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RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News But now RIM has upped the ante adding a slew of new customised applications for its smart phones including: a deal with Microsoft to integrate search, MySpace to provide quick access to another social-networking site, TiVo to offer... [12 Sep 2008]
NFC payments to reach tipping point in three years?
News The analyst forecasts the gross transaction value of relatively low value purchases - such as refreshments, tickets and food - made via NFC will exceed $75bn globally by 2013, with the lion's share of contactless... [18 Jul 2008]
London travellers hit by Oyster outage
News Shops selling Oyster tickets were also affected but the majority were brought back into operation during Sunday. Five mobile trends to watch… What's the mobile world got in store for... [14 Jul 2008]
Mobile payments to hit $300bn by 2013
News The gross transaction value of payments made via mobiles for digital goods, such as music, tickets and games, and physical items such as books, will exceed $300bn per year globally by 2013, according to the report. [01 Jul 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News It will allow rail passengers to link train tickets to smart cards or to Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile phones, such as the Nokia 6131. Travellers will be able to buy smart... [04 Jun 2008]
Mobile malware: The threat exists
News Users are most concerned about the security of mobile banking and payments services (55 per cent), followed by multimedia services and mobile tickets/vouchers. Mobile... [11 Feb 2008]
Mobile tickets for bus travel
News One of the leading bus companies in the North of England, Go North East, has claimed to be the first in the UK to offer customers the ability to buy tickets using their mobile phones.... [08 Jan 2008]
Eurostar links up with UK train operators
News International train company Eurostar has linked its online ticket service with seven UK rail operators, making it easier for customers to book tickets for travel to Europe. Using Fujitsu's interface technology, customers... [04 Jan 2008]
GNER unveils online ticketing
News Those using the site will also get a 10 per cent discount off any advance purchase tickets bought through the site.silicon.com Retail & Leisure GNER customers can currently buy train tickets from... [09 Nov 2007]
Manchester City FC trials mobile tickets
News The trial was launched on the same day a European Telecommunications Standards Institute standard for Near Field Communication (NFC) applications to reside on mobile phone SIM cards was ratified, according to an Orange... [22 Oct 2007]
Airlines see passenger self-service take off
News E-ticketing is also becoming the norm with 86 per cent of all tickets issued expected to be in this form by the end of 2008. During this same period 76 per cent are planning mobile phone check-in.... [19 Oct 2007]
Wi-fi CCTV in parking tickets drive
News The system means parking tickets can be issued without a human witnessing the offence in person. Images of every parking offence are collated and then viewed by a human operator for verification before parking... [11 Sep 2007]
Rail passengers to get free on-board wi-fi
News National Express said it will also build a simpler "one-stop shop" website to highlight the cheapest tickets available, introduce smartcards by 2010, provide real-time travel updates to mobile phones and... [14 Aug 2007]
Mobile rail ticketing 'on track in Midlands by 2012'
News The standard should allow tickets to be held on a mobile device. He said 20 per cent of tickets would be on smartcard technology for the franchise, which runs lines to Birmingham,... [02 Aug 2007]
Mobiles to kill cash at music festivals?
News If the trial is successful, the technology could become integral to mobile ticketing, allowing consumers to download tickets to their mobile phones which they would then swipe past a... [04 Jun 2007]
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