Wireless News & Media
Exhibitors take Self Service Expo to new level
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
Las Vegas show draws the right kind of traffic for exhibitors and attendees.
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MonVia launches contactless-payment solution
April 16, 2007
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — MonVia, a firm that helps accelerate growth of early stage start-ups, announced the launch of MobiBucks, a mobile payment solution.
read nowMobile wallets not catching on with Japanese commuters
April 15, 2007
Cardtechnology.com: East Japan Railway commuters could download train tickets and recharge their Mobile Suica e-cash purse over the air to their phones…
read nowCoke machines get cashless payment technology
April 12, 2007
Birmingham.bizjournals.com: Coca-Cola United, The Coca-Cola Co.'s bottler based in Birmingham and the nation's third largest bottler, has begun installing in…
read nowNFC in 20% of mobile handsets by 2012
April 11, 2007
Morerfid.com: In its latest analysis of the near-field communication market, ABI Research forecasts that by 2012, some 292 million handsets - just over 2…
read nowTouch-n-Buy expands presence into Puerto Rico
April 9, 2007
MIAMI — Touch-n-Buy Inc. has announced the deployment of Touch-n-Buy systems in Puerto Rico. According to a news release, LTT Telecards Inc. signed a deal…
read nowVending purchases via mobile devices are now possible
April 3, 2007
Contactlessnews.com: USA Technologies' vending machines, equipped with the company's e-Port G6 technology, allow consumers with Near Field…
read nowVisa, Nokia turn mobile phones into mobile wallets
April 2, 2007
Edu.sina.com: Visa has launched a global system to turn mobile phones into wallets for millions of customers in a deal with Nokia. Users can pay for groceries…
read nowSelf-payment may get easier with credit card phone
March 21, 2007
Baltimoresun.com: Frank Hernandez is one of almost 100 Discover Financial Services employees testing what the credit-card industry hopes will become a…
read nowJapanese companies embed RFID in bottle cap
March 21, 2007
Nutraingredients.com: Two Japanese companies have succeded in developing a plastic bottle cap embedded with an RFID tag. According to reports, the development…
read nowMasterCard, USA Technologies expand PayPass deployment
March 20, 2007
Amonline.com: MasterCard Worldwide and USA Technologies announced that Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Co. will begin equipping vending machines with USA…
read nowContactless commerce to reach new heights
March 20, 2007
Itweek.co.uk: Spending on contactless hardware, software and services will jump to $800 million by 2011, up from just $260 million in 2006, market watchers…
read nowRFID at your guests' service
March 20, 2007
Hotelmotel.com: RFID technology, like the electronic door locks which preceded it, is poised to redefine and revolutionize the lodging industry's lock…
read nowCan contactless cards be hacked?
March 19, 2007
Prepaid-press.com: The contactless card tag consists of a semiconductor chip or set of chips and an antenna that relays radio frequency signals into and out…
read nowContactless-card orders flood in
March 19, 2007
Idtechex.com: In the last few weeks, orders for more than $100 million worth of contactless cards and associated systems have been placed. The business is…
read nowRFID Asia to open first RFID kiosk in Indonesia
March 12, 2007
PR.com: RFID Centre Asia is opening the first RFID kiosk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new RFID kiosk will be a one-stop RFID store, helping companies across…
read nowWhereNet RFID tags selected for use at Port of Oakland
March 12, 2007
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — WhereNet Corp. announced that the Port of Oakland in California is taking a proactive step toward meeting security requirements set by…
read nowMalaysian company develops RFID microchip
March 12, 2007
NEW DELHI, India — Malaysia Microchip Project says its has developed and built the world's smallest RFID microchip with a in-built antenna. The Malaysian…
read nowThingMagic's intros Mercury5e embedded RFID reader
March 11, 2007
Embeddedtechjournal.com: ThingMagic Inc. has introduced the Mercury5e embedded RFID reader, which utilizes the Intel RFID Transceiver R1000 chip. The new chip…
read nowLogicaCMG launches RFID innovation warehouse
March 11, 2007
Itwire.com: LogicaCMG has launched \its RFID Innovation Warehouse in Sydney, Australia, providing a facility to demonstrate to its clients and the community…
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