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Applications
EBay expands mobile commerce empire with new Android app

Online marketplace eBay Inc. has further expanded its portfolio of mobile commerce properties with the launch of an application for devices based on Google’s Android operating system.

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Web site development
Mobile Web site response times not meeting user expectations: Gomez study

Response times (i.e. speed of page downloads) for mobile Web sites is still an area for improvement and optimization, according to Gomez Inc.

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Payments
Mocapay unveils secure mobile payments at merchant POS

Mocapay, a mobile payments platform, has introduced a service that enables secure, hardware infrastructure agnostic, mobile payments regardless of tender type and transaction location.

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Banks and financial services
Texas Gulf Bank aims for customer acquisition with new mobile offering

Texas Gulf Bank has launched mobile banking services to attract a new, younger audience already accustomed to living their lives on the go.

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Associations
Best Buy, Steve Madden, Wet Seal execs to present at Mobile Boot Camp

Best Buy, Steve Madden and Wet Seal will discuss their mobile strategies at the Mobile Boot Camp organized by Mobile Commerce Daily and the National Retail Federation in San Francisco March 2. Registration is open.

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