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Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture

05/18/201305/16/2013 John Montgallo

Mobile commerce continues to prove problematic for Google Mobile commerce is gaining momentum, but the same cannot be said for Google Wallet. Google has been laboring to promote its Wallet application for nearly two years. The Wallet exists as a mobile commerce platform, allowing users to pay for goods and services using little more than their smartphone. Google had high hopes for the Wallet, but the initial launch of the application was plagued by security faults and harsh criticism. The impact left by these early issues is still apparent today,…

Mobile commerce at Google may soon include retail

02/18/201302/16/2013 Jesse Collins

The search engine giant may soon be broadening its reach by starting to sell electronics in stores. It has been suggested that Google, the internet search giant, is going to broaden its already tremendous reach of the company even further, by opening up brick and mortar and mobile commerce retail stores before this year is through. Reports released on Friday suggest that these stores will be open by the 2013 holiday shopping season. This is a move that would expand Google beyond online and mobile commerce and would bring it…

Google Wallet revamped to address security and usability concerns

08/04/201208/03/2012 Stephen Vagus

Google Wallet has been the subject of criticism since its release Google Wallet is no stranger to criticism. Since the mobile payment platform was released a year ago, it has been the target of harsh criticisms concerning its inability to accommodate consumers and its lackluster security measures. Google has invested heavily into the mobile commerce industry in the hopes of establishing itself as a leader in the market. The criticisms that have been levied against Google Wallet could serve to destabilize the company’s efforts, thus leading to a revamp o…

iPhone mobile commerce customers can now purchase and redeem Google Offers

06/27/2012 Jennifer Goula

The necessary application is now available at the Apple App Store. Google Offers mobile commerce program is now allowing iPhone users to purchase and redeem the deals that they have available through their partners. The application can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store, as Android device users already do. According to the Google Offers product manager, Robert Kim, “People are using their phones more than ever to search for deals around them.” Kim added that from the time that the program’s app was first launched for Android…

Google files mobile commerce regulatory complaint in Europe regarding use of patents

06/04/201206/04/2012 L. Green

The search engine giant has accused Nokia and Microsoft of using its patented technology. Google has filed a regulatory complaint in Europe which has accused Microsoft and Nokia of illegally using its mobile commerce patents which has led them to generate billions of licensing fee dollars, threatening to send the prices of wireless devices skywards. The complaints were made to the European Commission, the continent’s main regulator. The same complaints were also made with the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department. Representatives of Nokia Corp have not made themselves…