http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Consumers are a lot more predictable than they seem. This is the main discovery of an international scientific study, in which the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid has participated, which reveals how to predict people's shopping patterns. http://phys.org/news287060632.html Other Sciences Mon, 06 May 2013 12:03:59 EST news287060632 Gemalto, the world's leading maker of computer chip-embedded cards widely used by credit companies and for a host of other applications, posted on Thursday a seven percent rise in first quarter sales owing for the most part to stronger demand from Asia. http://phys.org/news286091271.html Technology Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:48:32 EST news286091271 Mobile money may seem like a hot concept, but consumers aren't warming to it. At the world's largest cellphone trade show, here in Barcelona this week, the 70,000 attendees are encouraged to use their cellphones —instead their keycards— to get past the turnstiles at the door. But very few people took the chance to do that. The process of setting up the phone to act as a keycard proved too much of a hassle. http://phys.org/news281337529.html Technology Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:19:01 EST news281337529 US credit card giant Visa announced Monday a global alliance with Samsung to let shoppers make payments by waving their smartphones near a special reader. http://phys.org/news281018531.html Technology Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:00:03 EST news281018531 Futurists have long proclaimed the coming of a cashless society, where paper currency and plastic cards are replaced by fingerprint and retina scanners smart enough to distinguish a living, breathing account holder from an identity thief. http://phys.org/news280730069.html Technology Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:50:02 EST news280730069 Tech startup Gathr is putting the power of the crowd behind 'Girl Rising,' a film that poignantly backs the fact that educating girls makes our world a better place. http://phys.org/news278006484.html Technology Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:01:39 EST news278006484 Chicago's renowned Field Museum, a major center of global scientific research, has announced plans to cut staff scientists and curators, overhaul operations and limit its research scope because of a high debt load and the recent U.S. recession. http://phys.org/news275137500.html Other Sciences Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:05:13 EST news275137500 (AP)—Barnes & Noble Inc. said Wednesday the tampering of devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards in 63 of its stores was a "sophisticated criminal effort" to steal information, and reiterated it's working with federal law enforcement authorities. http://phys.org/news270306659.html Technology Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:11:19 EST news270306659 Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market. http://phys.org/news267267258.html Technology Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:54:27 EST news267267258 The hacker group known as Anonymous on Thursday posted credit card numbers in retaliation for what it claimed was an FBI raid arresting one of its members. http://phys.org/news266778741.html Technology Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:12:30 EST news266778741 A digital publisher said Monday it was likely the source of a data breach which resulted in the leak of personal data from as many as 12 million Apple iPhone and iPad users. http://phys.org/news266501467.html Technology Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:11:14 EST news266501467 Apple launched its iTunes Store in 12 Asian markets on Wednesday, giving consumers access to millions of songs and movies, but regional giants China, India and Indonesia were not on the list. http://phys.org/news259984825.html Technology Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:11:42 EST news259984825 (AP) — After an investigation that stretched from a Seattle restaurant to Romania, a 21-year-old Dutch national pleaded not guilty Monday to federal computer hacking charges that include the theft of at least 44,000 credit card numbers. http://phys.org/news258658847.html Technology Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:40:50 EST news258658847 Ever run out of battery life on your cellphone just when you need it most? GoCharge wants to be your go-to place to get your smartphone charged - for a fee. http://phys.org/news257767086.html Technology Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:30:01 EST news257767086 Using smartphones or tablets as digital "wallets" will be common within a decade, largely replacing cash and credit cards, according to a Pew Research survey released on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news253879969.html Technology Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:13:02 EST news253879969 (PhysOrg.com) -- NEC, which has been working on what is called "organic radical battery" (ORB) technology for some years, has announced its latest ORB breakthrough, the 0.3mm thick ORB. According to Geek.com, the output rated as 5kW/L with a capacity of 3mAh. On full charge, the new battery prototype can refresh a screen 2,000 times. A recharge takes under a minute, about 30 seconds. The new batteries maintain 75 percent of their charge-discharge after 500 charges. http://phys.org/news251270202.html Technology Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:17:15 EST news251270202 (PhysOrg.com) -- With technology has come ease. These days, thanks to near-field communications (NFC) and radio frequency identification (RFID), consumers no longer have to swipe credit cards through an interrogative machine—they are able to simply wave their credit cards to make purchases or withdraw money from their bank accounts. http://phys.org/news248681956.html Technology Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:50:04 EST news248681956 An Israeli hacker published details of what he claimed were more than 200 Saudi-owned credit cards online overnight in a revenge attack after a similar move by "Saudi" hackers earlier this month. http://phys.org/news245481158.html Technology Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:20:01 EST news245481158 A group of Saudi hackers calling themselves group-xp published details of more than 6,000 Israeli credit cards online in the second such incident in three days, army radio reported on Friday. http://phys.org/news245065449.html Technology Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:44:14 EST news245065449 Credit card rewards are the new social currency. Citibank customers can now use Facebook to pool their rewards points online. http://phys.org/news244811393.html Technology Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:10:06 EST news244811393 A self-defined Saudi hacker claimed he had published details of 400,000 Israeli-owned credit cards online, but the card firms on Tuesday insisted that only 14,000 cards had been affected. http://phys.org/news244781653.html Technology Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:54:24 EST news244781653 Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone company, said Thursday that it will start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit cards. http://phys.org/news244387908.html Technology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:32:05 EST news244387908 (AP) -- Cab riders in New York and other big cities may soon be able to buy movie tickets and other items while in taxis, paying with the same system that charges credit cards for cab fare. http://phys.org/news243578838.html Technology Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:48:05 EST news243578838 People who pay cash focus on different aspects of products than people who use credit cards, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news240586751.html Other Sciences Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:50:01 EST news240586751 China’s young, affluent consumers are savvy about the costs of borrowing and wary about debt, according to new research undertaken in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. http://phys.org/news232194496.html Other Sciences Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:01 EST news232194496 The Washington Post said Thursday that a hacker had gained access to nearly 1.3 million email addresses and user IDs on its online jobs section. http://phys.org/news229322503.html Technology Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:41:54 EST news229322503 (AP) -- Citigroup's disclosure that the names, account numbers and email addresses of 200,000 of its credit card customers were stolen strikes at the core of modern-day financial life - the ways people buy groceries and pay the power bill. http://phys.org/news226985498.html Technology Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:31:54 EST news226985498 Citigroup Inc. has become the latest victim in a string of high-profile data thefts by hackers targeting some of the world's best-known companies. http://phys.org/news226823686.html Technology Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:35:04 EST news226823686 (AP) -- First, mobile payment service Square made it easier for merchants to accept credit cards anytime, anywhere, with just a smart phone and a tiny, plastic credit-card reader. Now the startup led by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey hopes to show them they can abandon cash registers. http://phys.org/news225385941.html Technology Mon, 23 May 2011 16:12:32 EST news225385941 Google on Friday began providing US Internet users with tools for making financial decisions. http://phys.org/news225180259.html Technology Sat, 21 May 2011 07:04:28 EST news225180259