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Google Nexus S was launched a few weeks ago and has implemented NFC technology that allows it to read information provided by other devices. Apple wants to implement exactly the same technology, only that in Apple's case we are talking about devices capable of both reading and sending information. NFC technology allows devices located at a short distance from each other to communicate and send information in approximately the same way as devices connected via BlueTooth do. Apple will implement this technology together with a mobile payment system again Bloomberg claims to have received information from several people who are already testing this technology for Apple.
The main goal for Apple would be to get a piece of the $6.2 trillion Americans spend each year on goods and services, Crone said. Today, the company pays credit card processing fees on every purchase from iTunes. By encouraging consumers to use cheaper methods — such as tapping their bank accounts directly, which is how many purchases are made via PayPal — Apple could cut its own costs and those of retailers selling Apple products.
It seems that Apple intends to implement this NFC technology so that it works together with iTunes which will store in the database not only information about payments but also information about "loyalty points". Basically, Apple would like to implement a system similar to Orange ThankYou, that is, with each payment a user will receive points that they could then use to purchase various things or make various payments.
If Apple implements NFC technology and a mobile payment system in the iPhone 5 and iPad 2, then these functions will be available only in developed countries where there is interest in their use. Unfortunately, Romania is still far from using such technologies.
