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Bank Hapoalim’s Isracard customers will soon be able to place their mobile phone next to selected Point-of-Sale (PoS) device, to make payments in leading Israeli cafes and chemists.

The visually impaired can soon throw away their white sticks. Hebrew University researchers have patented a sonar device to guide its owner. It can even tell if someone is smiling.

Luckily this hasn’t happened to us yet, but the beta version of the rescue platform of Netanya-based SOSTravelers has already helped many stranded air passengers.

A Hebrew University invention can tell if someone is under stress. It can be used for identifying suspects or in medical situations to help monitor patients in hospital.

C4 News is rarely positive about Israel. However they report enthusiastically on the WAZE mobile phone application that will revolutionise driving and journalism.

20 hi-tech stories alone this week, so finally, the Israeli invention we’ve been waiting for. Herzliya-based Genieo free award-winning application turns your browser's homepage into a constantly updating newspaper, guaranteed to bring you only the stories you want to read. I’m testing it right now.

Israel’s C Mer Industries has won a contract to provide the Argentine capital with telecommunications, video, and movement control systems to protect against crime and disasters.

Israel’s Promisec has signed a deal with the State of Alabama to install security compliance software. The system will alert management to irregularities in the security of their systems.

Under threat from their North Korean adversities, South Korea sees Israel’s successful Iron Dome missile defence system as a potential lifesaver.

Israel’s Elbit systems subsidiary, Elisra, will supply hundreds of its unique AN/PRC-684 personal locator search and rescue (SAR) beacons to the French Air Force, Army, and Navy.