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    Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognised.

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    Korea's second largest supermarket chain is counting on RFID to understand its customers a bit better.

  • Vegas casino bets on RFID

    Casino mogul Steve Wynn has pulled out all the stops for his new US$2.7 billion mega-resort in Las Vegas: an 18-hole championship golf course, a private lake and mountain, and a bronze tower housing 2,700 plush guest rooms.

  • Chip implant gets cash under your skin

    Radio frequency identification tags aren't just for pallets of goods in supermarkets anymore.

  • Chip off the old block

    Will RFID be the ruin of mankind, or will we perhaps see some benefit from the technology -- like lower prices?

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    Near Field Communication could take RFID out of the logistics chain and into film and music posters, and a UK vendor is now backing the emerging technology with a new reader.

  • CIO View: Why is RFID so exciting?

    Why is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology so exciting? According to Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia's CIO of the year, it "opens up unbelievable business opportunities."

  • HP developing 'smart rack' to ease data centre work

    Business executives and bureaucrats are salivating over the potential labour-saving benefits of radio frequency identification technology, and soon technology workers may find reason to be enthusiastic, too.

  • Green light for e-passports

    The United States moves forward with a plan to put RFID chips and biometric data in passports by early next year.

  • RFID: Can it help your business?

    In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?

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