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RSS oysterAll change please: Your train ticket will never be the same again
News Commuters all across England could soon be using mobile phones, bank cards and Oyster-style smart ticketing on their journey home via public transport. A recent trial by O2, Barclaycard and Transport for London saw... [20 Aug 2009]
Barclaycard going for contactless Gold
News Barclaycard Gold and Classic cardholders on the receiving end of a new or replacement card will now be able to make payments of up to £10 by swiping their card against a reader, thanks to contactless payment technology within the card,... [16 Jun 2009]
Phil Pavitt
CIO Profile TfL has recently concluded a trial with O2 and other interested parties around combining the Oyster payment card with mobile phones. Phil Pavitt has been appointed the next CIO of HM Revenue and Customs, one of the... [03 Jun 2009]
Olympics tickets to double as Tube tickets, cash?
News The London 2012 Olympics could be set to pioneer smart tickets that double up as contactless payment and Oyster cards. The Olympics offer an opportunity to showcase new technology; for example it is hoped that spectators... [29 May 2009]
Barclaycard, Orange share a mobile wallet
News Barclaycard has previously worked with mobile operator O2 on a contactless payments and Oyster mobile trial on the London Underground. Mobile operator Orange UK and credit card company Barclaycard have announced a... [09 Mar 2009]
Human robots, Android Magic and classic radar tech
Photo The self-steering "guided buses" will travel at up to 60mph on dedicated tracks called "guided busways" or "guideways" and will also feature wi-fi and Oyster-style smartcard readers. A robot called Berti - or Bristol... [02 Mar 2009]
Brits still not that into contactless payments
News An O2 trial last year of mobile contactless tech for travel and small value payments on the London Underground found consumers were more keen on the travel feature than the payments side, with 89 per cent of testers saying they are... [12 Feb 2009]
Qualcomm pushes NFC a step closer to mobile
News Near-field communications (NFC) is already used in travelcards such as London's Oyster smartcard, as well as in some bank debit cards, but the mobile industry is keen to see it integrated into handsets. [12 Feb 2009]
Photos: Is it a tram? Is it a train? No, it's superbus!
Photo From later this year, commuters on the buses of Cambridge will be able to enjoy wi-fi, use Oyster-style smartcard readers - and even travel on a bus that steers itself. Passengers on the Cambridgeshire guided buses will... [03 Feb 2009]
Oyster deal lights touchpaper for new tech makeover
News Transport for London's (TfL) decision to switch suppliers for its Oyster smartcard public transport system will smooth the way for the next generation of ticketing, a Tube boss has predicted. Last year TfL decided to... [16 Jan 2009]
2008: The year in mobile
News Oyster brand and credit crunch to hit O2 mobile wallet? 2008 was a year of change in the mobile sphere - not least for the iPhone which switched from being exclusively a shiny consumer toy to a business-friendly mobility... [30 Dec 2008]
Transport for London to slash IT spend by £400m
News TfL also expects to realise savings from its deal with suppliers Cubic Transportation Systems and EDS to deliver the Oyster card system and "other ticketing services" from 2010. Transport for London (TfL) hopes to save... [18 Dec 2008]
Manchester rejects high-tech transport plans
News The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) was planning to use a £1.5bn grant from the Department for Transport's Innovation Fund (TIF) to implement road pricing, as well as a travel smartcard system similar to London's... [15 Dec 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.12.08
Round-Up It's derived from the message flashed up by the ticket barriers on London Underground if your Oyster has run out of credit. Technology has had a profound effect on how we live, shop, interact socially or do business. [12 Dec 2008]
Editor's Blog: Techie slang escapes the server room
Comment Possibly the strangest piece of new slang that is apparently out in circulation is 'code 35' which is the message flashed up by the ticket barriers on London Underground if your Oyster has run out of credit. [11 Dec 2008]
