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.
Microsoft updated the Web site for its secretive Origami Project on Thursday in the United States, offering a more elaborate tease, but also confirming key details about the Windows-based mini tablet.
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With both MasterCard and Visa testing smart card technology, miniature computer chips and radio antennaes are set to take over from the tell-tale magnetic strips which have so long been core to card-based transactions.
Al-Qaida is not the only terrorist network hoping to wreak havoc on the United States through "cyberwarfare," the CIA says.
Visa International is making a push with a new smart-card payment system that would allow hands-free transactions.
After spending a few weeks in France, I've returned to the United States with much more than a new appreciation for fresh bread and a laid-back approach to life.
There are no front lines in an information war, no fiery explosions. The enemy's camp is a cube on the other side of the globe. Their target? Your business.
As a growing population of users has mastered the electronic distribution of content, digital rights management (aka DRM) has become Ground Zero in heated debate over that content's proper care and handling.
Virginia: police use a database to track down "deadbeat" parents,"people who fail to pay child support payments,"and then disable their cars with the dreaded metal boot until they pay up.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The threat of attacks on civilian and government computer networks by rogue nations and terrorist groups is growing as the United States becomes increasingly wired, defense officials and a U.S. Congressman said Wednesday.
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