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RSS cards in photosPhotos: World's first GSM/WiMax mobile
Photo In the race to pick the next dominant wireless standard, WiMax has often been painted as the poor cousin to LTE - the cellular successor to HSDPA or 3.5G - and a standard likely to remain confined to non-mobile data-centric devices... [13 Nov 2008]
Photos: Visa predicts the future of paying
Photo Wave and pay cards are becoming increasingly common, although only a small number of retail locations are deploying readers at the moment. Visa hopes to move away from cards and into mobile payments more... [10 Nov 2008]
ID cards, driverless buses and virtual shipwrecks
Photo The MoD showed off the computer games it uses to give army drivers in the Royal Logistics Corps experience of situations they might face in the Middle East. Here's a driver giving the tech a spin. To see more click here. [02 Oct 2008]
Photos: A first glimpse of the ID card
Photo The cards, which will be issued from 25 November, contain eight pieces of information, including two fingerprints and a facial photo scan, which are stored on a chip at its rear. Here is Home Secretary Jacqui Smith... [25 Sep 2008]
Photos: Shopping just got high-tech
Photo Cards can be easily personalised or have a photo ID included and printed out while the customer waits. Contactless payments are gradually becoming a reality, mainly through plastic cards. The device is... [27 Jun 2008]
Photos: Five of the best mini laptops
Photo Novell SUSE Linux and Windows Vista versions are available - though an XP version is also on the cards. The mini laptop has a 10-inch screen - though a smaller 8.9-inch version is also apparently on the... [06 Jun 2008]
Photos: Welcome to futuristic shopping
Photo This is a contactless payment point similar to the ones that have been rolled out across London for use with contactless payment cards from Mastercard and Visa. Fujitsu retail technology serves around 80 retailers and... [04 Jun 2008]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo The elaborate stunt has been dreamt up by anti-ID cards campaigners No2ID and Privacy International, who will put up posters in tube stations and pub toilets. The campaign is an attack on government plans to take the... [07 Apr 2008]
Photos: The high-tech future of retail
Photo The kiosk in itself isn't a new innovation, but it does feature a Wave & Pay point for near field communication payment cards. The latest innovations in tech for retailers were showcased at the Retail Business Show held... [15 Feb 2008]
Photos: Accenture gets touchy feely with its interactive wall
Photo The displays are driven by multiple Microsoft XP-based workstations equipped with high-end graphics cards. There were shades of sci-fi film Minority Report as Accenture showed off its 'interactive wall' at its Technology... [01 Feb 2008]
Photos: Accenture waves goodbye to the wallet
Photo The technology works by putting an NFC reader and transmitter into a phone that can be linked to a bank, loyalty card system or travel account such as Oyster cards. The SMS is on the wall for crumpled notes and battered... [31 Jan 2008]
Photos: US Army's Black Hawk goes high-tech
Photo With the M version, the Sikorsky-built Black Hawk now comes with a digital avionics suite that makes use of embedded GPS/INS (Global Positioning System/inertial navigation system) technology for what the Army calls "situational... [28 Nov 2007]
Photos: Five mobile gadgets for cops
Photo Images are sent using SIM cards via O2's GPRS data network. Police forces and other emergency services are being equipped with mobile devices to keep officers in contact with HQ and enable dispatchers to more efficiently... [27 Nov 2007]
Photos: UK WiMax rollout
Photo Read added pricing plans had not been finalised as yet with further announcements - including a partnership to provide 30,000 wi-fi hotspots in 88 countries - on the cards. Pipex Wireless has rebranded and will relaunch... [05 Oct 2007]
Photos: The Millennium Dome goes high-tech
Photo These are two of the terminals on which staff will place their cards. This week silicon.com got a sneak preview of the new-look Dome. The 23,000-seat arena has been built by AEG and is sponsored by mobile operator O2. [22 Jun 2007]
