Mobile payments for Beijing subway system launched with sound wave technology
The new transaction process for commuter fare has been implemented using Alipay. Alipay has just announced that it has launched a new system for mobile payments within the Beijing subway that allows commuters to pay for their fares by having their smartphones communicate with ticketing machines by way of sound waves. The system itself was first released in January along with the Alipay Wallet app. This system of mobile payments has now been implemented into the Beijing subway. … Read entire article »
Filed under: International, Mobile Payments, Travel
M-commerce for travel doesn’t typically occur while on the go
The majority of this type of shopping is occurring at home, says a study by ForeSee. The results of a study conducted by ForeSee have been released and have revealed a considerable amount of insight regarding consumer satisfaction while using m-commerce apps and websites for travel. It discovered that many users of these smartphone and tablet based services are not using them where expected. While many would expect that m-commerce would be used for travel shopping while the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Travel, Trends
Augmented reality will change the way the publishing world operates
The entire industry could be revolutionized through this cutting edge mobile technology. Augmented reality is still in its infancy, but it is starting to make its way into mobile marketing and products that attract the use of consumers. Apps that use the technology are starting to make its use far more commonplace. A number of different companies are coming up with their own unique angles to using augmented reality, providing apps with a series of different types of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Augmented Reality, Mobile Commerce, Travel
QR codes enhance the car rental experience
The barcodes, combined with a mobile commerce website, make things easier for customers. Enterprise Holdings has just announced that they have launched their new mobile friendly ONRAMP Concierge, which is a 24/7 travel guide service that is based on the use of QR codes in almost a million vehicles. The barcodes will be found in Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent A Car, and National Car Rental vehicles. This service will provide car rental customers with the ability to easily … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, QR Codes, Travel, Trends, United States
Mobile website from Orbitz is now open for smartphone business
The online travel firm has completely redesigned their mobile website. Though Orbitz has had an mobile website up and running for some time now, its first version experienced a large number of struggles and troubles along the way, which caused the online travel company to come up with a second generation site that has experienced far superior optimization. The former mobile website was often unavailable to smartphone and tablet users. It was not uncommon for the m-commerce site … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Travel, Trends
Mcommerce in Canadian city will prove useful to tourists
The Halifax County Chamber of Commerce has embraced smartphone friendly tourism. The Canadian city of Halifax, in the province of Nova Scotia, welcomes approximately 600,000 tourists to the area every year, and the Halifax Chamber of Commerce has recognized that the majority of them are now carrying smartphones, making mcommerce a very useful tool. This mobile technology will be helpful for assisting these visitors in traveling around town. The chamber president, Nancy Pool has explained that the chamber … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, International, Mobile Commerce, Travel
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