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Why the key to saving big bucks is right under your nose
News The winery has also fitted RFID tags to its olive trees to record a variety of data, from when the trees are watered or pruned through to when the olives are harvested. A winery in Italy is using RFID to... [12 Nov 2009]
Voice, video, data: £1bn gov't telecoms contract up for grabs
News The systems under the framework will handle voice, video and data and include telecoms equipment and network infrastructure, call centre systems, unified communications, fixed to mobile communications, radio equipment, videoconferencing... [10 Jul 2009]
Apple patents point to fingerprint recognition?
News Three patent applications made by Apple were published on Thursday, covering technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition and RFID. The RFID reader patent would see... [06 Jul 2009]
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News All new mobiles will be packing a RFID chip by summer 2010 - ultimately opening up the possibility of your phone also becoming the keys to your car or your house. It's a two-way, bio-directional RFID... [24 Jun 2009]
RFID tagging tech gets privacy code
News The European Commission has today issued a set of principles for the use of track and trace RFID technology with the aim of reassuring the public that their privacy and personal data will be safeguarded. [12 May 2009]
Biometric scanners to delve inside your brain
News The volunteer's voice, face, heart and brain activity was matched to their record, called up on the computer by an RFID chip carried by the volunteer, and used to verify their identity. Scanners that probe brain activity... [12 May 2009]
What happens when the internet gets physical?
News Use of technologies such as RFID will force a rethink of how IT security is implemented, because the adoption of such devices will mean the internet takes on a "physical dimension" rather than just living inside PCs,... [27 Apr 2009]
Barclays cards make contact with RFID tech
News As of yesterday, Barclays customers getting new or replacement cards will receive ones containing RFID technology. Barclays Bank has rolled out a contactless Visa debit card. This contactless technology will allow them... [03 Mar 2009]
Qualcomm pushes NFC a step closer to mobile
News Qualcomm has announced it is now building near-field communications technology, a type of RFID, into some of its chipsets. The manufacturer, which mainly makes chipsets for mobile phones, revealed its support for the... [12 Feb 2009]
Mobile wallets to bulk out m-payments' future
News NFC is a short range wireless technology, similar to RFID and Bluetooth, which powers mobile wallet technology. Mobile money transfers and contactless NFC (near field communications) will make up half of the overall... [30 Oct 2008]
EC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News The 10 craziest uses of RFID The European Commission is pushing for further cuts to roaming charges in Europe. The Commission on Tuesday proposed that charges for roaming text messages be slashed by 60 per cent by next... [24 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News The UK was one of 27 countries that took part in the tests of RFID chips and passport readers for second generation ePassports.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics The second generation ePassports, due to be introduced in... [22 Sep 2008]
Web 2.0, cloud computing 'to transform business'
News RFID, while still considered to be a transformational technology by the analyst, has a much longer road to travel - with five to 10 years required to reach critical mass. Web 2.0 technologies may make you roll your eyes... [11 Aug 2008]
Credit crunch prompts open source adoption
News For instance, a Forrester Research survey earlier this month found the market for open-source databases to be booming due to new workloads, such as RFID projects, rich web applications and small portals, despite the... [29 Jul 2008]
SAP users air support gripes
News The 10 craziest uses of RFID The UK and Ireland SAP User Group has expressed dissatisfaction with the changes SAP has made to its software support programme. The German software giant announced on 16 July that it plans... [25 Jul 2008]
