Tag: mobile business applications

Orange QR unveils new tracking software for QR codes

Stephanie Beck
Orange QR Website Snapshot

Orange QR has announced the release of its new tracking software for QR codes, called the Code Tracking Generator, that allows mobile device users to better manage and track the barcodes that they have used. Orange QR is already known for providing access to its search feature for free, so that people can discover more about QR codes and their readers. This new tracking software addresses the fact that while the codes are simple to implement, scan, and use, it is challenging for companies to be able to manage and…

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LevelUp follows an example left by Starbucks concerning mobile payments and businesses

Jesse Collins
LevelUp Mobile Payments with QR Codes

LevelUp, a mobile payment platform for smart phones and other mobile devices, has re-launched one of its most popular services. The service was once built to track deals and bargains offered by local retailers in any given area. LevelUp chose to discontinue the service because it did not mesh well with the platform at the time. Now, however, the company has taken a new approach to developing a new system, one that is based loosely on a model being used by Starbucks. Starbucks’ mobile payment system uses an app that…

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QR-IQ announces custom video QR code app for restaurants

Jorge Gonzalez
QR Code Marketing for Restaurants

QR-IQ has announced the development of a unique app designed for restaurants which allows them to use QR codes to redirect patrons to custom videos that will help showcase the specials for the day. The app functions by rotating among the videos that feature the unique dinner specials for the day. This can be used as a up-selling tool for beverages and appetizers, as well as desserts, and is especially useful at times when the guests are waiting to be seated or served. The QR-IQ app allows any restaurant to add the…

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eBay secures new mobile partnerships and predicts significant m-commerce growth this year

Julie Campbell
eBay mobile payments

eBay Inc. has announced that they are predicting significant volume growth in its m-commerce segment, as well as in its regular e-commerce and auction website, as it anticipates a sizeable increase in the number of people who use their smartphones to shop and pay for products. This online marketplace giant has already been making especially large steps forward into the mobile commerce environment, having developed new apps for its e-commerce platforms. The company has predicted that it will bring in $8 billion in m-commerce retail volume this year, and that…

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Boost Communications raises EUR 3.3 million in venture capital

Guest Post
Mobile-Commerce

February 26, 2012 – Barcelona, Spain – Boost Communications AS has raised EUR 3.3 million in investor funding from the Norwegian state-owned venture capital fund Investinor AS and the private venture capital fund Norsk Innovasjonskapital III AS (NIK III). – Boost Communications was established in 2000, which makes us a seasoned player in the mobile web and marketing space. As the market is maturing, we want to position ourselves to take a leading role in this rapidly growing market, says Founder and CEO Øystein R. Skiri. The new investors are…

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