Saturday - December 27, 2008
With one finger, Noah Norman flicked through a screenful of credit card transactions that was constantly being updated. Not a computer screen -- T-Mobile's G1 cell phone. Visa announced the launch this week of new commercial mobile payment-related services on the G1, which runs on Google's Android operating system. At the Wired store in Manhattan recently, Norman -- who set up the temporary location -- demonstrated one feature of the new Visa Mobile application, a free download for G1 owners. "The primary function is to link to your credit card," he said.
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Friday - December 12, 2008
Google: The name conjures up images of a brilliant company, one able to anticipate customer desires and consistently deliver leading-edge technology more effectively than competitors. Having captured and kept a commanding lead in desktop search, Google has now set its sights on cell phones and mobile advertising.
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Friday - December 5, 2008
Amazon.com has developed a free application for the Apple iPhone. Amazon Mobile, launched earlier this week, allows consumers to search for items on Amazon.com, update their shopping carts and wish lists, and make purchases from their iPhones. Consumers aren't limited to browsing Amazon.com's inventory either -- items from retail partners Macy's and Target are also available.
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Saturday - November 29, 2008
Mobile commerce opportunities have been largely overlooked by retailers in North America with sound reason. The current shopping experience on mobile phones is just plain awful. Nevertheless, mobile communication devices are a widely used resource -- ready and able to bridge stores with the site and call center.
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Thursday - November 20, 2008
Yahoo and T-Mobile jointly announced that Yahoo oneSearch will be the default mobile engine to power Internet search made through T-Mobile's new Web2go service. The new Web2go service is basically a customizable home page on a mobile phone that makes it easier to view and navigate the Internet on the handheld device.
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Tuesday - October 21, 2008
As more and more consumers download smartphone applications, it's become increasingly vital for developers, phone makers and wireless carriers to have a deeper understanding of how customers interact with them. That's where a company like Flurry comes in. The San Francisco-based startup has developed software that gives demographic information about mobile application consumers.
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Friday - October 3, 2008
Anyone who's going to work at Apple has to come to terms with the fact that the company is generally very secretive about anything having to do with new products. Apple staffers who create the company's latest stuff are used to keeping their lips sealed tight. But then Apple tried to restrict third-party iPhone software developers by requiring them to sign off on a very strict nondisclosure agreement.
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Friday - September 26, 2008
Visa announced plans Thursday to develop payment and payment-related services for both Nokia mobile handsets and those running Google's new Android platform. In addition, Visa announced a pilot program that enables U.S. Bank Visa cardholders to transfer money using a mobile phone. The announcement looks to revive the efforts of credit card companies to push consumers toward mobile payments and mobile commerce.
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Sunday - September 21, 2008
There have been some subtle shifts in digital music this year, trends that will accelerate over the next few months as the holidays near. I'm not talking about MP3 players and the new models to tempt you. Rather, there is an increasing amount of music available that does not require the downloading of songs to a portable device.
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Friday - September 12, 2008
Research In Motion, maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry handheld e-mail device, is moving deeper into the consumer market, where it is sure to run up against tough competition from Apple's iPhone. RIM has announced partnerships with a host of new companies that will give BlackBerry owners access to Windows Live Search, Google, Ticketmaster, MySpace, Slacker and TiVo.
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Thursday - September 11, 2008
Location-based mobile and Web services are increasingly delivering value and gaining adherents as service providers devote greater time and resources to developing them further. For example, Sprint's Xohm wireless broadband unit is working with a group of leading mobile Web application development companies to develop a set of personalized "geobrowsing" services.
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