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Walmart offers Click and Pick- up at the stores for online sales in 7 markets

October 12, 2010

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Walmart has begun a “pick up today” service for online sales of electronic appliances and video games in seven major U.S. markets. Customers placing an order before 6 p.m. will be able to pick up their purchases at Walmart stores in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Miami. […]

Value of the smartphone and selection of mobile applications were greater priorities to consumers than reliable coverage and customer service

October 12, 2010

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A survey of 1,000 US adults by GfK Business & Technology has found that the selection of mobile applications is more important to consumers than reliable coverage and customer service New York, NY, (release) – The smartphone is rapidly evolving beyond a simple communications device into an extension of consumers’ daily activities and creating a […]

DeNA Acquires ngmoco creating world’s largest mobile social games platform company

October 12, 2010

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(Release) DeNA today announces it is acquiring ngmoco, Inc., for up to US$400 million in cash and securities, creating the world’s largest mobile social games platform company. “The opportunity to be a part of creating the number one social mobile game platform company and to benefit from the unique learning and knowledge that DeNA possesses […]

Microsoft Phone 7, how will it impact the market and competitors such as Nokia and RIM?

October 12, 2010

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There are some interesting points in this article. First is the amount of development that will have to be done to ensure all the old Windows Mobile Apps can work on the Phone 7 platform. The next question is how RIM will respond (Triton 4G?) as well as Nokia, although Nokia is betting a lot […]

IBM and Oracle extend the olive branch over Java

October 12, 2010

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This has been a long time coming, but makes strategic sense. Only time will tell if these companies can play together nicely, but they do seem to have a common goal- the survival of Java. (New York Times) Millions of software developers uneasily held their collective breath when Oracle bought Sun Microsystems earlier this year. […]

Five mistakes to avoid when tailoring a mCommerce site for the holidays

October 12, 2010

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(Mobile Commerce Daily) Retailers and brands should be revamping their mobile commerce sites in time for the holidays. But what are the best practices and steps to avoid for a holiday-tailored mcommerce site? Besides just having to get a mobile commerce site ready for the uplift in traffic that happens around the holidays, retailers and brands […]

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