In anticipation of the release of the iPhone 6 fast food chain McDonald`s preparing to introduce payment terminals supporting NFC. To complete the purchase in the restaurants the user will be enough to bring a smartphone to a special reader terminal.
Employees McDonald`s received a memo with instructions on how to work with this technology. Support for mobile payments in the American network will be September 15, the day should be completed training.
McDonald's also plans to issue a special application for smartphones and tablets, which will allow users to produce custom homes and pay for it on arrival at the store. The program aims to improve service quality and reduce queues at the box office, but whether it will receive the support of NFC, is unknown.
Messages on the implementation of NFC-payments at McDonald's came amid speculation about the appearance of the module in the iPhone 6. Wireless NFC technology allows you to transfer data up to 10 centimeters. It is assumed that the owners of the new Apple smartphone will be able to authorize the purchase by using the fingerprint sensor Touch ID.We also know that the fingerprint module will appear in future generations of tablet iPad.
"Apple" devices have long predicted the emergence of NFC-chip. This possibility last month said KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo, "leakage" which is often significant. Two years ago, Apple's contactless technology called immature. In 2012, the head of marketing Phil Schiller said that NFC «is not a solution of the current problems."
Meanwhile, NFC will be just one of the innovations in the iPhone 6, and here you can expect to see many other technologies of communication and data transfer. It is expected that the device will be available in two sizes - 4.7 and 5.5 inches. Screen size modern models, iPhone 5s, has 4 inches. In addition to the increased display smartphone promise slimmer, more efficient processor A8, as well as an improved camera with a new stabilization system.Starting sales of the iPhone 6 is scheduled for September 19.