News tagged with smart cards
Putting the squeeze on an old material could lead to 'instant on' electronic memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- The technology of storing electronic information - from old cassette tapes to shiny laptop computers - has been a major force in the electronics industry for decades.
Apr 16, 2009 |
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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The next time you swipe your credit card at check-out, consider this: It's a ritual the rest of the world deems outdated and unsafe.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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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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Privacy concerns could limit benefits from real-time data analysis, researcher says
Society will be unable to take full advantage of real-time data analysis technologies that might improve health, reduce traffic congestion and give scientists new insights into human behavior until it resolves questions about ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Digital business cards move networking off paper
With more than 40,000 direct professional contacts on LinkedIn, Steven Burda wants to ensure he always has up-to-date information to maintain his network. He couldn't resist signing up for a digital business card, where users' ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Vise Squad: Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices ...
May 06, 2009 |
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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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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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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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