July 12, 2012
Amazon Phone Update: Hires Former Windows Phone Director
Amazon has added Robert Williams, a former director on the Windows Phone team, to its own staff as Director of the App Store. Five months ago, Windows Phone’s Director of...
July 12, 2012
Twitter Agrees: Mobile Is The New Plastic
Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. @Vantiv: “Mobile Is The New Plastic.” RT @pymnts Experts Weigh...
July 12, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 11-12
Starbucks Adds PayPal to Mobile App on Android, Grows to UK and Canada JCB Opens Its First South American Subsidiary in Brazil Amazon actually testing smartphone in Asia now: Platform...
July 11, 2012
Amazon Phone Already Being Tested By Suppliers In Asia
Amazon is testing a new smartphone device with potential supply partners in Asia, the Wall Street Journal reports. Citing reports from supplier officials who wished to remain anonymous, WSJ’s Lorraine...
July 10, 2012
33% of U.S. Consumers Have Used Mobile Payments, Survey Says
A new survey suggests that one in three U.S. consumers have used a form of mobile payment. Among those that have used mobile payments, PayPal Mobile is the most popular...
July 09, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 6-8
Daily deals are profitable for many businesses—but not so much for retailers Office Depot aims to build a stronger online business in Europe Future of mobile: “compound” apps that know...
July 06, 2012
Amazon May Be Preparing to Build Its Own Phone
Amazon is developing plans to build its own smartphone device, according to Bloomberg. Rumors of an Amazon smartphone have been around since at least November, when a Citigroup analyst suggested...
June 26, 2012
New developments to come in antitrust – SCOTUS to speak...
The U.S. Supreme Court has added two cases to its docket for next term that will carry significant consquences on antitrust. State Action Doctrine (Phoebe Putney) The Supreme Court will...
June 25, 2012
Bango’s Revenues Fall 20%, Annual Losses Near £1M
Revenues at Bango were down roughly 20 percent in the mobile payment company’s most recent fiscal year, while after-tax losses increased a similar amount, to nearly £1 million, according to an...
