Mobile Applications

What's a mobile app? A mobile app is a software program you can download and access directly using your phone or tablet or generally any touch screen device. Typically a mobile app is purchased or downloaded through an app store or can be side loaded on various platforms.

QuickChek, Paytronix Team On Reward Program
QuickChek, Paytronix Team On Reward Program
September 22, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Digital guest experience platform Paytronix helped to implement a new digital rewards program for QuickChek, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the...

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Shopping Apps Turn On The Heat For Autumn
Shopping Apps Turn On The Heat For Autumn
September 22, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Shopping apps are getting so much use that smartphones can double as hand-warmers this fall. Established giants and upstarts from around the world of commerce...

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Social Calendar App IRL Lands $16M In Series B Funding Round
Social Calendar App IRL Lands $16M In Series B Funding Round
September 22, 2020  |  Investments

IRL, or In Real Life, the social calendar startup created to help users meet over shared experiences, announced a $16 million Series B funding round...

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ByteDance At Odds With Oracle Over TikTok Purchase
ByteDance At Odds With Oracle Over TikTok Purchase
September 21, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

ByteDance was at odds with TikTok buyer Oracle over the exact terms of the deal to purchase the popular video-sharing app over the weekend, Reuters...

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Rubio Unconvinced Oracle Can Prevent TikTok Leaks To China
Rubio Unconvinced Oracle Can Prevent TikTok Leaks To China
September 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As the deal between Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. takes shape for a minority stake in TikTok Global, one U.S. senator isn’t convinced the app’s...

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Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses
Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses
September 20, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Chinese tech giant ByteDance reportedly wants Oracle and Walmart to pay $12 billion for a combined 20 percent stake in its social media giant TikTok...

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TikTok Invites Facebook To Challenge TikTok Ban
TikTok Invites Facebook To Challenge TikTok Ban
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

In its battle against President Donald Trump’s intentions to block its app domestically, TikTok is requesting the help of rival Facebook Inc., Bloomberg reported. Get...

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Federal Judge Turns Down Request To Stop Upcoming WeChat Ban
Federal Judge Turns Down Request To Stop Upcoming WeChat Ban
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Ahead of a ban on WeChat downloads that is set to take effect, a federal judge turned down a request to stop a Friday (Sept....

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McDonald’s, Burger King And Other QSRs Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day With App-Based Discounts
McDonald’s, Burger King And Other QSRs Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day With App-Based Discounts
September 18, 2020  |  Retail

In case you missed it, Google and Apple were enveloped by a teensy scandal of sorts back in 2017. Google’s cheeseburger emoji placed the cheese beneath the burger patty,...

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