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Paper Tyger unveils printable RFID Shield
If you're wondering how the privacy advocates that get shipped off to Japan's wireless island will maintain their sanity, we've got a hunch that they just might look Paper Tyger's way before departing. The aptly-named RFID Shield is reportedly "easily printable" and unsurprisingly aims to protect personal information on contactless credit cards and similar wallet mainstays. Purportedly, the unit contains "a new security barrier to assure that sensitive information contained on the card's RFID chip remains protected when not in use," and can even be fabricated into envelopes or paper sleeves. No word just yet on when this here RFID-shunning technology will be available for purchase, but we're sure at least a small sect of individuals will be clamoring for dibs when it finally goes commercial.
NTT DoCoMo recalls 240,000 SIM cards on roaming issues
NTT DoCoMo joined the million-plus battery recall party late last year, and now it has started a new party all its own -- recalling SIM cards en masse. The Japanese carrier said that it would be recalling 240,000 SIM cards for existing subscribers due to roaming problems with the cards. The carrier said that the recalled SIMs could malfunction when trying to be used outside of Japan (read: abroad), making the accompanying handsets useless for talk or data. New SIM cards are coming to the affected handsets for free, so the next time you take that i-mode handset somewhere outside NTT DoCoMo's area to not work, make sure you've swapped that SIM first, okay? Otherwise, you may get mad while roaming and take lighter to card.
