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RSS wallet in newsNFC payments to reach tipping point in three years?
News NFC mobile wallet devices will remain limited next year - except in the Far East and China region where they are already established - but the number of devices shipping will begin to ramp up from 2010 onwards, says Juniper. [18 Jul 2008]
Revealed: What students think of tech work
News If IT is to plug its skills gap by attracting graduates from other disciplines the industry needs to convince students the work can be as exciting as its potentially wallet-fattening pay packets. Research released today by a career development... [23 Jun 2008]
Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts?
News Concern over 'risky' remote workers is fuelling security spending. Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of IT decision makers surveyed by networking giant Cisco in an annual poll into remote working said they are planning to increase security spending... [11 Mar 2008]
silicon.com Classics: 30 tips for better business travel
News These included everything from getting a big wallet and keeping your laptop in your hand luggage, to carrying spare USB sticks and - for when the laptop battery inevitably dies - good old pen and paper. [25 Feb 2008]
Yahoo! bides its time with Microsoft bid
News Some say Microsoft's big wallet and determination may deter others from pursuing Yahoo! Yahoo! has said its response to Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6bn takeover bid will not be immediate. Photo stories [04 Feb 2008]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News According to research house Juniper, 50 million consumers will be paying for goods through an electronic wallet in their phones by the next decade. In the face of all that economic gloom however, many retail and leisure organisations lit the green... [19 Dec 2007]
O2 Tube trial takes mobile payments underground
News O2 has today launched a six-month pilot of NFC (near-field communications) wallet phone technology in London, describing it as the "largest and most comprehensive trial in Europe" of a technology that's already big in Japan. [28 Nov 2007]
Mobile banking rings the changes
News According to the World Retail Banking Report from Capgemini, for some banks the emphasis is now shifting from cost-cutting measures - such as driving customers towards automated banking - to increasing revenue growth by what Capgemini vice... [05 Apr 2007]
Isle of Man aims for slice of download market
News In recent years the Isle of Man has been successful in attracting a host of online businesses such as PokerStars.com, 'virtual wallet' payment provider Neteller and hosting firm Continent 8. The Isle of Man wants to boost its burgeoning offshore... [20 Mar 2007]
Nothing to fear over ID cards privacy, says passport chief
News The scheme will be successful if individuals believe it is useful to them to have an ID card in their wallet beside their credit cards, rather than because it is a state requirement. The man in charge of the government's national ID cards scheme... [06 Mar 2007]
Nokia-Palm union doubted by experts
News A report in The Wall Street Journal cited Nokia as the chief contender to get its wallet out but talk of such a union has provoked scepticism among analysts. While the rumour mill has been cranked up a gear with speculation Nokia is interested in... [05 Mar 2007]
Future mobiles will cost consumers $150bn
News Lane said: "In Japan, the phone has almost become a mobile wallet, primarily because of cultural difference because credit card adoption and uptake is very low. With the average handset becoming ever more high-end, there will be more cash sunk into... [31 Jan 2007]
Liberty Alliance plugs open source drive
News For example, the Liberty Alliance specifications could let an application find an individual's calendar service to schedule an appointment or a person's wallet service to initiate a transaction, Roualt said. [23 Jan 2007]
Visa launches mobile payments platform
News Visa has launched a mobile platform that it says will "lay the foundation" for commercial deployment of contactless mobile payments and near-field communications (NFC) services around the world. The platform has a number of applications and tools... [10 Jan 2007]
Pick up the tab with your mobile
News The M-Wallet service will initially allow mobile phone users to do banking chores and to pay bills at participating retailers. A US company has launched a service that lets customers pay restaurant bills by text. [30 Nov 2006]
