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  • JPMorgan Chase Invests in GoPago, a provider of Emerging Mobile Payments Technology

    Posted on February 23, 2012 | No Comments
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  • MasterCard Launches Partnership Program to Enhance Mobile Money Services for Underbanked Consumers in Developing Markets

    Posted on February 22, 2012 | No Comments
    PURCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MasterCard (NYSE:MA) today announced a global initiative called the MasterCard Mobile Money Partnership Program to help more than 2.5 billion financially-underserved consumers...

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  • Company Profile for Payfirma Corporation

    Posted on June 24, 2011 | No Comments
    –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Payfirma processes credit, debit and loyalty cards for businesses of all sizes and industries, whether they are brick and mortar business or online. ...

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  • eBay® Takes Fashion Mobile With New iPhone® App

    Posted on July 16, 2010 | No Comments
    SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), a leading online destination for fashion, today introduces the eBay Fashion app for the Apple iPhone, delivering a personalized shopping experience where shoppers can...

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  • Apple Store app arrives in Apple App Store

    Apple Store app arrives in Apple App Store

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
    This is one of those things that makes you wonder why it hadn't been done already. Apple's just unleashed an Apple Store application for its iDevices designed to pretty much give you the online Apple Store experience -- but perhaps without the crazy on-again, off-again antics of this morning. All that's required is a device with iOS version 3 or above, and you'll be able to read reviews, locate local brick and mortar Stores, check out new and featured products, and -- importantly -- buy or pre-order the latest goodies Steve and co have bestowed upon these lands. Alas, we tried to do just that with the iPhone 4 and were met with the familiar "we'll be back soon" message. So the app might work, but Apple's store is still struggling.

    [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

    P.S. - The app looks to be US-only for now. Sorry world, Apple doesn't love you enough.

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    Apple Store app arrives in Apple App Store originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • The Kindle will soon be available at Target locations nationwide

    The Kindle will soon be available at Target locations nationwide

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    This has been a long time coming. The Kindle has slowly been creeping into Target retail outlets but the company just issued a presser stating that the most popular ebook reader on the planet will be available nationwide on June 6th. This officially makes Target Amazon's first brick and mortar retail partner, although Target isn't new to the ebook game.

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  • Best Buy now offering Kin One free, Kin Two for $50 on contract

    Best Buy now offering Kin One free, Kin Two for $50 on contract

    Posted on May 31, 2010 | No Comments
    For all its faults, the prime reason we panned Microsoft's Kin was price. Why buy a Kin when you could get a more capable iPhone, Palm Pre or Android device for the same price? This week, it seems someone at Best Buy HQ has seen the light. As of today, the brick-and-mortar electronics superstore has knocked $50 off the price of both handsets, making the Kin One free and the Kin Two cost only $50 on a two-year contract, with no mail-in rebates or other nonsense required. Now, if only Verizon would do something about that $30 monthly data plan, your teen might finally have a vaguely compelling reason to pick one up.

    [Thanks, Sean T.]

    Best Buy now offering Kin One free, Kin Two for $50 on contract originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • LG Ally up for preorder on Thursday, launching on May 20?

    LG Ally up for preorder on Thursday, launching on May 20?

    Posted on May 11, 2010 | No Comments
    We should know a whole lot more about this situation at an Iron Man 2-themed LG event taking place later today, but BGR appears to have scored full details on LG's upcoming Android-equipped Ally for Verizon along with a couple key dates. Most importantly, it sounds like the landscape QWERTY slider will be available in "all channels" (read: telesales and brick-and-mortar stores) on May 20, preceded by an online pre-order this Thursday, May 13. It's got Eclair, a 3.2 megapixel cam, 4GB microSD card in-box, and a Qualcomm MSM7627 core -- the same midrange silicon that powers the Moto Devour. Against the Droid, this bad boy appears to slot just underneath in the range, but a little choice never hurt anyone, did it?

    LG Ally up for preorder on Thursday, launching on May 20? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 18:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Too many discounts: Apple Japan bullies online retailers

    Too many discounts: Apple Japan bullies online retailers

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Japan loves Apple, there's no doubt about it. The brand is one of the most popular tech brands in the country. iPods, Macs and even the iPhone are selling like hot cakes. But apparently, big A, or at least its Japanese subsidiary, is getting a bit arrogant in the process. According to The Nikkei ("Japan's Wall Street Journal"), Apple Japan today ordered a number of major online retailers to stop offering all of their products online.

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  • Circuit City brick and mortar stores might live again

    Circuit City brick and mortar stores might live again

    Posted on March 25, 2010 | No Comments
    We all know the story: Circuit City Stores spiraled down from its high point in the late 90's to bankruptcy in 2008 and then liquidation in 2009. Systemax then bought the rights to the brand a few months later and quickly relaunched CircuitCity.com. Since then Systemax has been racking in the cash. So much cash in fact that Systemax is thinking about opening some Circuit City retail locations. Seriously.

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  • Printed coupons are from New Jersey, online coupons are from New York

    Printed coupons are from New Jersey, online coupons are from New York

    Posted on February 23, 2010 | No Comments
    RetailMeNot.com, "a top consumer destination for coupons, discounts and promotional codes for merchandise, groceries, travel and services", shared some interesting statistics about consumer coupon use for the first month of 2010. New Jersey loves printing off coupons for use in brick-and-mortar stores, while New York prefers online coupon codes. Almost 15 million people visited RetailMeNot.com in January and saved over eight million dollars with online and printed coupons.

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  • Thanko sells USB-powered “Hot Cat Gloves”

    Thanko sells USB-powered “Hot Cat Gloves”

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Back in August, I blogged about Thanko's Catgirl Earphones, which were shaped like cat ears. And today, the notorious Tokyo-based USB gadget maker started selling the so-called Hot Cat Gloves [JP]. A big day for the Cosplay crowd, especially those with a penchant for dressing up as a catgirl. These things may appear totally silly, but Thanko says that the Catgirl Earphones from the summer are still their No. 1 selling item. And the company has to make money to keep their three (!) brick-and-mortar stores in Tokyo going somehow.

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  • Barnes & Noble Will Ship Around 60,000 Nooks This Year

    Barnes & Noble Will Ship Around 60,000 Nooks This Year

    Posted on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
    A lot more people have ordered the Barnes & Noble Nook, first announced on October 20, than the company expected (despite getting panned by the officialreviewers). The company had Foxconn, their ODM, build far fewer of them than they should have. The original plan was to ship pre-orders by November 30 but that date was pushed back to December 7. It took a mere month for the entire order process to break down. Now a small number of pre-orders still haven’t arrived and most brick and mortar stores are sold out and even then they were only available in “higher volume” stores on December 7.

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  • Last Minute Shopping: Gift Guide Roundup

    Last Minute Shopping: Gift Guide Roundup

    Posted on December 22, 2009 | No Comments
    Still haven’t gotten all those holiday gifts? You still have a wee bit o’ time left. Whether you’re planning to run out to a brick and mortar store or you’re willing to test the limits of expedited shipping, here’s a quick rundown of ideas and info from our gift guide.

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  • CrunchGear visits Thanko’s new USB flagship store in Akihabara (photo report)

    CrunchGear visits Thanko’s new USB flagship store in Akihabara (photo report)

    Posted on December 15, 2009 | No Comments
    USB-powered neckties, slippers, boob warmers, spy button cameras and tons of other ludicrous stuff: Thanko [JP], Japan's (and possibly the world's) most notorious maker of USB gadgets (most of which nobody really needs) never disappoints in the silliness department. The company closed their English online store just last month but continues to impress business-wise by opening a new flagship store right in the heart of Akihabara.

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