Mobilog

Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Vodafone expands mobile payment with m-pay cards

Vodafone has expanded its mobile payment service with the launch of m-pay cards, a service which lets users register their credit and debit cards in a secure authentication system. These details are held by Vodafone and automatically transferred to the online merchant when required. This registration process eliminates the need for customers to enter their full personal details on every website they buy goods from. The payment platform was developed in partnership with Encorus Technologies. [courtesy of Fierce Wireless]
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Metric: European wireless gaming to claim 150 million by 2006

According to research from Datamonitor, Europe will have more than 150 million wireless gamers by 2006, with the U.S. claiming 124 million users. Mobile gaming continues to march on. Yesterday, Verizon launched its Get It Now mobile app service, which offers downloadable games and other services to its subscribers. And in Europe, mobile gambling is picking up steam. Earlier this month World Gaming signed a three-year licensing agreement with wireless company Sona Innovations to build wireless applications for World Gaming's gambling outlets -- blackjack, slots, and sportsbook. [courtesy of Fierce Wireless]
4:28:45 PM

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Ray Ozzie: Software Platform Dynamics. [Scripting News]
2:42:01 PM

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Here They Are, Science's 10 Most Beautiful Experiments. When physicists were recently asked to nominate the most beautiful experiments of all time, the 10 winners were largely solo performances. By George Johnson. [New York Times: Technology]
2:32:31 PM

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'Bad Boy Ballmer': The Life of Microsoft's Monkeyboy. Fredric Alan Maxwell has written a biography of Steve Ballmer, whose hard-driving business sense has who has made Microsoft work as a company. By Adam Cohen. [New York Times: Technology]
2:26:43 PM

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Microsoft and HP Ally to Push .NET. SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) said on Monday that it would launch a new initiative with Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N) to deploy the software giant's .NET services to businesses. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]
2:16:08 PM

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Palm'sTungsten and MIMS target RIM's LIMs. Sosumi [The Register]
2:14:24 PM

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Sony Ericsson Unveils Phone, Bluetooth Headset, and FM Stereo Accessory. Phone has Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), Headset uses Bluetooth, and radio self mutes on incoming calls. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
2:08:42 PM

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ViewSonic airpanel 100. If the amount of 'cool' were the only criterion for choosing a monitor, ViewSonic's wireless airpanel 100 would win hands down, but you may want to think twice over its high price and potential accusations from colleagues that you own an overgrown PDA. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
2:07:53 PM

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Setting Up A Real World WLAN Hotspot. Are you thinking about putting up your first hotspot? [allNetDevices Wireless News]
2:05:43 PM

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Instant Messaging at 30,000 Feet. A notebook PC can sprout wings -- so to speak -- with a new service from Verizon Airfone that includes IM, news and city guides [allNetDevices Wireless News]
2:04:20 PM

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Psion Pads Swing Symbian or CE. Psion Teklogix intro'd four ruggedized netpad tablets that can use either OS, with options for integrated WiFi or GSM/GPRS radios. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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