Whitbread PLC's Premier Inn, Britain's largest budget hotel chain, tapped Fujitsu to launch commerce-enabled applications for various smartphone operating systems.
Kony Solutions, provider of a platform that helps companies launch commerce-enabled mobile applications, has landed $19.1 million in Series A financing from investment firm Insight Venture Partners.
Register to hear execs from footwear retailer Steve Madden and InsightExpress discuss in a free webinar Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. how mcommerce fared over the holidays, evolving mobile shopping behavior, lessons learned and best practice in 2011.
Online food ordering service SeamlessWeb has launched a free commerce-enabled application for Google's Android that lets customers order food for pickup or delivery using their smartphones.
New York's Frites N Meats is aiming to increase foot traffic to its truck via a mobile-optimized site that lets customers view the menu and find its location.
Register now for Mobile Commerce Daily's 2011 Nonprofit Mobile Day Feb. 16 in Washington to learn how Sesame Workshop, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross and Childhood Foundation deploy mobile for marketing and transactions.
Many players in the market underestimate the power that messaging and social network services have on the purchasing decision that consumers make when choosing a mobile device.