While anticipation remains high that Apple will incorporate Near Field Communication in its next iPhone, it’s not the only smartphone maker looking at NFC.
NFC Times has learned that just about all major smartphone makers, including BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion and Android phone maker HTC are considering putting NFC into one or more models. It's too early to say when the first commercially available smartphones packing NFC will hit stores. Some observers predict a few models could make their debuts before the end of 2010–earlier if Apple moves on NFC as industry backers hope. And Nokia has promised more NFC handsets in 2010. If true, one or more would likely run the Symbian smartphone operating system.
Few of the phone makers are tipping their hands of course in the competitive and growing smartphone market. But the interest is unmistakable.
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