RFID WORLD

Publisher of Geek's Atlas to Help Save Bletchley Park

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:47:00 EDT

The publishers of a book describing historical sites around the world famous for breakthroughs in technology, science and mathematics are to donate 50 pence for every book sold to Britain's struggling and run down Bletchley Park, home to the country's code-cracking and computing heritage.

Author of Digital Britain Blueprint Set to Leave Government

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:05:00 EDT

Lord (Stephen) Carter, the man brought in some eight months ago to beef up the U.K.'s communications and media industry policy and who is due to present his long awaited and much anticipated Digital Britain report next week, is set to leave the government soon after the document is published.

Innovision Blames Sales Collapse On "Delays"

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:23:00 EDT

Sales at near-field communications company Innovision Research and Technology plc (Cirencester, England) collapsed in the financial year that ended March 31, 2009 partly because of changes at a key customer, the company said believed to be NXP BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands). Nonetheless the company expressed optimism that 2010 would see chip projects brought to market.

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:23:00 EDT

Touch Screen IC Market Gets Touchy

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:28:00 EDT

Touch screen technology has been around for years.

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Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:28:00 EDT

ST to Decline by 15 to 20% in 2009, says Bozotti to French Press

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:08:00 EDT

In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Carlo Bozotti president and CEO of STMicroelectronics NV (Geneva, France), said he identifies signs of recovery in Asia and stabilization in Europe and expects ST beats the semiconductor market in 2009.

Nokia demonstrates energy-harvesting handset

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:20:00 EDT

Nokia has started demonstrating a prototype mobile phone that uses energy harvesting technology to recharge itself using only ambient radio waves - emitted from mobile antennas, TV masts and other sources.

Foundry Rankings Change As Shortages Near

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:33:00 EDT

Business is expected to improve in the foundry arena, as there are whispers about possible allocations and price hike scenarios in the sector.

RFID Dispensers Redefine Business Intelligence

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:09:00 EDT

The cartridges for Coca-Cola dispensers are tagged with radio frequency ID chips, and each dispenser contains an RFID reader.

Mobile Security: A Moving Target

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 05:38:00 EDT

System architects and developers must tackle the increasing security threat of malicious attacks on mobile devices says Rob McCammon.

Freescale garners ZigBee Alliance's RF4CE certification

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 15:02:00 EDT

Freescale, an influential contributor in the development of the ZigBee RF4CE protocol, is one of the first ZigBee Alliance members to achieve Golden Unit status.

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Sat, 6 Jun 2009 15:02:00 EDT

Embedded RF: The perfect storm

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 09:10:00 EDT

New markets await the development of low power wireless solutions, but they must also deliver on performance. Phil Ling asks can these diverging requirements be met with today's technologies?

WiMax Interoperability, Roaming Trials Gain Pace

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:02:00 EDT

Fourteen companies involved in the development of chips and device equipment and running of mobile WiMAX networks have linked in the first commercial WiMAX interoperability and roaming trials, the WiMAX Forum said at its global congress this week in Amsterdam.

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Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:02:00 EDT

L.A. Metro Taps NXP's MIFARE Plus for Contactless TAP Ticketing

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:26:00 EDT

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) has become the first operator to implement NXP Semiconductors' MIFARE Plus contactless technology to automatically collect fares, the companies reported Monday.

Savi Settles AeroScout Lawsuit

Wed, 27 May 2009 22:11:00 EDT

Savi Technology, a wholly owned Lockheed Martin subsidiary focused on radio frequency identification applications and technology, said Wednesday it has reached a "favorable settlement" with AeroScout.

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Wed, 27 May 2009 22:11:00 EDT

SIM cards identified as a growing market

Wed, 27 May 2009 05:07:00 EDT

The mobile communications market as a whole may be suffering, notably as regards subscriber growth, but shipments of SIM cards are powering ahead, having reached record levels in 2008 and set to continue growing this year, according to market trackers IMS Research (Wellingborough, England).

RFID Takes Retail to Consumers Through Search Engines

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:15:00 EDT

Imagine searching on Google, Buzillions or another niche search engine for a location to purchase a Ralph Lauren shirt. Not only with the search engine suggest where you might look, but the stock quantity in size medium.

Near Field Comms Gets New Specs

Tue, 19 May 2009 13:23:00 EDT

Near-field communications took two small steps forward as the NFC Forum

Innovision Confirms NXP as Gem Licensee

Mon, 18 May 2009 12:19:00 EDT

The deal signed by Innovision Research and Technology plc (Cirencester, England) with an un-named supplier of NFC chips turns out to be with NXP Semiconductors BV (Eindhoven, the Netherlands).

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Mon, 18 May 2009 12:19:00 EDT

NXP Finds New Head for ID Unit

Mon, 18 May 2009 05:13:00 EDT

NXP Semiconductors has a new general manager for its identification business unit, with Rudy Stroh taking over with immediate effect from Christophe Duverne.

Near Field Communication: Ready For Take Off

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:42:00 EDT

In an effort to advance the use of the technology NXP, Nokia and Sony joined forces and established the NFC Forum in 2004 to develop specifications, ensuring interoperability between devices and services and educating the market about NFC.

Google Intros Android Bar Code App

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:30:00 EDT

Google made it easier for people to shop for products on their mobile phone last week.

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Mon, 18 May 2009 00:30:00 EDT

We're Overwhelmed By Addresses

Sat, 16 May 2009 12:00:28 EDT

What if all our contact IDs were reduced to one number?.

NFC Controller Adheres to Industry Standards

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:26:00 EDT

NXP's NFC controller opens door to increased use of contactless mobile services

NXP Releases First NFC Industry Chip Standard

Wed, 13 May 2009 01:36:00 EDT

Will near field communications (NFC) technology and the applications it support become a commodity?

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Wed, 13 May 2009 01:36:00 EDT

RFID: Efficiency By The Wine Glass

Sun, 10 May 2009 23:56:00 EDT

Mid afternoon on a Monday and a crowd already gathers in the Wine Room on Park Avenue in Orlando. Part of the reason is the way you pay: RFID