Oyster
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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.
Tags: Mobile commerce, NFC (near-field communications), Security, Chip, Singapore, payment, transportation, Mobile commerce, Mobile Payment
S'pore govt to 'facilitate' interoperable NFC
News Country's ICT regulator says it will help push interoperability for a trusted near field communications system, and promote innovative services to users and businesses.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Development/design, Mobile commerce, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Starhub, Mobile, SingTel, Cell Phone, Singapore
Experts: Bluetooth security dangers ignored
News A former White House cybersecurity adviser and an RFID researcher issue warning that communications protocols are ripe for abuse.
Tags: RFID, Bluetooth, Communications, Security, Protocol, Howard Schmidt, Card, Flaw, device manufacturer, Bluetooth
London Olympics tickets to double as contactless payment
News The London 2012 Olympics could be set to pioneer smart tickets that double up as contactless payment cards and subway travel passes.
Tags: RFID, Barclays Plc., Card, contactless payment, London, payment, Visa Inc., IT administration, smart card, RFID
Qualcomm builds NFC into mobile chipsets
News The manufacturer is to support the contactless, short-range wireless technology, but analysts warn that near-field communications may struggle to take off soon.
Tags: Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, GPS, mobile industry, London, bank, handset, industry
Oyster outage hits London again
News The city's smartcard transportation system has suffered its second outage in a fortnight, with many commuters enjoying a free trip to work as a result.
Tags: RFID, Mobile/Wireless, Spokesperson, Card, London, Outage, Silicon.com, card reader, smart card, RFID
Transport for London to trial Oyster phone
News Passengers on the London Underground may start using mobile handsets in place of travel cards.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business applications, Mobile commerce
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.
Tags: RFID, Supplier, Chip, Chip Company, Spokesperson, Card, retail company, smart card, Holland, RFID
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.
Tags: RFID, Mobile/Wireless, Publication, Security, Conference, Semiconductor, Chip Company, Spokesperson, London, network
London transit cards cracked and cloned
News Researchers clone public transit cards in London to demonstrate vulnerabilities in the Mifare Classic smartcard used by millions worldwide.
Tags: Security, Hacking, RFID, Dr., Hong Kong, Card, London, researcher, smart card, Holland
New York Subway gets wireless payment cards
News Is waving better than sliding? Citigroup, MasterCard to test contactless PayPass cards with MTA riders this year.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless
Cash faces extinction as e-payments emerge
News Analysts predict virtual currencies could herald the first payment revolution since the move to paper money.
Oyster cracked in public, researcher claims
News A researcher claims to have developed code that can undermine the cryptography on NXP's Mifare Classic chip, used in London's Oyster card.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, RFID, Chip, Cryptography, RFC, exploit code, London, researcher, card reader
Mobile industry in RFID payment push
News The GSM Association has called on manufacturers to build technology for contactless payments into their handsets by the middle of next year.
Tags: RFID, Cellular phones, Mobile, Spokesperson, Card, contactless payment, London, payment, U.K., handset
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.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile processors, Software engineering/development, Security, Mobile, mobile software, Bot, Chip, API, RFID chip
