Tablet commerce to increase throughout holidays before dropping once more

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A recent forecast by ABI Research has indicated that shipments of the mobile devices will rise then fall. ABI Research has now released a forecast about the tablet commerce industry and has said that in the last quarter of the year, worldwide shipments of these mobile devices will increase to about 40 million. This will be a considerable raise over the third quarter, when shipments were closer to 30 million. That said, ABI Research pointed out that this boost in tablet commerce sales will be a temporary one. The firm…

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Amazon launches low cost Fire Tablet for t-commerce shot in the arm

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In an effort to boost online services, the company has released a 7-inch mobile device for only $50. Amazon has now launched a new Fire Tablet among several upgraded devices that it has released, as a part of an effort to boost mobile and t-commerce through affordable, practical gadgets. This new Amazon tablet has a 7-inch screen and features a forward and backward facing camera. What is likely most appealing to the target market for the Fire Tablet, however, is its price tag, as its launch price was only $49.99.…

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Back to school mobile shopping is “stressful” to parents

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A new report has shown that when it comes to strain on consumers, this time of year beats out holiday purchases. Performance analytics company, Soasta, has now released the findings of the Soasta Back to School Shopping Report Card, which is an annual survey that examines various components of online and mobile shopping purchases. The focus of this survey was on the stressors for shoppers when shopping for the upcoming school year. What this online and mobile shopping research determined was that virtually all (91 percent) back to school shoppers…

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SecuTABLET unveiled in partnership among BlackBerry, IBM, and Samsung

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This tablet has been designed for a very high level of mobile security for corporate clients. BlackBerry has been working very hard under CEO John Chen to reestablish itself as a relevant player in the mobile technology market, and in this effort it has entered into some powerful relationships that have now helped to bring about the SecuTABLET. This reentry of BlackBerry into the tablet commerce marketplace is aimed at corporate clients in the enterprise market. Secusmart is a company owned by BlackBerry, and it has now unveiled the SecuTABLET,…

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New mobile payments solution launched by Ingenico Group

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Ingenico Group releases new point-of-sale solution designed for small businesses The Ingenico Group has announced that launch of a new point-of-sale system designed specifically for small businesses. The new solution is meant to help small businesses engage mobile consumers, providing them with the ability to accept mobile payments. The new point-of-sale system is a multi-channel solution that is called Smart TabletPOS and combines the company’s tablet-based point-of-sale technology with cloud-based tools that will allow small businesses to engage in the mobile commerce space more conveniently. Small merchants continue to look…

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