Sofia Airport in Bulgaria has installed four immigration e-gates in its Terminal 2 to speed up the the border clearance process, reports Future Travel Experience. The e-gates use e-passports and facial recognition software to complete the immigration process. Adults arriving from the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland will be able to take advantage of […]

Audio electronics maker Harman is partnering with Nokia to develop a line of wireless consumer audio products under its JBL brand, starting with an NFC-enabled portable speaker – the JBL PlayUp. Announced just a day after Sony’s own portable NFC speaker, the JBL PlayUp Portable Wireless Speaker connects wirelessly to any existing Nokia Lumia phone […]

Sony has unveiled two new NFC-enabled Xperia smart phones – the Xperia T (pictured) and Xperia V. The Xperia T, Sony’s new flagship mobile device, runs on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and featurres a 4.6″ HD display, 13MP camera, full 1080p HD video, 1.5GHz dual core processor and embedded NFC. Sony has not made […]

Trusted Labs, a France-based evaluator of embedded systems, has extended its 2011 ISO 17025 accreditation to include the validation of NFC mobile applications. Trusted Labs can now provide security validation services for Android, Java, and iOS NFC handset applications, as well as USIM Java Card applications. According to Trusted Labs, these services verify that the […]

Blogging tool WordPress has added VASCO Data Security International Inc’s MYDIGIPASS.COM to its blogging platform to enhance authentication and security for its users. The WordPress content management system can be used to build blogs and websites. Content builders who have WordPress sites can choose to keep content secured behind a firewall that requires a combination […]

HID Global has released its OMNIKEY 5427CK Chip Card Interface Device and keyboard wedge reader. This contactless dual frequency reader can integrate into printers and single sign-on products, enabling secure print authentication. The keyboard wedge functionality enables the device to retrieve data from a credential that’s being read and input the card data into an […]

Research firm TechNavio has released a report called “Global Two-factor Authentication Market 2011-2015,” in which it forecasts the market to grow at a 20.8% CAGR between 2011 and 2015. The market is growing due to increasing regulatory requirements and the convergence of authentication techniques; however, issues around mobile phone-based authentication could hinder this growth. A […]

Technologists in Finland are exploring the possibility of a biometric security system driven by a person’s eye movement, reports Phys.org. The research team, led by Martti Juhola of the University of Tampere, is capturing and measuring the eye’s saccades, its tiny, rapid involuntary movements. The team is discovering that these movements are unique to the […]

Alien Technology partnered with Turkey-based RFID company Teknopalas to develop an RFID reader network applications designed for the Apple iPhone. The I-Alien ALR9900+ is a free application that monitors and controls an arrangement of one or more Alien ALR-9900+ Enterprise Readers on the network via an iPhone versus having to access a computer. The I-Alien […]

The Smart Card Alliance’s EMV Migration Forum has opened its membership. The mission for the EMV Migration Forum is to facilitate the move from magnetic stripe technology to secure EMV contact and contactless technology in the United States. Membership to the forum is separate from Smart Card Alliance membership and is geared toward organizations with […]