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A user's bookmarks, address book, passwords, preferences, and settings would be stored on the phone so that when they sat down to any Mac it functioned as if they were using their home computer
In August it was first rumored that Apple had placed a large order for NFC chips from NXP Semiconductor
It sends data from a chip inside a device like an iPhone, to a payment terminal, or another device
Essentially, the Mac would use NFC to authenticate with the phone. A user's bookmarks, address book, passwords, preferences, and settings would be stored on the phone so that when they sat down to any Mac it functioned as if they were using their home computer. As soon as the connection was lost between the Mac and the iPhone--as in, by moving the devices farther than half a foot away from each other--the Mac's original settings would be restored. In August it was first rumored that Apple had placed
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