Category: Mobile Commerce

Mobile commerce is growing faster than we can even write about it! Many industry professionals claim that the smartphone will replace the desktop within a few years!

World’s first AR campus test launched by St. Ambrose University

Stephanie Beck
AR Campus - University

A new VR and AR pilot project aims to improve student engagement. An unprecedented VR and AR campus “Metaversity” pilot project has been launched by St. Ambrose President Amy C Novak EdD in partnership with VictoryXR as part of strategic initiatives to help emphasize a new generation of learning and to bolster student engagement. The school will be the first in the world to test the launch of a fully augmented reality campus. According to Novak, St. Ambrose University (SAU), located in Davenport, Iowa, will be the world’s first school…

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Mobile wallet use in Italy is growing even as its government faces cash mess

Jennifer Goula
Mobile Wallet Italy

Italian consumers are increasingly turning to their smartphones to pay for products and services. According to the results of the PYMNTS Q3 2022 ConnectedEconomy Index “How the World Does Digital” study, mobile wallet use is on the rise in Italy even as that country’s government struggles with cash chaos. The research tracked digital engagement across 11 different countries, including payments via smartphone. What the mobile wallet study found was that there was a rise in usage during routine activities. This suggests that the growth isn’t just based on specific circumstances…

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Microsoft officially broke up with Internet Explorer on Valentine’s Day

Sam Lambert
Internet Explorer - Broken heart

The tech giant released a software update meant to permanently disable IE 11 on Windows 10. Valentine’s Day is usually seen as a day for relationships, but for Microsoft and Internet Explorer 11, it was the day the break-up became official. The end of the old browser hasn’t come as a surprise, as it announced the shutdown last year. Since last year, Microsoft announced that it would be releasing a software update that would permanently disable the Internet Explorer 11 app in Windows 10. Instead of issuing an update for…

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Metaverse policing strategy is under development at Interpol

Jesse Collins
Metaverse - Interpol Headquarters

The global police agency is investing the ways crime can be regulated in a virtual reality universe. Jurgen Stock, secretary general at Interpol, said that the police agency is currently developing a strategy that the organization will be able to use to police crime that occurs in the metaverse. The virtual reality universe has seen a great deal of hype but has yet to experience any mainstream use. Interpol has developed its own virtual reality (VR) environment in anticipation of a potential widespread use of the metaverse. In Interpol’s VR…

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India will ban Chinese apps for loan lending and betting

John Montgallo
Chinese apps - Ban

The country’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched the banning process. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that it has started the process of banning Chinese apps and applications linked with China in the category of betting and loan lending. Applications with links to China are being banned and blocked by the MeitY in India. This will include 138 Chinese apps for betting and 92 in the loan lending category associated with China. The MeitY proceeded with the launch of the banning procedures…

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