Mobile phone boarding passes are ready to fly

The use of airline boarding passes sent as a barcode to passengers’ mobile phones has come a step closer following the agreement of a global technical standard. But UK carriers remain unconvinced, despite estimates that the technology could save the aviation industry more than $500m (£250m) a year more...

EA wants 'open gaming platform'

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo should abandon the console wars and help build a common gaming platform, a senior executive at Electronic Arts has said. Gerhard Florin said incompatible consoles made life harder for developers and consumers. "We want an open, standard platform which is much easier than having five which are not compatible," said EA's head of international publishing more...

First e-passport reader goes live

The first automatic e-passport reader is now in operation in Faro, Portugal. The system is designed to replace immigration officers. The readers will soon become standard worldwide, said Home Office minister Meg Hillier. "The system in place at Faro is a sign of things to come, as countries all around the world adopt biometric technology to strengthen border controls," she said more...