August 15th, 2008
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People have recognized Ralph Lauren as a strong brand in fashion and design ecosystem. But sooner, I think people will also learn to accept this $13.5 billion fashion company as a pioneer in mobile technology implementation. Hmm, probably because of this.
Reuters via NYT has reported that Polo Ralph Lauren will become the first luxury retailer [...]
January 4th, 2008
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RFID has grown in fast pace lately, thanks to the usefulness of this device as payment media. In Korea, local operator KTF teams up with Yahoo to provide cell phone users directions to restaurants and shops.
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November 29th, 2007
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UK operator, O2, and phone manufacturer, Nokia, agreed to embed the Oyster swipe card used by London commuters into a mobile phone with a trial set to start next year. The mobile phones will include a built-in RFID chip that allows users to pay for train tickets by swiping the handset over the Oyster card [...]
