Apple’s interest in LTE technology has been the subject of much discussion — but a new rumor says that Apple may instead look to the next generation of Bluetooth technology for short-range communication. According to ITProPortal, Apple’s new MacBook Airs and Mac Minis are the first mainstream devices to push Bluetooth 4, a protocol which includes ”Bluetooth Low Energy” or BLE, a way for gadgets to use substantially less power for small amounts of communication.
ITProPortal thinks that Apple could use BLE instead of NFC for things swipe-to-pay, transferring contact details, and other low bandwidth activities, and then switch to full power for normal Bluetooth usage — which could all be done via a single chip rather than needing a separate NFC one.
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