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Applications
HBO enters mobile commerce to drive content sales

Home Box Office Inc. has launched a free application for iPhone and iPod touch to expand its mobile footprint and drive purchases of mobile content.

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Research
Mobile commerce growing despite inept retail sites: Compete

A quarterly study by Compete found that 37 percent of 1,959 smartphone owners have purchased something non-mobile with their handset in the past six months.

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Payments
Mobile payments for virtual goods to grow exponentially in 2010: Boku

Mobile payments for virtual goods and services sold via online gaming and social-networking sites will continue to grow in 2010, according to a Boku executive.

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Content
ShoppeSimple to add more privacy to mobile commerce

ShoppeSimple, a new service of RSSCheck, has launched a new mobile service to track deals and exclusive offers, while preserving the consumer’s privacy.

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Columns
Inviting nominations for Mobile Retailer of the Year

Readers are invited to nominate retailer candidates for Mobile Commerce Daily’s Mobile Retailer of the Year for 2009. Nominees must prove exceptional use of mobile commerce.

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