Apple and Google are collaborating on a new technology to track the spread of the coronavirus by using Bluetooth. As reported by Reuters, the new technology could be available as early as mid-May for iPhone and Android devices. The platform, which the companies called “Contact...
A new Bluetooth security flaw was discovered that could leave users’ data unprotected and open to hackers, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 16). The weakness was discovered by researchers who presented their findings at the USENIX Security Symposium. The KNOB attack, short for “Key...
As credit card skimmers have gotten smarter, they have also gotten easier to detect, thanks to Bluetooth broadcasting that announces the presence of enabled devices. Now there is an app that can wirelessly reveal the thievery technology, as reported on Wednesday (Aug. 14). Created by...
Payments company Nets announced that it is partnering with Swish, the number one payments app in Sweden, on an in-store payments pilot program. The program is the first of its kind in Sweden, launched at two restaurants with plans to expand to additional merchants after...
August 09, 2017
Sound travels at 767 miles per hour, so if you want a faster contactless payment, audio waves aren’t a bad vehicle for it. But harnessing audio waves for payments purposes is easier said than done, because it’s not like developing an app. It represents the development of a whole new technology, and reliability and security […]
July 11, 2017
Nobody likes getting cold food delivered to their restaurant table. Wait staff do the best they can, but it’s not always easy to find the customer who ordered a meal;...
May 02, 2023
Tech rivals Apple and Google say they’re uniting against a common foe: unwanted tracking. “Location-tracking devices help users find personal items like their keys, purse, luggage, and more through crowdsourced finding networks,” the companies said Tuesday (May 2). “However, they can also be misused for unwanted tracking of individuals.” To that end, Google and Apple have together […]
April 10, 2020
Apple and Google are collaborating on a new technology to track the spread of the coronavirus by using Bluetooth. As reported by Reuters, the new technology could be available as...
August 16, 2019
A new Bluetooth security flaw was discovered that could leave users’ data unprotected and open to hackers, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 16). The weakness was discovered by researchers...
August 14, 2019
As credit card skimmers have gotten smarter, they have also gotten easier to detect, thanks to Bluetooth broadcasting that announces the presence of enabled devices. Now there is an app...
