Apple must open iPhone’s NFC chip to other mobile wallet apps in Germany
It shouldn’t be surprising that Apple has effectively locked down theNFCchip in its iPhone lineup, but some people around the globe aren’t happy about that. Some of those folks are in Germany, for instance, and they’ve passed a law that will actually force Apple to open up its NFC chip in the iPhone so that third-party mobile wallet apps can use it (viaReuters). The decision by a German parliamentary committee actually made the decision late on Wednesday night of this week, which was a surprise to Apple, too....