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Indian passports to go digital next year

News Country preps for e-passports and overhaul of backend infrastructure to enable better security, easier access and faster issuance of travel documents.

Thursday, September 17 2009 07:55 PM

Tags: Local Government, Data security, Traveller, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., E-passport, Security, India, Chip, Infineon Technologies AG, Passport

Govt projects opportunity for NXP in India: Execs

News Semiconductor company expects host of e-government, social projects in country to provide demand boost for its identification products.

Friday, August 14 2009 02:13 PM

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile processors, Processors, E-passport, E-government, India, Cell Phone, financial, bank, smart card

Contactless payment to hit mainstream?

News Industry has crossed "major hurdle", finally paving way for mobile payments based on near-field communications technology, says industry player.

Wednesday, September 16 2009 07:42 PM

Tags: Mobile commerce, NFC (near-field communications), Security, Chip, Singapore, payment, transportation, Mobile commerce, Mobile Payment

NXP sues university over 'Oyster crack'

News The company behind the Mifare Classic chipset is to sue Radboud University in an attempt to stop it from publishing a paper detailing the alleged cracking of the Oyster smartcard.

Wednesday, July 09 2008 12:20 AM

Tags: RFID, Mobile/Wireless, Publication, Security, Conference, Semiconductor, Chip Company, Spokesperson, London, network

NXP to open up Mifare APIs for mobile software

News The chip company will offer royalty-free APIs to developers to write software for mobile devices that have embedded NXP Mifare RFID chips.

Saturday, November 01 2008 11:13 PM

Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile processors, Software engineering/development, Security, Mobile, mobile software, Bot, Chip, API, RFID chip

NXP to shed up to 4,500 jobs

News The company blames the global economic slowdown for the redundancies, which will mostly be in its manufacturing operations.

Monday, September 15 2008 05:10 AM

Tags: Layoffs, Processors, Security, Manufacturing, Spokesperson, Environment, STMicroelectronics, job loss, London, job

Mystery surrounds wiped Oyster cards

News Transport for London has launched an investigation into how 60,000 smartcards were corrupted when swiped at ticket barriers on the Underground on Saturday morning.

Tuesday, July 15 2008 07:33 AM

Tags: RFID, Supplier, Chip, Chip Company, Spokesperson, Card, retail company, smart card, Holland, RFID

Mobile banking tapped for growth in India

News Subscriber base for mobile banking services remain low but micro-banking model is making inroads among Indian villages via NFC, say market players.

Friday, October 02 2009 03:34 PM

Tags: NFC (near-field communications), Banking, Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, ATM, Banking, Phone, cell phone, bank, mobile

Indian IT runs home, new geographies for growth

News Hit by global recession, India's local tech firms target projects on home soil and venture into new regions including Middle East and Latin America.

Monday, October 12 2009 12:52 PM

Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Growth strategies and tools, Business, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Growth, Market, Information Technology, revenue

Smartphones boost mobile industry: In-Stat

News Smartphones generate greater revenues for various segments of mobile phone industry, and should be promoted by mobile players, says analyst.

Monday, November 17 2008 05:03 PM

Tags: Smart phones, Data services, Mobile, Smart Phone, Survey, phone, mobile industry, Smartphone, Emerging Market, Apple iPhone

IPTV can still succeed in India, if done right

News While it has failed to garner mass adoption, Internet Protocol TV can still see growth if there are lower price points and better last-mile connectivity, experts say.

Tuesday, June 09 2009 05:16 PM

Tags: TVs, Video, IP Television, TV, India, Broadband, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., phone, industry, service provider