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Apple Expands Developer NFC Access To Boost New Use Cases

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Apple is reportedly gearing up to allow third-party developers to get full access to the Near-Field Communications (NFC) chip in the iPhone with iOS 12. Some hotels already support contactless activation of doors with an iPhone, but only via Bluetooth technology, which is less secure than NFC.

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Apple To Restart Sales Of iPhones In Germany But Only Qualcomm Versions

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Apple will begin to sell iPhones in Germany but only the older models that have Qualcomm’s chips in them after losing a lawsuit with the mobile chip maker. Qualcomm had filed a lawsuit against Apple in Germany contending a portion of its iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models being sold in Germany violated the patents of Qualcomm.

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Apple Is Opening Its NFC Chip To Third-Party Apps

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Apple will enable third-party app developers to get access to the NFC chip inside the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus via the iOS 11 that is coming soon. According to a report , Apple Pay had been the only service allowed to use Appleā€™s near-field communications chip that enables contactless payments.

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What Apple Fans Are Expecting From Todayā€™s iPhone Event

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The big day has finally arrived: the new iPhones (and the rest of Appleā€™s fall lineup of devices) will finally get their big public introduction when Tim Cook and company hit the stage in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino later today.

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New iPhone 11 To Be Revealed At Sept. 10 Launch Event

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Apple announced it will unveil its next generation of iPhones along with other products at a launch event scheduled for Sept. Invitations were tagged ā€œby innovation onlyā€ although Apple isn’t expected to change the basic iPhone design. The new iPhones are said to be critical to Appleā€™s holiday quarter. local time.

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Getting To The Core Of Appleā€™s (And Everyone Elseā€™s) China Issue

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Consider the fact that Cook shone the spotlight, specifically, on iPhone sales tied to China, along with other hardware. In fact, categories outside of iPhone (Services, Mac, iPad, Wearables/Home/Accessories) combined to grow almost 19 percent year-over-year. The folks that supply the components and casings and chips?

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Goldman Sachs Cuts Apple Estimates After Launch Of New Devices

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12), cutting its earnings estimates for the Cupertino, California iPhone maker as a result. “Apple rolled out new iPhones as expected, but the new LCD ‘XR’ model was priced lower than we had thought likely. . It also comes in a wider array of colors and has a much lower starting price tag (at $749) than the XS.