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MasterCard, Wired make magazine pages shoppable through iPad app

June 16, 2011

MasterCard is sponsoring Wired’s June iPad edition and helping consumers instantly purchase products via the pages of the digital magazine.


Trump Hollywood promotes oceanfront condos with iPhone app – Luxury Daily

March 25, 2011

Luxury Daily today – Trump Hollywood promotes oceanfront condos with iPhone app; Gilt Man revs up product line with first vintage Porsche sell.

Mobile Commerce Daily promotes Rimma Kats to staff reporter

March 17, 2011

Mobile Commerce Daily has promoted Rimma Kats to staff reporter on the world’s leading publication covering mobile commerce and retail.

Yahoo caters to affluent investors with MarketDash iPad app

March 2, 2011

Yahoo Inc. is courting an investment-savvy affluent demographic with the Yahoo Finance Marketplace featuring the ad-supported MarketDash application for the Apple iPad.

CW debuts mobile social virtual stores for Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries

February 2, 2011

The CW Television Network is partnering with the Meez mobile social entertainment destination for the launch of two in-application custom branded boutiques targeting teens and young adults.

Males overindex for usage of mobile coupons, QR codes: study

January 28, 2011

Thirty percent of North American shoppers have smartphones, and men are more likely than women to use mobile coupons and QR codes, according to a Better Homes and Gardens survey.

The Guardian monetizes app via subscriptions, iAd integration

January 27, 2011

The Guardian has launched a revamped news application for iPhone and iPod touch that it is monetizing via a partnership with Apple’s iAd network in the United States and subscriptions in the rest of the world.

Bitbop mobile entertainment subscription service expands to Windows Phone 7

January 25, 2011

Jesta Digital, formerly known as Fox Mobile Group, has launched its on-demand mobile television and movie subscription service Bitbop for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 smartphone users.

Dish Network lets customers watch live TV on Android tablets

January 18, 2011

Dish Network LLC’s free application that lets its pay-television customers watch live and recorded TV on the go has been optimized for the higher-pixel Android tablet screens.

Hachette Filipacchi’s Elle to launch multi-platform virtual personal stylist

January 5, 2011

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., publisher of magazines including Elle, has joined the ng Connect Program, a multi-industry initiative driving the development of next-generation broadband services based on Long Term Evolution.