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Mobile commerce apps may place personal data at risk, FTC

12/09/201412/06/2014 Julie Campbell

Consumers have already expressed that they are leery about smartphone based shopping, and this may not be paranoia. While some consumers have already started shopping over mobile commerce and many retailers and restaurants have been jumping on the bandwagon to provide apps to make that process easier than using the mobile web, recent research is starting to show that this may not be as safe as some think in terms of keeping sensitive data protected. Even Americans who are using these shopping apps for price checks are placing their personal…

Super Smart Shopping: Locating Local Deals via your Smartphone

09/30/2013 N. Fong

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These days, it’s hard to beat some of the online deals you can find. In fact, some of the discounts are so deep that many people have almost completely ceased shopping in person in favor of ordering things online that are shipped right to your doorstep. But even with technology permeating every aspect of the shopping experience, the chances are pretty good that you’re going to need to get something from a local supplier at some point in the near future. But just because you aren’t ordering it online, that…

Swirl mobile shopping application unveiled

08/15/201208/14/2012 Sam Lambert

New mobile shopping platform revealed by Swirl Networks Swirl Networks, a startup based In Massachusetts, has unveiled what it believes to be a next generation mobile shopping platform. The company has launched the Swirl application for iOS devices, which aims to combine interactive and social technologies to connect consumers to their favored retail stores. Swirl is the latest in a series of similar mobile shopping applications that are designed to make mobile shopping a more prominent part of the retail industry. Swirl already attracts support from major retail brands Swirl…

Amazon mobile commerce strategy places focus on apps

11/02/201111/02/2011 Jesse Collins

Amazon has announced that it is continuing to further its goal to dominate mobile commerce by launching a shopping app for its endless.com website, which will be available to users of iPhone devices and will align well with the company’s strategy of creating mobile editions of its websites that so far include apps for its other destinations: Zappos.com and Myhabit.com. According to Tracy Ogden, the Amazon, Seattle spokesperson, Amazon aims to provide its patrons with the optimal online shopping experience. Ogden said, “As more people are carrying their iPhones, we…