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Tweak Your Mobile Marketing With These Can’t-Miss Strategies
Mobile has surpassed desktops for online shopping. Marketers need to adjust.
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Google Reportedly Preparing to Sell Mobile Phone Plans Directly to Customers
By Reuters
Business News
So What If Its First Phone Flopped? Amazon Is Keeping the Fire Alive Anyway.
Once burned, twice shy doesn't apply. Amazon's not tapping out of the smartphone market just yet.
Business News
This Health App Does Everything But Go Jogging for You
The newest iPhone can count your calories, track your workouts and tell emergency room doctors crucial medical history when you can't.
By Larry Alton
Building a Business
The Secrets to Leveraging the Insatiable Consumer Appetite for Mobile Coupons
Coupons have been popular for generations but mobile devices have taken this venerable marketing tactic into an entirely new realm.
Business News
Analyst: Amazon’s Fire Phone Simply ‘Not Compelling Enough’
Making less of an impact than Amazon hoped, the company dropped the price of the Fire Phone from $199 to 99 cents.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Closer to a Comeback? BlackBerry Says It’s Ready to Hire Again.
Fresh off closing a very dark chapter in its history -- and winning major government security clearance -- the once-iconic 'CrackBerry'' claws its way back.
Business News
Amazon Unveils Its Fire Phone
The online retailer expands further into mobile with its first phone, complete with a 3-D interface and a media-recognizing feature called Firefly.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Amazon Is Being a Big Tease About Its 3-D Smartphone, May Reveal It June 18
It's like nothing we've ever seen before! Wait, we've never seen it.
Tech
The Threat Lurking in Bringing Your Own Device to Work
With the versatility offered by mobile devices comes the risk of cyber theft. Here are five strategies for employers to reduce their exposure.
Business News
4 Ways to Stop People From Using Their Phones During Meetings
Because face-to-face meetings are for actually facing other people -- not for texting, checking emails and taking calls on your smartphone.
Building a Business
Disposable Phone Numbers Are So Hot Right Now
The venture capital money came pouring in for Burner, a mobile app that doles out disposable phone numbers for calling and texting.
Business News
How Much Can Your Phone’s Metadata Reveal About You? Too Much.
Researchers were surprised by the amount of personal information they were able to discover about a person based solely on the numbers he or she called.
By Laura Entis
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: This Franchisee Caught the Business Bug in High School
Molly Martin has known since sophomore year of high school that she wanted to be an entrepreneur. Here's how made it happen as a Wireless Zone franchisee.
By Kate Taylor
Tech
Time for a Talk: Don’t Let Your Phone Be a Selfish Boyfriend (or Girlfriend)
Trying to keep up with technology is like trying to earn love from a person who doesn't know how to love.
Tech
Why Some Smart Business Moguls Still Use ‘Dumb Phones’
Forget about the latest iPhone or Samsung device. The Nokia 6310, discontinued more than six years ago, is the phone of the elite.
Building a Business
Was the Ban on Cell Phones in Flight Ever Necessary? Nope.
Regulators never had any data to suggest that cell phone use in flight was in any way a danger to passengers.
Tech
Surge in Mobile Banking Creates a Security Gap That’s a ‘Wild West’ for Fraudsters
More consumers are using their smartphones or tablets for online banking, which could raise security risks.
Tech
Commitment Phobe? Wireless Carriers Let Customers Upgrade Mobile Devices After One Year
AT&T and T-Mobile roll out new plans to encourage customers to upgrade their smartphones and tablets more frequently.
Tech
Optimizing Your Business Website for Mobile at No Cost
New York-based bMobilized has an algorithm which will generate a version of your company's website specifically designed to fit mobile devices.
Business News
Need a New Smartphone? Keep an Eye Out for These Upcoming Devices
What we know so far about phones that are expected this year, including the Samsung Galaxy Note III, a new iPhone and more.
By Kevin Smith
Building a Business
Could Apple’s Rumored iWatch Be an iPhone Killer?
Wearable computers are the future, says one industry expert.
By Jay Yarow
Tech
How to Make Money From Your Business Clutter
You might have thousands of dollars in unused equipment lying around your office -- here's how to turn it into cold hard cash.
Building a Business
Data Issue a Possible Deal-Breaker for Google’s Latest Smartphone, the Nexus 4
Some might find this an amazingly useful phone -- save for one glaring flaw.
By Steve Kovach
Business News
Is Bigger Better? A Look at Samsung’s Galaxy Note II
This new phone might be too large for many people -- for business or personal use.
By Steve Kovach
Building a Business
7 Things Every Android User Should Know
Get a handle on these basics and start using your devices more efficiently.
Business News
What the Apple vs. Samsung Lawsuit Means for the Future of Smartphone Design
Samsung was ordered to pay Apple $1 billion for infringing on its patents. Will this change the way other mobile devices are made?
By Amy Gahran
Tech
How to Dispose of Old Devices Without Losing Data or Harming the Environment
Before you throw away your old computers and smartphones, make sure what's inside them won't harm your business -- or anyone else.