Recognizing the role that the Kindle Fire will play in the lives of consumers, Papa John’s has launched an application for the Amazon device in hopes of providing customers a means to place orders regardless of which platform they are on.

JetBlue Airways is aiming to make traveling smoother with an iPhone application and a new mobile site that lets users plan, book and manage their trip itineraries via their handsets.

CVS/pharmacy is making it easier for consumers to fill prescriptions on the go with a new SMS program.

The Alon convenience store chain is using a St. Valentine’s Day text messaging promotion to continue to build its CRM database.

The use of mobile banking apps is growing quickly as consumers look for ways to easily access their financial information while on the go, according to a new report from comScore.

Luxury Daily today – Swarovski promotes lifestyle through location-based holiday site; What 2011 earnings say about the 2012 luxury shopper.

Print media is said to represent only 8 percent of consumer time, but accounts for 27 percent of ad spending. Mobile also represents 8 percent of consumer time, but only 0.5 percent of ad spending.

Tablet owners are spending a significant amount of time browsing and shopping on their devices every week, according to a new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau UK.

In its latest financial results released this week, Amazon revealed that the number of customers for the Amazon Appstore nearly tripled in the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter.

Los Angeles-based restaurant Pink Pepper is using QR codes on its menus and business cards that lead to a mobile-optimized page where consumers can order takeout.

Intuit Inc.’s Mint.com has rolled out an Android tablet application after seeing a greater need from consumers to manage their money on mobile devices.

Luxury Daily today – Mobile-optimizing St. Valentine’s Day emails crucial to spontaneous transactions; Gucci, Chanel kick off advertising on retooled Vogue Paris site.

Mobile Commerce Daily is inviting opinion pieces on mobile commerce issues that affect retailers and marketers as they encourage shopping and transacting via mobile.