When asked how RFID worked, a group of novices responded to a recent academic survey with "witchcraft" and "magic".
MasterCard has announced the first trial of its radio frequency identification (RFID) credit card technology in Australia, which allows card-holders to make small payments without supplying a signature or personal identification number for verification.
Free-software advocate Richard Stallman has spoken out against the association of open-source software with London's "unethical" Oyster-card system.
The technology that could eventually make your bus pass, bank card and coins obsolete is already here -- and it's on its way to your phone.
MasterCard has dismissed criticism its radio frequency identification-based (RFID) PayPass credit card may be susceptible to skimming and interference amid retailer trials of the technology.
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says readers are united in their contempt for the idea of embedding chips in people.
The software giant has been showing off some of the applications of its tabletop computer, the Surface -- an interactive, touch-sensitive environment that reacts to objects coming into contact with its flat surface.
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Countries begin test programs -- get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
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