June 11, 2012
Apple’s New “Passbook” Looks A Lot Like a Wallet
One of the newest apps baked into Apple’s iOS mobile operating system looks a lot like a wallet. The app is called Passbook, and it’s designed to store each of...
June 10, 2012
Mobile Commerce and PayPal: What Those Usage Numbers Really Mean
Mark Twain reminded us that there are three kinds of lies: “lies, damn lies, and statistics.” That famous adage, as most of you know, is a nod to how stats...
June 10, 2012
Walmart Hits the Road to Mobilize Customers
Walmart’s new marketing strategy for New York City is built around a vehicle that looks like an ice cream truck. The mega-retailer has partnered with Proctor & Gamble to outfit...
June 08, 2012
Apple offers $2.2 M to settle iPad 4G marketing case
Apple seeks to settle the deceptive marketing case it faces in Australia for AUD $2.2 million. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission had brought charges against Apple for advertising the...
June 07, 2012
Facebook Launches Its Own App Store, For Every Mobile OS
Facebook debuted its own App Store at a special event Wednesday night. The platform will be home to more than 600 apps at launch. The store will sort apps by...
June 05, 2012
Apple, Advertisers Go Back and Forth Over User Privacy
Advertisers are using new methods to collect information to identify mobile phone users, while Apple is moving to protect user privacy and block those same advertisers’ methods. A year ago,...
June 03, 2012
Prepaid iPhone’s Availability Continues To Grow; BoostMobile Next?
Not long after Cricket Communications announced it would begin selling prepaid, or “unlocked,” iPhones this month, new reports suggest many more carriers may soon get access to Apple’s flagship mobile...
May 31, 2012
Penguin and Macmillan have sharp words for DOJ in responses...
Penguin and Macmillan have filed their responses to the DOJ’s lawsuit over eBook pricing in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, May 29. The two publishers deny claims of conspiracy and...
May 31, 2012
Acquiring Disrupted: What’s An ISO To Do?
Groupon has acquired Breadcrumb, makers of a point-of-sale system that runs on Apple’s iPad and is targeted at restaurants. Read More
