A pair of reports suggest that, like last year, Apple still isn't prepared to put NFC (near-field communications) technology into the iPhone. AnandTech comments that because leaks have so far indicated the next iPhone will have a mostly metal back, an NFC reader is "unlikely" to make it into the next hardware. That position is supported by The Loop's Jim Dalrymple; Dalrymple is known to have accurate industry sources.
