Remember that time Apple said it was going to officially launch in the U.K. next week? Fooled you! One accidental tweet alerted the world yesterday (July 13) that Apple was coming soon to the U.K. — and apparently by “coming soon” that tweet actually meant...
Sure, beacon technology helps retailers and venues to know where their customers are — but that doesn’t necessarily translate into engagement. As Kevin Hunter, Chief Operating Officer of Gimbal, explains, the real value of the technology is in its potential to provide the best digital...
Apple Pay hasn’t even made its way to Canada yet and it’s already gaining some negative press. This time, however, it’s not about consumer adoption projection rates. Instead, a report from investment bank Cormark Securities suggests that Apple Pay won’t play a role in giving Canadian...
Because of the population’s affinity for contactless payments in the U.K., Apple Pay might make more of a splash across the pond when it launches tomorrow (July 14). But quicker adoption doesn’t mean it has won over the hearts of U.K. consumers in terms of which...
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note model will be released a few weeks earlier than expected, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. The South Korean company reportedly decided to move the release date from September to mid-August, leaving a few weeks between the launch...
At a rural eCommerce summit cohosted by Alibaba Group last week, statistics were released which showed China’s rural (and less affluent) population is boosting its use of the Internet and mobile devices to buy and sell goods. Alibaba officials cited research from the China Internet...
Barclays is looking toward an “imminent launch” of Apple Pay within the United Kingdom, according to MacRumors. In a report on Friday (July 10), the site said it had learned that a “high-level” executive expects the Apple Pay debut to come quite soon, perhaps as...
Of the nearly thousand or so smartphone makers in the world, one of them is racking up 92 percent of profits, leaving the remain 999 to fight over that 8 percent sliver. Two guesses who the big winner is. The first one doesn’t count. According...
Between the Greek government’s reenactment of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” by threatening loudly to breakup with the euro (and realizing no one really cares), the Chinese government potentially threatening to breakup with the free market and Reddit breaking up with interim CEO Ellen Pao, you...
