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iPad Google Catalog app released to kick start tablet commerce

08/21/201108/21/2011 L. Green

Google has announced the availability of the new Google Catalogs app, which is a free app that allows iPad shoppers to obtain a digital version of the glossy paper catalogs that consumers are accustomed to receiving in the mail. The app includes popular catalogs such as the Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Lands’ End, L.L. Bean, Crate and Barrel, and others. Though the app is currently only available to users of iPad devices, a version compatible with Android tablets will also soon be released. According to Abigail Holtz, the product manager for…

YouTube is a stroke of mobile marketing genius

08/21/201108/20/2011 Sam Lambert

As Google continues the implementation of a strategy that has been designed to keep the internet giant at the head of the mobile marketplace, YouTube is being acknowledged as an important element of that effort. Its recent purchase of Motorola is only one of its many steps into the mobile world, that have also included a number of services such as mobile payments, which are currently being tested and are expected to begin taking off in the near future. What has been considered quite surprising is that its ownership of…

Google unveils safety measure for their upcoming mobile wallet

08/04/2011 Stephen Vagus

As mobile commerce continues to generate hype, concerns regarding security abound. Electronic payments have always carried an inherent threat, most often exemplified in identity theft, but NFC-power mobile payments present new risks. While the companies developing NFC-enabled payment platforms insist that such systems are secure, there has yet to be any evidence backing these claims. Google is the first company to show just how serious they are when it comes to security by announcing that their Google Wallet product will be equipped with a fingerprint sensor. After unveiling the plans…

Facebook to bring its Credits to mobile

08/01/201108/01/2011 Stephanie Beck

Facebook has announced its long anticipated intention to make its Credits currency available to services on mobile devices, and to sidestep app stores with HTML5 support. Though Facebook has taken its time to take a break into m-commerce, its platform will be expanding to include an app store as well as other mobile services. However, it is the Credits digital currency on mobile browsers that will permit content to be sold via mobile device by developers. This may divert smartphone and tablet users from Apple and Google, by providing them…

Google shoots for the moon with new contest – may be the first to place QR codes amongst the stars!

07/27/201107/27/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

The end of NASA’s space exploration program has come to an end, leaving the cosmos free to anyone with enough ambition and financial clout to leave the planet. Given the expense and danger inherent in space faring, few are capable of drumming up the money to fund missions to the moon. Fortunately, Google has set its eyes on the moon, meaning that the company will not be earthbound for much longer. Google’s new project, the Lunar X PRIZE, is bringing together some ambitious engineers to send new creations into space.…