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U.S. Postal Service Rolls Out New App To Protect Mail Carriers From Dogs
August 29, 2016

With the rise of Amazon Prime and eCommerce, more packages are being delivered to customers’ homes than ever before. It’s now possible to order everything online for in-home delivery from groceries to pet food to toilet paper, and consumers can usually get those items delivered...

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BMW Launches New App To Help People Be On Time
August 11, 2016

BMW announced on Wednesday (Aug. 10) the launch of BMW Connected, a new app that melds the car with a user’s digital device, whether it’s an iPhone or an Apple Watch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Mobile Payments: Samsung To Tackle Africa And Google The App Landscape
August 04, 2016

The latest news on mobile payments shows that the big banks are wanting in on the mobile wallet race, but are they already too far back in the pack? Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a...

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Investment Chatbot Finds A Home On Facebook Messenger
July 21, 2016

Polly Portfolio, the wealth management technology platform for asset managers, is getting into the chatbot game, launching a chatbot for Facebook Messenger this week. The bot, dubbed Polly Chat, is free to use and enables users to have a conversation about financial news. The bot...

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Apple Loses Market Share To Samsung In Mobile Phones
July 18, 2016

Need more evidence that Apple’s iPhone dominance is slipping? Market data firm Kantar Worldpanel found, in the three months ending in May, that Apple’s iPhone 6s/6s Plus did worse than Samsung’s Galaxy S7/S7 Edge in terms of sales. According to a report, 16 percent of consumers bought...

WhatsApp Rival Line Eyes $1B IPO
June 29, 2016

Line Corporation, a Japanese messaging-app operator, is gearing up for a billion dollar IPO next month in Tokyo and New York. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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App Market Pegged To Be $102B Market By 2020
June 09, 2016

The fast pace of growth in the global mobile app market is expected to double its value by 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Microsoft Shrinks Smartphone Division
May 26, 2016

Microsoft is further shrinking its mobile division with yet another round of layoffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Samsung Hit With Mobile Patent Infringement Lawsuit
May 25, 2016

Western consumers might think that the continuing competitive rivalry between Google, Apple and Amazon is heating up, but it certainly lacks the legal flare that the fight between South Korea’s Samsung and China’s Huawei has recently acquired. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...