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Turning point for NFC technology

January 17, 2010

A new research report says that 2010 will be a turning point for the use of near field communication, and the technology will begin to replace cash on a large scale over the next several years.

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Dueling NFC applications vie for French mobile market

November 24, 2009

PC World writes about two competing approaches for incorporating NFC features into mobile phones.

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UK considering national smart ticketing system.

August 20, 2009

The UK Department for Transport has issued a consultation seeking feedback on developing a national strategy for integrated and smart ticketing.

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Indian Railways to introduce smart ticketing

August 14, 2009

Indian Railways is introducing contactless smart cards, which will be distributed through automatic ticket vending machines to be deployed in five cities.

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Nice to launch NFC trial

August 12, 2009

Nice will become the third French city to test NFC technology.

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Barcodes: The next generation

July 30, 2009

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new type of barcode. The so-called Bokode is tiny, just three centimeters across, but contains thousands of bits of information.

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Overview of NFC pilots and implementation

July 16, 2009

NFCNews presents a summary of near-field communication pilot tests and implementations over the past few years.

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UK commuters could use phone to pay for travel

June 29, 2009

UK Transport Secretary Lord Adonis is looking into options for expanding use of smart-card technology to pay for transit trips.

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RTA considers cell-phone payment technology

May 27, 2009

The Regional Transportation Authority (IL) is considering a cell-phone fare payment system for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace.

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With TransLink almost set, BART looks to payment by phone

May 18, 2009

A column in the San Francisco Chronicle questions the timing of Bay Area Rapid Transit’s interest in cell-phone payment technology.

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