According to some reports, on Tuesday Apple will introduce not only new mobile products, but also its own payment system. This is evidenced by the contracts that have been signed by the company with Visa, MasterCard and AmEx. Now received yet another confirmation of this information. Last week, employees of stores Apple Store and Disney Store - longtime partner Apple - updated and installed sensors iBeacon Readers Near Field Communication (NFC).
Apple uses iBeacon in retail Apple Store online since late last year. The service works on the basis of low-power transmitters that enhance geolocation. In simple terms it can be described, such as GPS, working indoors. The store iBeacon can transmit to mobile devices data relating to a particular product. Coming to any gadget, the buyer sees on the screen of the iPhone or iPad, detailed information about this product.
According to 9to5Mac, the Apple Store installed more accurate sensors iBeacon-Gimbal Series 20. They can be used to authenticate users in the technology NFC. For the user to make a purchase is enough to bring iPhone 6 to a special reader terminal. It is assumed that iBeacon will act as an additional security measure, since in this case we are talking about payment transactions.
Earlier it was reported that on the eve of the iPhone 6 fast food chain McDonald`s preparing to introduce payment terminals supporting NFC. The company's employees received a memo with instructions on how to work with this technology. Support for mobile payments in the American network will be Sept. 15, the day should be completed training.
Apple has invited journalists to its next event on September 9 . It is expected that Apple will introduce two modifications there just iPhone 6 - with screen sizes of 4.7 and 5.5 inches, and "smart" watch iWatch. The watch will be the first new unit of the American corporation in 2010.On the day of dispatch of invitations to journalists - August 28 - Apple's stock reached an intraday high of - $ 102.78 per share. From the beginning, its market capitalization has grown by 28%.