Samsung abandoning Android? ‘Tis Tizen?
March 27, 2013The elephant in the room at the Galaxy S4 smartphone launch in New York was Android. Not one word about the Google-owned operating system. Is all well in Camelot?
Articles Tagged ‘Gary Schwartz’
How the travel industry can stay ahead of the curve in mobile
January 25, 2013Nowadays many major airline and hotel brands have a mobile presence that is aimed at driving reservations and bookings. However, more marketers need to be thinking outside the box to take the travel experience to another level.
Blockbuster, Best Buy and retail’s nemesis – showrooming
January 24, 2013Video rental chain Blockbuster announced this week that it was shutting the doors on 300 big boxes in the United States. That is a whopping 35 percent of its footprint.
Announcing winners of the 2012 Mobile Commerce Awards
January 4, 2013Walmart has been named 2012 Mobile Retailer of the Year, the highest accolade in mobile commerce and retail. The honor tops the Mobile Commerce Awards handed out each year for outstanding work that moved the mobile commerce needle for retailers, financial services firms and marketers.
Walmart is Mobile Retailer of the Year
December 31, 2012Walmart has been named 2012 Mobile Retailer of the Year, the highest accolade in mobile commerce and retail. The honor tops the Mobile Commerce Awards handed out each year for outstanding work that moved the mobile commerce needle for retailers, financial services firms and marketers.
Fab: 56pc of Christmas Day US revenue came from mobile
December 28, 2012Online retailer Fab.com broke a company record on Christmas Day with more than half of its revenue in the United States coming from mobile.
Square adds gift cards to mobile repertoire to expand mcommerce reach
December 11, 2012Square continues to broaden its offerings as it looks to create a mobile commerce powerhouse with a new initiative that lets users of the Square Wallet mobile payments application purchase, send and store digital gift cards.
Starbucks caffeinates mobile payments with over 2M mobile transactions per week
November 5, 2012Starbucks continues to expand its role as a leading mobile payments provider as evidenced in comments made last week by a company executive who said more than 2 million mobile payment transactions occur every week.
MasterCard’s digital wallet a nod to how mobile is driving multichannel convergence
May 9, 2012MasterCard is the latest company to throw its hat into the ring for digital payments with a new suite of services intended to simplify the use of making purchases on smartphones.
Privacy versus data and building consumer trust
April 26, 2012We are confused with what to call private and what to call public, what to sanction and what not to sanction. How can we solve small-screen privacy when we haven’t solved our digital angst on the PC?
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