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Consumers moving more toward mobile Internet payments, study says

26.3% of consumers who use cell phones and other mobile devices will use them for mobile e-commerce payments by the end of next year, up from about 16% at the end of 2007, says Aite Group.

Posted 01/03/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Bar code technology meets mobile web browsing

New mobile price comparison site Barcle enables shoppers in stores to use bar code numbers to retrieve product information and display prices and links to retail web sites.

Posted 12/07/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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45% of mobile phone users want better Internet access

Nearly 45% of U.S. mobile phone users say that better Internet access will be a key factor in their next mobile phone purchase, according The Kelsey Group.

Posted 10/02/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Amazon tops Forrester’s list of mobile web sites

But all mobile sites need improvement, Forrester Research concludes from a review of 20 web sites designed for cell phones. Few consumers find today’s mobile sites useful, but more advanced devices like Apple’s iPhone could change things, Forrester says.

Posted 09/06/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

mPoria introduces m-commerce marketing program

M-commerce design firm and online mall mPoria Inc. has launched GoMobile GM3, a marketing program designed for retailers to promote mobile commerce sites.

Posted 08/20/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Much like the early Internet, under-35 men are driving mobile web adoption

17%, or 30 million, of the 176 million U.S. Internet users who access the web via PC also accessed the web from a mobile device during January, says new research. Users under 35 account for 46% of the mobile web audience, with 60% of them being male.

Posted 05/15/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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It’s time to begin experimenting with m-commerce, study suggests

As U.S. consumers grow increasingly comfortable with mobile devices, using them for activities beyond voice, the mobile channel stands to exert a greater impact on their shopping habits, a new study concludes.

Posted 03/30/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Use of mobile web low but growing, firm says

Only 5% of U.S. Internet users with broadband access use their mobile devices to access the Internet, according to Media-Screen. And it’s not for lack of access because more than 60% of users own Internet-enabled mobile devices, the firm adds.

Posted 03/28/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Retail mobile web presence is small but growing, study says

8% of the top 1,000 U.S. brands offer mobile versions of their web sites; however, only 2% of brands in the retail sector operate mobile sites, according to multimedia technology and research firm RarePlay.com.

Posted 03/16/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

Free mobile browser now comes with m-commerce savings

Cellfire, which markets mobile coupon technology, has entered into its first mobile application partnership with mobile web browser heavyweight Opera Mini to offer instant access to exclusive discounts at retailers that use Cellfire technology.

Posted 01/19/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment