Microsoft just bulked up its presence in the carrier billing space with new partnerships with Sprint and Boku that will allow U.S. consumers to purchase items via the Windows Store, both on desktop and mobile. Windows phones, in general, haven’t taken off in the U.S. as...
There are any number of reasons to come into the work week a little hazy on what exactly went on in the seven days immediately prior. Usually it is because there is just an unusually high volume of news floating around the atmosphere. Sometimes, as...
It might seem like there are no more horizons for Twitter to cross, no more expanses to cover or communication barriers to break down. However, there is one more frontier for the ubiquitous messaging service, though it might only appeal to its investors. Twitter announced...
Generally speaking, the good news about a bad week is that things usually get better by comparison. The day after your car breaks down is, for the most part, better than the day before when it did, since although you may have lacked a working...
Merchants beware. There’s a new virus to worry about online. It’s mobile “purchase interruptus” and it’s potentially robbing merchants of 36 percent of their sales. MPD CEO Karen Webster and BlueSnap CEO Ralph Dangelmaier chatted about how much of an epidemic this is, and more...
There are more ways to connect to the Internet now than ever, and while that may give consumers the freedom they crave, it’s caused havoc for retailers trying to get their products in front of customers in the most cost-efficient manner. However, new numbers suggest...
XBox, in the latest phase of its ongoing war with the outside world and people’s stubborn desire to go there, has launched a virtual shopping destination that will make it possible not only to browse for clothes from the comfort of your own couch, but...
Uber has driven deeper into the commuter transit space. Uber already has uberPOOL in San Francisco and Chicago, and now two more pilot programs, known as uberHOP and uberCOMMUTE, are being tested in Chicago and Seattle. Building off what Uber said has been a successful start...
MasterCard’s Masters of Code Global Hackathon champ has officially been crowned. MasterCard announced yesterday (Dec. 9) the winner of its inaugural competition that occurred on Dec. 5-6 in San Francisco against all the winners of the other 12 regional events during 2015. The grand champ title...
