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Virgin Mobile Canada launches mobile storefront to boost revenue

July 29, 2010

Virgin Mobile Canada has rolled out a storefront to let subscribers buy and download DRM-free full-track music, ringtones, wallpapers, games and applications.


TrueMove runs multichannel promotion to drive mobile bar code adoption

July 21, 2010

TrueMove, the No. 1 wireless carrier in Thailand, offered its customers various incentives to download 3GVision’s i-nigma-based bar code reader.

AT&T to test 2D bar code scanning across mobile device portfolio

March 29, 2010

AT&T is launching a charter program in the coming weeks to test the use of 2D bar code scanners on the carrier’s mobile devices.

Sprint, Scanbuy deal to change mobile commerce?

August 25, 2009

Sprint has taken a step that may change the mobile commerce landscape. The wireless carrier’s new Samsung Exclaim is going to be preloaded with the ScanLife 2D bar code application.

LG phones to pre-load Scanbuy 2D bar codes

August 21, 2009

Scanbuy Inc.’s 2D bar code application will be pre-loaded in camera phones from LG Electronics Inc., the No. 3 handset maker worldwide.

Best Buy signs distribution deal with O2 Wireless

August 19, 2009

O2 Wireless has inked a deal with Best Buy to offer O2 Wireless products in Best Buy retail, kiosk, online and mobile stores.

New Sprint 2D barcode reader paves way for mobile commerce

August 19, 2009

Sprint mobile phones can now read 2D barcodes, making it simpler for the carrier’s customers to get product information via mobile.

AT&T targets retail with Webalo’s Mobile Dashboard

August 18, 2009

AT&T will offer Webalo Inc.’s Mobile Dashboard service to target professionals in the retail business.

Starbucks wins T-Mobile USA for AT&T Wi-Fi

August 18, 2009

Starbucks Corp. will use the AT&T Wi-Fi service at more than 7,000 company-operated coffee shops nationwide, ditching longtime partner T-Mobile USA.

O2 tests UK mobile-phone usage for purchases

August 18, 2009

O2, a British provider of mobile and home broadband services to consumers and businesses, launched Britain’s first large-scale pilot of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on mobile phones.