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Apple’s iPhone The Leader In Terms Of Q2 Shipments
Apple’s iPhone The Leader In Terms Of Q2 Shipments
August 17, 2017  |  Mobile

Apple was the world’s largest smartphone maker in the second quarter, shipping 16.9 million iPhones in the three-month period ended in June. That’s according to...

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Mobile Order-Ahead: It’s Not Just For Restaurants
Mobile Order-Ahead: It’s Not Just For Restaurants
August 15, 2017  |  ResTech

The growing popularity of mobile order-ahead is hardly news in the restaurant industry, where customers — especially millennials — crave the convenience, speed and personalization...

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Samsung Takes The #1 Smartphone Spot — As The Apple Machine Spins Up
Samsung Takes The #1 Smartphone Spot — As The Apple Machine Spins Up
August 10, 2017  |  Mobile

A year can make a big difference to a corporate storyline. This time last year, battery issues in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 created a series...

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iPhone 8 Predicted To Launch With New iPhone 7s
iPhone 8 Predicted To Launch With New iPhone 7s
August 09, 2017  |  Apple

According to news from AppleInsider, the Apple iPhone 8 smartphone will enter mass production in September and launch on the same day as the new iPhone...

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Can Facebook’s Video Chat Device Reverse The Hardware Curse?
Can Facebook’s Video Chat Device Reverse The Hardware Curse?
August 07, 2017  |  Facebook

From pioneering the infinite social News Feed to breaking down consumers’ psychological barriers around privacy to driving politics and news (and fake news), there’s no...

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Apple’s iPhone 8 May Be Its Shot At Growth In China
Apple’s iPhone 8 May Be Its Shot At Growth In China
August 07, 2017  |  Mobile

Apple has been having a tough go of it in China, but with the upcoming launch of the iPhone 8, there are hopes that it...

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xPressTap: mPOS Without The Dongle
xPressTap: mPOS Without The Dongle
August 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A payments solution that requires micromerchants to buy — and then wait for — special hardware isn’t much of a solution if you ask Joe...

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What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
August 07, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

A lot of exciting things have happened in payments — and commerce, more broadly — over the last three years. PayPal became pals with the card networks...

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Amazon Halts Sales Of BLU Smartphones
Amazon Halts Sales Of BLU Smartphones
August 04, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon, the eCommerce giant, has halted sales of low-cost smartphones from Miami-based BLU over security concerns. According to a report, Amazon is stopping sales of...

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