They typically run Windows and have peripherals like keyboards, touch screens, barcode scanners and card readers with PIN pads. Many of the large payment card breaches that hit retail and hospitality businesses in recent years were the result of attackers infecting point-of-sale systems with memory-scraping malware. But there are easier ways to steal this sort of data, due to a lack of authentication and encryption between card readers and the POS payment applications. MORE

Use smartphones, barcode scanning and back-end cloud software to make physical inventory counts and stocktaking fast and error free MORE

All you need to do is scan the barcode with your Android smartphone or iPhone, and the app will get to work. Technology today is a strong ally in our effort to become healthier and even lose weight. MORE

Its mobile payment app simply displays a picture of the Starbucks card barcode. When it comes to redefining the brick-and-mortar shopping experience, no major retailer even approaches what Apple has done with the Apple Store. The Apple Store had real mobile payments long before anyone else, as well as in-aisle payments, long before anyone else. (To To this day, Starbucks, which often proclaims itself as a mobile payments leader, offers neither. MORE

With integrated membership management, webcam capture, and barcode support, you can manage records and issue cards simply for low cost and with only a few clicks. Records seeker feature allows you to edit records and can be used with barcode scanners for on-site card verification. MORE

No matter where I am, it becomes much easier to find the numbers from the app (which will display the barcode if there is one to be scanned) then to have a keychain or wallet filled with all the different cards. About. Standard Disclaimer. A Screw's Loose. Traveling (Part 2). MORE

You can scan the barcode on your empty milk carton, or tap a button and say “milk” into the device, and Amazon will automatically ship you a new carton of milk with free two-day delivery. By Katie Kennedy. MORE

Customisation of cloud-based tool has enabled ruggedised mobile devices company to streamline its business processes MORE

There's no scanning labels or barcodes and absolutely nothing resembling a checkout lane. Amazon last week introduced a new approach to in-store technology and strategy, with its Amazon Go experiment. On the plus side, it offers a vision of the possible, with shoppers taking a few seconds to check in to a store on their phone and then they grab what they want off the shelves and exit the store. MORE