Infineon Technologies AG has launched a new security microcontroller for NFC applications: the embedded Secure Element. As an integral part of the mobile phone electronics, the embedded Secure Element provides security for NFC applications such as mobile payment, ticketing and access control. The embedded Secure Element is compatible with all common mobile phone operating systems. […]

Mobile tablets and smart phones are increasingly entering the business atmosphere and are being used in lieu of traditional workstation PC’s. This presents a whole new problem because it is next to impossible to secure all of the auxiliary devices. One solution is having a universal security door at the cloud where employees identify themselves. […]

Identive Group and NXP have signed a reseller agreement to enhance products offered by the companies. The initial agreement is a 3-year term that will leverage NFC and RFID technologies to further the reach of the companies. The companies hope to focus on NFC in new emerging markets. The agreement builds on the existing business […]

British Columbia plans to introduce new smart care card which will hold a picture and security chip, but not without opposition. Darrell Evans, program director for the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, is concerned that the new cards could leak information, reports CBCnews.ca B.C. Health Minister Mike de Jong said the new cards […]

CPM marketing group has developed a model it thinks can help identify smart phone toting patients. Hospitals have been trying to market smart phone applications to citizens, however, they had yet to find a way how to identify who might carry one, or be willing to use an application should it be available. CPM’s new […]

New Jersey is releasing a new driver license that includes 25 new security features that help prevent the Id card from being counterfeited. The new ID also comes into compliance of The REAL ID Act of 2005, which establishes federal security for identification. New Jersey license applicants will also be run through a facial recognition […]

Smart card credentials along with biometrics are seeing an uptake in adoption worldwide. ABI Research estimates that about 1.5 billion smart credentials will be issued through 2014. Governments are adopting the credential to help combat fraudulent and criminal activities, improve return on investment and bundle several applications in one document to create efficiencies for government […]

HTC has decided to enter the tablet computer market with the announcement of the HTC Flyer. The HTC flyer comes with a 1.5ghz mobile processor and support for a HTC Scribe pen which a user can use to write on the tablet as it were a piece of paper. The device will be compatible with […]

MasterCard has teamed up with Overwaitea Food Stores to introduce its PayPass contactless payment technology at all OFG grocery stores, including Save-On-Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Overwaitea Foods, Cooper’s Foods and Urban Fare throughout Canada. Shoppers can now tap their credit card near the scanner to check out at their favorite store, reports Finchannel.com. The new technology […]

Smart phones have come from humble beginnings in the 1990’s to becoming an essential tool that make businesses work. Early smart phones didn’t offer much in the way of processing capabilities or useful applications. Today there are thinner, lighter devices that have more of memory and speed to power through the most crucial tasks. This […]