A Sun Microsystems executive says the company's Java Card technology, which is used to identify millions of mobile phone users, is headed for PCs. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Companies are offering new smart cards with improved technology, including security and counterfeiting resistance, in hopes of hastening their broader use. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

Today, you likely often authenticate or pay for things with a tap, either using a chip in your card, or with your phone, or maybe even with your watch or a Yubikey. Now, imagine doing all these things ...

It sounds pretty neat, but the technology assumes that there is a Java card reader everywhere and that wireless networks are prevalent enough to let anyone securely and efficiently download his or her ...