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Connected Devices’ Summer Surge
8/27/2010
It has been an exciting summer in the connected-device world, and there is no doubt it will intensify as we near the 2010 holiday season. Just this month, we’ve seen hints of tantalizing tablets, new technology, location-based apps, hybrid devices, and promising patents. And just this week, a new ereader is off to a roaring start and one of America’s foremost retailers is rolling out a major overhaul of its consumer-electronics division.


Free Wi-Fi: The Key to Connect?
8/24/2010
As the world heads toward a state of ‘always-on’ connectivity, many forward-thinking retailers and other businesses are meeting the public half way by offering free Wi-Fi.


Best Buy Puts Some ‘Kick’ in Shopping Experience
8/20/2010
Consumers turn to Best Buy, www.bestbuy.com, for the latest in electronics, gadgets, and emerging devices. And now more than ever, this trendsetting retailer is working to become a leading force in the M2M/connected-device marketplace not only in its product and service offerings, but also in its retail shopping experience.


Cashless Vending Capabilities
7/19/2010
Nothing is worse than approaching a vending machine to grab a snack or a drink and realizing your pockets are completely void of cash and change. We are able to use credit cards to pay for just about everything these days, why should items in a vending machine be any different?


Retailers Look to Mobile Technology
7/9/2010
Remember when cellphones just made phone calls? Neither do we. Today, our phones let us send text messages, take and send pictures, email, browse, upload, download, navigate, play games, and video chat, among other functions.


Makeover for Mobile Contactless Payments
5/19/2010
Mobile contactless payments and other applications enabled by NFC (near field communication) are coming to mobile handsets throughout the next 12 months, but not in the format originally envisioned. A lack of NFC-embedded handsets combined with the rise of mobile handsets with microSD slots, has helped shape a new approach to NFC that promises to bypass both handset vendors’ and mobile network operators’ involvement.


Money Management Networks
3/2/2010
All businesses need to keep an eye on profitability. This is easy for some more than it is for others. Take large retailers or financial institutions that operate out of multiple locations throughout the world. It’s hard for these companies to get a gauge on profitability on a daily basis—it’s not as easy as opening up the cash register and counting.


Apriva Introduces Wireless POS Solutions
2/16/2010
These days, people expect the convenience of paying by credit card to be available everywhere. Apriva, www.apriva.com, Scottsdale, Ariz., has introduced two wireless POS (point-of-sale) solutions designed to serve the needs of mobile merchants. AprivaPay is a browser-based application that allows businesses to directly process credit card transactions through Web-enabled mobile phones.


Optimizing Mobile Food Service
2/15/2010
For most restaurants, processing payments is relatively simple as it all takes place on premise. However when it comes to the mobile food service industry, which includes catering trucks that set up and close up shop in multiple locations each day, access to a network is considered a luxury.
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Sept./Oct. 2010
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