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 ...

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 ...