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Rumor 1: iPhone 5 will have NFC chip for wireless payments
At Forbes, Elizabeth Woyke says she's heard that Apple will be including a Near Field Communications (NFC) chip into the 5, in an attempt to kick-start a new standard and get people paying for stuff with a swipe of their iDevice.
This is something that's been a long time coming. The technology exists. It's just a matter of getting it into shops and into people's pockets, so that people really can leave the house with no cash and still make it through the day.
There'll be a new sticker appearing in store windows: iPhone Accepted Here.
Rumor 2: Same shape, different material
This one claims the iPhone 5 will be an evolutionary step forwards, with no drastic change in shape or outward design; but the rear panel will morph from glass to metal - adopting the look and feel of Apple's recently re-launched MacBook Airs. Meanwhile the same source says that the front of the device will sport a larger screen, with only the slimmest of bezels wrapped around on either side.
This source says the 5 is going into mass production "soon" and early units have already been seen at the Foxconn manufacturing plant in China.
source: forbes
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