M Commerce
33 Stories
M-commerce still three to five years away
News Technology and users are ready, but lack of standards and cooperation amongst enterprises hinders commercial deployment of mobile payment, says Motorola.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile commerce, Security, Mobile, India, M-commerce, payment, software, mobile commerce, bank
India's 3G, WiMax rollout may be pushed to 2010
News Disagreements over base price of 3G spectrum among ministries further delays launch of these services in India, which experts say will hurt country's growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), WiMax, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, India, Telecommunications, Broadband, Service, Market Growth, e-mail
Mobile firms collaborate on m-payment platform
News M1, SingTel Mobile and StarHub Mobile will work together to construct a common, nation-wide Mobile Payment Solution, which will be essential in the push to develop m-commerce in the republic.
M-Commerce's big moment
News Mobile commerce is gaining momentum as consumers get comfortable with ordering all sorts of products by cell phone and companies such as Papa John's watch sales climb.
Tags: Mobile commerce, Starbucks Corp., Phone, cell phone, mobile, Amazon.com Inc., M-commerce Driver, Papa John, Sales, M-commerce
M-commerce parking meters "need work": Study
News A recent usability study found there is much work to be done before m-commerce becomes widely accepted for cashless parking payments.
Retailers explore 'm-commerce' potential
News Better mobile interfaces and the rise of high-speed data are leading retailers to consider how mobiles can be used for shopping.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile commerce
Catcha.com stays on familiar ground for expansion
News One of the largest and fastest growing portals in the region, Catcha.com, will concentrate its resources in South East Asia and not venture elsewhere.
Short Take: Skali On-The-Move pushes content to PDA space
News Skali.com, an Internet information aggregator, has launched a service called Skali On-The-Move, as part of a wider push to allow Internet users manage their communications needs beyond the desktop.
Asia to firmly embrace mobile commerce
News Mobile users in the Asia-Pacific region will help boost m-commerce to an 18.4 percent growth this year, driven largely by applications such as mobile payments.
Tags: E-commerce
Phone data services getting the cold shoulder
News Mobile phone providers and carriers have some convincing to do for corporate users in terms of new deployment such as m-commerce and push-to-talk.
Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile platforms/communications
KeyTrend offers Java solution for m-commerce
News KeyTrend Technology (S) Pte Ltd has launched what it claims to be the first Java-based security solution for mobile-commerce, MCom P3.
New initiative to speed up mobile Net
News Leading mobile phone makers and operators have unveiled a new initiative to make third generation (3G) wireless access a success.
Credit card titans push wireless shopping
News Four heavyweights--including American Express, MasterCard and Visa--are set to announce a consortium that could finally make mobile e-commerce a reality.
Two 3G operators in the UK "destined for bankruptcy"
News Mobile commerce hasn't lived up to the hype, and two mobile operators could be in real trouble if 3G is not a big hit with the public.
Aust company backs SMS for music, info services
News An Australian company has underlined the potential of well-proven technologies such as short-messaging services to deliver m-commerce applications, launching two new products based on SMS.
