The bewildered look on the shop keeper’s face when a customer hands him his mobile phone instead of a credit card, shows that the shop owner is not keeping up with the latest technology.
The new technology takes advantage of the fact that mobile phones are every person’s constant companion and people may forget their wallets at home but not their phones.
When shopping in malls, instead of trudging along several credit or debit cards, shoppers can just swipe their mobile phones. It is now also possible to pay bills through mobiles, including credit card bills, phone bills, electricity bills and other utility bills.
Mobiles phones are doubling up as wallets or credit cards, apart from doing their regular job of being a communication medium. Such phones will either have an embedded number or a bar code to ensure security of transactions. Since mobile phones are given the capability to do a lot of banking transactions, such as checking the bank balance and viewing mini statements or even ordering check books and transferring funds, the security aspect becomes crucial.
Researchers are currently in the process of conducting a trial in London, where hundreds of people are given special handsets that are fitted with built-in credit card and Oyster card, the device used to pay for bus and train tickets. When the phone is passed over a scanner in shops or stations, money is deducted from their bank accounts towards payments. People can also buy things from select cafes and shops using their handsets. Continue Reading →
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TV on Cell Phones
28 August 2007no responsesHasan
It was only a matter of time before television made the same trip as music and movies. It’s been a long time since cell phones were used simply for making phone calls. They now house hundreds of songs and can download movies from the internet. Some can even pull full-length motion pictures.
Despite these advancements, it has always been complicated to try and get live television onto a mobile phone. Now, however, even this is possible and available.
The Nokia N92 is a cell phone that allows the user to watch television directly on the phone screen. This is done through DVB-H transmissions which brings programming for television directly into the phone. Other phones are being released and developed now with the same technology.
The TV available on mobile phones is anything but basic. The screen of the phone is larger than most handhelds and the color is terrific. The actual programming can be recorded and the phone also allows for instant replays of up to thirty seconds. Overall, the battery on the N92 can sustain up to four hours of straight TV viewing. Continue Reading →
Despite these advancements, it has always been complicated to try and get live television onto a mobile phone. Now, however, even this is possible and available.
The Nokia N92 is a cell phone that allows the user to watch television directly on the phone screen. This is done through DVB-H transmissions which brings programming for television directly into the phone. Other phones are being released and developed now with the same technology.
The TV available on mobile phones is anything but basic. The screen of the phone is larger than most handhelds and the color is terrific. The actual programming can be recorded and the phone also allows for instant replays of up to thirty seconds. Overall, the battery on the N92 can sustain up to four hours of straight TV viewing. Continue Reading →
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