Coffeehouse colossus Starbucks launched mobile payment services across its 6,800 company-operated U.S. stores and over 1,000 Target locations, enabling iPhone and BlackBerry users to fund in-store purchases via smartphone. Customers who’ve downloaded the free Starbucks Card Mobile App can now...
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) introduced OneNote Mobile for iPhone, a version of its digital notebook solution optimized for rival Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) smartphone. Available free for a limited time from the App Store, OneNote Mobile for iPhone is “a digital file cabinet for all the random bits of...
Google Places users on the iPhone and iPad can now access Hotpot, a fledgling local recommendations engine enabling consumers to rate and review restaurants and merchants on the go while also receiving personalized suggestions. Blog
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) released the first beta version of its iOS 4.3 update to registered developer partners, introducing a series of new bells and whistles highlighted by Find My Friends, a featured tied to the premium MobileMe push service. Details on Find My Friends are scarce, but the name...
Mobile music discovery solutions provider Shazam will integrate digital streaming music service Spotify, offering iOS and Android device users in Europe direct access to full-track versions of songs they’ve tagged and identified. The Shazam solution pinpoints music from any source, regardless...
Mobile ad impressions generated via smartphones running Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android mobile operating system surpassed Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) rival iOS for the first time in December 2010, mobile ad network Millennial Media reports. Android impressions increased 8 percent month-over-month and...
Online retail giant Amazon.com introduced Amazon Deals, a free iPhone application promising on-the-go access to daily offers in conjunction with the company’s ongoing Gold Box discount program. Amazon Deals will include Amazon’s Deal of the Day as well as limited-time Lightning Deals featured...
Digital research firm comScore reports that about 26 percent of U.S. smartphone users cited an Android device as their primary mobile phone in November 2010, with iPhone at 25 percent. BlackBerry devices still lead at 33.5 percent, down from 37.6 percent in August 2010. Article
Ford Motor Company added support for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone to its AppLink software platform, which enables drivers to access smartphone applications via voice commands and vehicle controls. Ford launched AppLink in April 2010 with support for Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Research In...