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Mobile payments expanding in Canada
RBC and Bell intend to work together to launch a new secure solution across the country. The largest bank in Canada, RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and Bell, the largest communications company in the country, have announced their partnership to start to provide efficient and secure mobile payments for using credit and debit to make purchases in participating stores throughout the nation. This announcement was for the upcoming availability of a service that they are calling secure, … Read entire article »
Filed under: International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Trends
QR codes assigned to hundreds of digital encyclopedia artist entries
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has added these smartphone friendly barcodes. The Louisiana Endowment for Humanities (LEH)has announced that it is now including QR codes as a new and smartphone friendly feature to its ever growing digital encyclopedia of the history and culture of the state, KnowLA. The LEH is not issuing these barcodes to museums across the state to be downloaded and displayed next to artwork. The museums can post the QR codes next to the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, QR Codes
QR codes used in Xiamen Airport for check-in service
This new barcode scan program has just been launched within the international airport . QR codes have taken another boost, now, as Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport has just launched a new mobile online check-in service that uses the two dimensional barcodes as a central element. Passengers who won’t be checking their baggage can use the barcodes to obtain their boarding passes. Air travelers who don’t have any baggage to check can use an online service to check in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, QR Codes
Mobile payments from Sure Tap now available to Canadian Android users
Until now, this service has been available only to consumers in Canada with BlackBerry devices. Sure Tap was first launched in Canada last year, in order to allow a partnership between the CIBC bank and Rogers Communications to offer mobile payments through NFC enabled devices. However, at that time, it was only BlackBerry using Rogers subscribers who could use the service. This made the initial step toward mobile payments in Canada a very limited one. However, Sure Tap … Read entire article »
Filed under: International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Trends
QR codes are baffling many technology experts by continuing to thrive
Star Toilet Paper has shown that the barcodes still have massive potential when used correctly. Over the last few years, QR codes have been the center of a great deal of controversy, as many people feel that they have a tremendous amount of potential, while others claim that the technology is dead and should be abandoned. Star Toilet Paper has clearly shown that they feel that the barcodes are still helpful and they demonstrated how. Star Toilet Paper, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, QR Codes
Augmented reality glasses from Google are not for resale or lending
Developers should be aware that they will not be permitted to sell or loan their devices. Developers who are interested in purchasing Google Glass augmented reality glasses should make sure that this is exactly what they want because once the device is theirs, they are not permitted to resell, rent, transfer, loan or even give it as a gift. The highly anticipated device is causing quite a stir with its rigid purchasing regulations. The wearable augmented reality called … Read entire article »
Filed under: Augmented Reality, Technology News, United States
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