Code retrieved from two Apple iPhone 5 prototypes suggest that the next iPhone will comes with embedded NFC, according to 9to5Mac. The addition of NFC to the iPhone would likely complement Apple’s recently revealed Passbook mobile wallet app, finally pitting Apple against Google, Isis and now Microsoft for control of the mobile payments market. NFC […]

Talk about getting them young…That’s what the College 4 Kids program sponsored by Metropolitan Community College in Omaha is all about. Elementary students ages 5 to 11 can enroll for a maximum of three classes in the week-long program and even receive a Metro student ID card, just like college students. Classes include H2O Science […]

The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council invites transportation agencies and council members to discuss directions and trends in fare payment at an in-person meeting in Philadelphia, Sept. 18-19, 2012 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The meeting is an invitation to small, medium and large transportation agencies to attend an interactive event with two days of […]

The Association Francaise du Sans Contact Mobile (AFSCM) has announced that more than one million NFC-enabled handsets have been sold to date in France. Spurred on by the country’s Cityzi NFC services platform, the number of NFC phones is expected to continue its upward climb to 2.5 million handsets by the end of the year, […]

Discovery News‘ Mark Peroraro recently took Google Wallet for a spin in the Bay Area and came away less than thrilled with the “future of mobile payments.” Peroraro first tried the app at a San Francisco coffee shop, where he swiped his phone only to be told the reader wasn’t working. He then went on […]

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is going paperless, doing away with its disposable paper transit passes and replacing it with Clipper card, according to Mountain View Patch. Beginning July 1, all VTA customers will be required to pay for rides on VTA bus and light rail using the new reloadable, all-in-one transit smart […]

InvoTech Systems, provider of the GIMS uniform and linen inventory tracking system, announced the launch of its new GIMS mobile inventory software for portable ultra-high frequency RFID handheld readers. The GIMS portable handheld reader streamlines laundry processing by providing inventory scanning of bulk linens, storerooms, and uniform carts. The wireless reader also enhances InvoTech’s installed […]

DARPA is looking for the next great method of capturing fingerprint readings and believes it may have a solution in cognitive fingerprint recognition, reports Design News. Through its Active Authentication program, DARPA is trying to develop new ways to authenticate computer users through software that will identify unique users based on their behavioral traits. With […]