News Briefs

News briefs – WiFi network Fon selects mopay as mobile payment method; Neustar Intelligent Cloud simplifies mobile for charities; First Data introduces mobile voucher technology for merchants.

News briefs – Placewise Media taps mall-based network to connect retailers with consumers; DailyFeats taps mobile platform to offer consumers rewards.

Today’s news briefs – Google Latitude encourages users to check in at retail locations; Wi-Fi grows to more than 50pc of mobile Web connections: Bango; Sage lets merchants accept payments via 400-plus mobile phones, tablets.

Luxury Daily today – Hyundai drives into luxury sector with upscale model and iPad car manual; Are online targeting regulations inevitable?

Today’s News Briefs – CMSText gets endorsement from The National Restaurant Association; Mobile Shopping Summit rolls out text-for-info offering.

Today in mobile commerce: Brazilian retailer Grupo Pao de Acucar invests in mobile commerce; Point Inside expands to Android devices.

Todays news briefs – MasterCard-approved mobile payment sticker debuts; Magento and Zoovy power mobile commerce platforms.

Today’s News Briefs – Restaurant Association selects Mocapay for mobile marketing services; Frost Bank adds SMS to its mobile banking service; and, Marks & Spencer launches mobile commerce site.

Today in mobile commerce – Ace Marketing partners with Blue Bite to create proximity marketing network in the U.S.; Crisp Wireless updates ad technology; Distimo Monitor offers insight into competitors’ apps.

Mobile Commerce Daily briefs – Big in Japan acquires Snappr to expand ShopSavvy’s bar code scanning; and Aberdeen Group releases a guide for food retail technology.