Orange have announced that it will deploy a new generation of SIM cards and handsets to facilitate the development of mobile contactless services. These services streamline transactions, enabling users to validate transport tickets, pay for concerts or make purchases in local shops simply by swiping their phone over an electronic reader. Coupled with mobile applications,… Read More
The First Commercial Rollout of Mobile Contactless Services in Nice Paves the way for a National Deployment in France
The AFSCM (Association Française du Sans Contact Mobile) say they have drawn positive conclusions from the first European mobile contactless rollout that took place in Nice last May. A qualitative survey demonstrates positive user feedback, underlining a quick and enthusiastic adoption of “cityzi”-branded contactless services and mobile phones. The strong cooperation between project participants has allowed… Read More
VIDEO: What’s your favorite M2M Application?
One area that was big at Cartes 2010 was the Machine 2 Machine installation. Continuing in the theme of M2M we asked attendees what would be their favorite M2M application. Feedback seemed to concentrate on the phone and car but there were a few other inputs. See what they were here.
VIDEO: What’s the biggest innovation seen at Cartes in the last 25 years?
As it was the 25th anniversary of Cartes this year we thought we’d ask people what they thought was the greatest innovation they have seen announced at Cartes. Here’s what people said…
VIDEO: What use is a diamond-encrusted credit card?
Cartes 2010 had an interesting section this year – Luxury. On display were diamond encrusted credit cards. We wondered who would really carry one of these cards. Seriously, who would carry a credit card with diamonds in? We asked a few people passing by on their take on this whole ultra (tacky?) bling credit card… Read More
VIDEO: 90 Seconds @ CARTES 2010 – Biometrics
Here’s a 90 Seconds film concerning Biometrics (filmed at Cartes 2010)… I thought everyone knew this?
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