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Articles Tagged ‘BlackBerry’


Starwood Hotels targets BlackBerry audience for chain-wide mobile bookings

September 2, 2010

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is letting guests book their travels and make reservations across 1,000 of its properties via a BlackBerry application.


American Wagering lets BlackBerry users in Nevada place sports bets

September 2, 2010

American Wagering subsidiary Leroy’s Sportsbook has launched a sports betting application for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry just in time for football season.

ING Direct USA uses contests to promote mobile banking apps

July 30, 2010

ING is encouraging its customers to “put their bank branch in their pocket” with the launch of its enhanced mobile application for iPhone and BlackBerry devices.

Merchants should use mobile to find out about target consumers: study

July 13, 2010

The mobile medium offers various channels that are ideal for collecting information about merchants’ and marketers’ target consumers, including applications.

E*Trade Financial exec discusses mobile strategy

July 12, 2010

E*Trade has focused its mobile strategy on the development of mobile applications, which it has promoted via a series of “talking baby” TV commercials.

Borders extends mobile reach with ebook store, apps

July 9, 2010

Book retailer Borders Group Inc. is expanding its mobile repertoire with the launch of an ebook store and new applications for BlackBerry and Android devices.

Apple to lose in market share of mobile app downloads: study

July 9, 2010

Apple will not be the undisputed king of mobile application downloads in five years time, according to an Ovum report.

Foothealth.com steps into mobile commerce

June 25, 2010

Online retailer Foothealth.com has stepped up its game with a mobile Web site optimized for various smartphone platforms.

Glowbal Restaurant Group taps mobile to boost traffic

May 21, 2010

Glowbal Restaurant Group wanted to increase customer visits, build customer loyalty and generate buzz resulting in word of mouth referrals, so it turned to mobile.

Android users get Bluetooth credit card payment processing, receipt printing

May 19, 2010

Advanced Merchant Solutions has released a payment platform for Google’s Android devices targeting mobile sales professionals.