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September 08, 2014

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Sept. 5

The Madness will finally end tomorrow, but in the meantime there's still plenty of it in the iOSphere.This week there are new and, incredibly, credible reports that Apple will launch a mobile payments system with iPhone 6. Most of the details are about the backroom deals with big financial institutions, but they also include use of an NFC chip.Speaking of NFC chips, one writer offers thoughts on All the Wonderful Things you can do with NFC apart from buying stuff. Also this week: bad news on sapphire screens (they won't be appearing) but good news on storage (more!).You read it here second.iPhone 6 will introduce mobile payments As part of its long-rumored move into mobile buying, Apple has convinced five of the country's biggest financial institutions to cut transaction fees for purchases made with the upcoming iPhone 6.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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