mobile tickets
3 CEO: UK's operators will suffer 3G miseries
News Fuller said that could include using stored value on customers' SIMs, contactless payment in shops or using phones to pay for London Underground tickets.is also considering offering the Pupillo - a webcam-style device... [18 Oct 2005]
Buy a burger with your mobile - the future of payments
News Earlier this year, Philips and BenQ launched a prototype phone that allows Taipei residents to buy tickets and ride the city's rail system. And some experts believe the future of payments may not be smart cards but... [11 Oct 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.06.05
Round-Up "The people who are selling these tickets on websites are miserable wretches who are capitalising on people's misery. Those were the words of Bob Geldof describing the profiteers who have put their free... [17 Jun 2005]
'We won't profit from Live 8 texts', says O2
News Mobile phone operator O2 has denied allegations it will make £7m in the text message lottery for tickets to the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park. The mobile operator said it would... [06 Jun 2005]
Comic Relief: Get giving and get recycling
News Cisco will be selling eight tickets on eBay which will enable the winning bidders to meet and greet the players, watch the match from the director's box and attend the post-match VIP party. Tickets for... [08 Mar 2005]
HP to launch iPod Photo
News HP will also begin to promote a technology called Visual Radio for mobile phones, which provides users with artist information, ring tones and the ability to buy tickets. Hewlett-Packard is getting... [10 Jan 2005]
BT to power Robbie Williams' back end
News As well as giving record companies and their ilk a way to flog their songs, the service will also be geared up to sell 'premium content' including video, ringtones, skins and as well as being a conduit to sell other related merchandise... [23 Nov 2004]
Leader: RFID, NFC and consumers
Leader But there's no need for people to be going on about how they use NFC to programme their video recorder or pay for tickets at their local cinema. We asked Philips, which is working with Sony as well as the likes of big... [22 Oct 2004]
Win millions by your mobile - or just lose a quid
News Earlier this year, Camelot announced a tie-up with Sky where consumers could buy their tickets via their Sky Digital TV. Nevertheless, the mobile lottery scheme has been costly and a long time coming. [14 Oct 2004]
DoCoMo reveals mobile that's your keys, train ticket, cash...
News The four new phones will be able to electronically take the place of everything from train tickets and virtual cash to an ID card and front door keys, using a smart-card system. Japanese mobile giant NTT... [17 Jun 2004]
Camelot to launch Lotto on the fly, on your phone
News Camelot is to let punters buy their tickets from their mobile, in a details-to-be-announced deal with the UK's major operators. Tesco will also be trialling a system to sell lottery... [28 Apr 2004]
Leader: Internet 'innocent' of card crimes
Leader It's incredible to think that people sit on crowded trains and book cinema tickets over their mobile phone rather than buy them at their desk via the internet. Many of this morning's newspapers have been... [10 Nov 2003]
SMS crime reporting a hit in Malaysia
News Malaysian can now check voter registration information, book bus or airline tickets and even check in at airports via SMS. A text message-based crime-reporting system has proven to be a success, according to police in a... [24 Oct 2003]
Mobile operators form m-payment alliance
News Offline, uses for m-payments include using your mobile phone to pay for travel tickets. Four of Europe's leading mobile phone operators have announced the formation of a... [28 Feb 2003]
Devil's Advocate: RIP the internet year?
Comment Given the same journey details of dates and approximate times, it provides a table of the actually available tickets at various prices for several outward and return journeys. I buy train tickets... [18 Feb 2003]