March 27, 2012
Which iOS Apps Are Igniting?
Yesterday’s check-in on the proliferation of Square’s cardless payment app got us thinking: what other iOS applications are people using to pay? We’ve pulled data on a dozen other payments...
March 26, 2012
The Mobile Check-In: Valuable, But Presently Dysfunctional
The check-in is soon to be a valuable part of the smartphone user experience. But it isn’t yet, a writer at TechCrunch asserts. “Given the proper scenario, check-in works and...
March 26, 2012
Square Overhauls its App, But How’s Ignition Going?
Square’s Card Case payment app wasn’t even a year old, and now it’s gone. The company who disrupted the POS space with its white square mobile dongle rolled out a...
March 22, 2012
Apple loses part of its AppleCare appeal in Italy
Apple lost part of its appeal in the Italian AppleCare case. Apple was fined 900,000 euros in December 2011 for encouraging customers to buy its two-year technical support and extended...
March 20, 2012
Eventbrite Debuts a Dongle of Its Own
Rather than adopt one of the many dongles already available on the market, San Francisco-based event promoter and ticket seller Eventbrite has developed its own, the Wall Street Journal says....
March 20, 2012
If Apple Offered Banking, 1 in 10 Would Use It
One in ten consumers would consider letting Apple handle their banking needs, a new survey shows. For consumers who already buy from Apple, that number increases to 43 percent, the...
March 18, 2012
Apple, Facebook Named in Class-Action Suit Over Privacy
Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare were among 18 companies named in a class-action lawsuit filed in Texas that alleges misconduct related to privacy. “The defendants—several of the world’s largest and...
March 18, 2012
As Mobile Payments Heat Up, Chilly Outlook for Google Wallet
We’re barely halfway through March, and already this month we’ve seen two big moves in the mobile payments space. PayPal’s new Here system uses mobile phones and blue dongles to...
March 15, 2012
Retailer/Customer Relationships: What Retail 2012 Can Learn from Retail 1912
Mary walks into her favorite store on her way home from lunch with a few friends. Upon entering the store she’s greeted by name by the shopkeeper and asked how...
