It’s always hard to guess what Apple will be including in its next-generation hardware but now Richard Doherty from Envisioneering Group has claimed that engineers are already working on integrating an NFC chip into Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 2. Let’s not forget that Google’s Nexus S currently features an NFC chip, and folks are speculating that NFC will be an important technology in 2011, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to hear that Apple is planning to use NFC technology in its future devices. The analyst predicts that iTunes will also be revamped to allow users to use iTunes gift card balances and the credit card information that you’ve already given Apple to make payments at supported outlets and be rewarded with points or credit. Do you think that the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 will feature NFC technology?
