We are getting closer to the September 12, the earliest possible date for iPad mini be safely presented with iPhone 5Although we may have to wait a few more weeks according to the opinion of one of the gurus of the rumor mill around Apple. Now in a report and a leak they point out that both iPad mini and iPhone 5 will carry two really interesting details related to connectivity: Wireless AirPlay, that is, it does not need WiFi to work, and NFC port.
The Telegraph newspaper has made a report in which it indicates that Apple has a technology in the kitchen and that it is going to reveal it with the launch of the iPhone. Will be called Air Play Direct. It is more or less like the current AirPlay that allows communication between different Apple devices and other approved devices to stream music, video, images and even print, but this time the local network connection will not be necessary.
Instead of having to connect to the local network, having to enter username and password, then directly the devices generate a WiFi connection between them. In this way, anyone with an iPhone or iPad mini could send a stream of any kind to an Apple TV or any device with approved AirPlay. This recovers a certain distance with competitors, such as Samsung or Asus among others, who do use on their devices Wi-Fi Direct, a very similar technology.
In addition, a Chinese website has leaked a photo of a component that would be part of the next iPhone 5 and that they identify as an NFC port. For those who do not know the NFC, already present in Nexus 7, allows two devices to communicate with each other when they have a remarkable physical proximity. If the iPhone has NFC, it is logical that all Apple devices that come out from here on, iPad mini is on that list, they also have NFC to be able to communicate with each other and to make the research profitable. Although mainly this technology will be used for payments over the phone. In fact, Apple already has an application developed for iOS 6 called passbook in which your personal and credit card data will be stored. That is, two plus two, four.
Sources: The Telegraph / padgadget