Contactless payment to migrate to cellphones.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)

Royal Philips Electronics and ViVOtech today announced an initiative to deploy Philips' near field communication (NFC) technology-based contactless payment and promotion solutions in physical merchant environments for the first time. NFC is a combination of contactless identification and interconnection technologies that allows short-range communication between personal electronic devices, allowing people ......

Some industry observers believe the next generation of venders will successfully integrate the vending machine with a kiosk, thereby creating a device that not only dispenses product but also displays advertisements, captures user input, and creates an interactive purchasing experience. Accompanying this prognostication of technological advancement is the anticipation of ......

Trio will allow consumers to pay for items using their cell phones.

Collaborations with industry Leaders including Visa International, Runcom and MobiTV Showcase Near Field Communication, WiMAX and Wi-Fi Developments ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless handsets and devices, today at the CTIA Wireless trade show demonstrated several solutions that deliver on the promise of ......

Strategic Alliance Combines RocketBux Marketing Services With ViVOtech's Next-Generation Mobile Platform To Deliver Highly Targeted Campaigns to Mobile Advertisers SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- As interactive media continue to capture consumer interest and attention, Bend, Oregon-based RocketBux, Inc. is now offering its mobile phone-based marketing services through an agreement with leading ......

Forget about cash and credit cards. There's a new payment alternative for buying CDs, DVDs and other such entertainment pleasures—your cell phone.

In Japan, they keep finding more things to do with their mobile. Not content to chit chat, download ringtones, or text message each other in staccato blasts, the kids and others have been using their phones to pay for convenience items, too. This evokes an image of the future where ......