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Photos: Android marches onto even more smartphones
Photo The X10 has an 8.1-megapixel camera, and comes with up to 1GB memory storage on the phone and an 8GB memory card. It's two years since Google announced it was building an open mobile OS platform - and the number of... [06 Nov 2009]
Escaping PCI purgatory. Compliance roadblocks and stories of real-world successes
White Paper By now, any companies driving high volumes of credit card transactions that are not compliant with the payment card industry (PCI) data security standards (DSS) faces steep penalties. This white paper... [02 Nov 2009]
How to pay for your Amazon purchases with a feisty mango
News The PayPhrase service, launched yesterday in the US, will see Amazon users able to combine a set of payment details - such as their credit card information and shipping details - and then name the data with a memorable... [30 Oct 2009]
Parking in the West End goes contactless
News Card issuers MasterCard and Visa already offer cards with wave and pay functionality included, while Barclays, an enthusiastic proponent of the tech, estimates all of its debit cards will be contactless by 2011. [29 Oct 2009]
Photos: Apple unveils latest 27-inch iMac
Photo Apple didn't add Blu-ray to the new iMacs but in addition to the slot-loading DVD burner, Apple has also added an SD Card reader. Apple's new 27-inch iMac features edge-to-edge display glass, a LED-backlit screen, and... [23 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment Had I read those messages about issues with the graphics card a little more closely, I would have turned back - but alas I didn't. The warnings would have alerted me to the fact that the particular graphics... [23 Oct 2009]
Get the facts about credit card security and PCI compliance
White Paper No matter what size your business is or what industry you work in, if you accept credit cards, you must adhere to the safeguards mandated by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard—referred to as the PCI DSS. [21 Oct 2009]
ID cards: 10,000 Brits want to sign up
News Thousands of UK citizens have registered their interest in getting their very own ID card. According to the Home Office, to date 10,000 people have asked for further information on applying for a card... [19 Oct 2009]
Serve Prepaid Customers Without Prepayment Meters
White Paper The primary reason is that customers switching from credit card billing to prepayment almost always reduce their electricity consumption. Prepayment for electric, gas, and water is a way of life for many countries - and... [19 Oct 2009]
Revealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News Needless to say, after victims hand over their credit card details, at best they receive useless software or nothing at all, and at worst, they download themselves a wolf in sheep's clothing - malware purporting to be... [19 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News The scam emails tell the recipient they are due to receive a tax refund and then ask for bank account or credit card details. The number of scam emails offering fake tax refunds hit an all-time high last month. [16 Oct 2009]
PCI DSS Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter Environment
White Paper This document explains how BeyondTrust PowerBroker supports the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) by limiting and tracking authorization to execute commands and programs that access servers and... [15 Oct 2009]
How a tech 'watch list' can save CIOs from being caught out
News Who would have thought five years ago that cell phones would have 2MB data network connections for use by special mobile applications or that datacentre capacity would be available "on demand" over the internet and paid for by credit... [12 Oct 2009]
Online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News Losses from online banking fraud hit £39m in the first half of the year, despite a decrease in the overall amount of credit card fraud in the UK. The online fraud statistics go against the overall trend, which has seen a... [07 Oct 2009]
Working with Telecommunications: Churning in the Telecommunications Industry
White Paper Industries such as credit card issuers, insurance companies and ISP's are all subject to increasing levels of churn. Churn is the process of customer turnover. In the mobile telecommunications market, a 1995 report by... [07 Oct 2009]
