone fails to abandon obsolete technologies. Complain as much as you want, the space inside the phone is still more valuable than what NFC has to offer.
Usually your WiFi is not operating anywhere near the theoretical maximum speed, unless you are constantly sitting next to your router. If there are one or two walls in between, 802.11n connection speed quickly drops below that of a fast internet connection.