News tagged with smart cards
PayPal to expand in Asia after mobile app launch
PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said Friday the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones. ...
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Cloud-based secure desktop streaming from any PC
Today at the CeBIT Fair, IBM is announcing the Secure Enterprise Desktop, an innovative service that enables corporate users to securely access the contents of their entire hard disk, including operating system, applications ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Gadget Watch: HP Envy 14 PC has smart-tag sensor
(AP) -- Thin, light laptops -known as "ultrabooks"- are a much-hyped category at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase for the latest smartphones, tablet computers and other ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Putting a face -- and a fingerprint -- to a name
Bill Conner runs a defense company whose customers are threatened by new forms of global attack every day.
Nov 14, 2011 |
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US gets chance to catch up on credit card security
The next time you swipe your credit card at check-out, consider this: It's a ritual the rest of the world deems outdated and unsafe.
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Payment startup Square rolls out iPad sales app
(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 ...
May 23, 2011 |
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Tickets, coupons among uses for tap-to-pay phones
(AP) -- Cell phones are usually used to communicate with people far away. This year, they'll get the ability to do the opposite: communicate with things that are close enough to touch.
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Epson develops new microcontroller to maximize e-paper performance
Seiko Epson today announced that it has recently developed and begun shipping samples of the S1C17F57, a new 16-bit microcontroller with a built-in driver optimized for small- and medium-sized segmented electronic ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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New microchip card for US purchases in Europe
(AP) -- If you've traveled to Europe recently, you may have had the frustrating experience of being unable to use a U.S.-issued credit card for automated transactions, like renting a bike from a stand on ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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A look at new Android cell phones
Google's Android operating system has come a long way in the past year.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Pay-by-phone catching on with smart-phone set
"I don't have any cash on me" may no longer be a valid excuse with new credit card readers that can be used with mobile phones. In a potential boon to street vendors, mom-and-pop shops and even those who lend a few bucks ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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US, Europe press China to drop tech security rule
(AP) -- Global technology suppliers face a looming Chinese deadline to reveal the inner workings of computer encryption and other security products in a move the United States and Europe say is protectionist.
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Me and my files
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you are fed up with juggling too many incompatible devices, European researchers may have the answer. In their 'me-centric' world, you literally wear all your data and transfer what you ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Samsung Intros Industry’s First Higher-performing 20nm-class NAND Flash Memory
Samsung Electronics announced the industry's first production of 20 nanometer class NAND chips for use in Secure Digital (SD) memory cards and embedded memory solutions. Based on this cutting-edge technology, ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Safer swiping while voting and globetrotting
Since 2007, every new U.S. passport has been outfitted with a computer chip. Embedded in the back cover of the passport, the "e-passport" contains biometric data, electronic fingerprints and pictures of the ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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