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mobile phones
Delta, JetBlue Say Phone Calls Won’t Be Allowed on Flights
Regardless of what federal regulators say, calls will be a no-no
Why It’s Nearly Impossible To Stay Off Big Data’s Radar
As it turns out, snooping federal agencies probably have nothing on private data collectors and aggregators. Their focus isn’t national security; it’s creating a profile of your likes, dislikes and behaviors to figure out ways to sell you stuff.
Future of Retail: How Companies Can Employ Big Data to Create a Better Shopping Experience
You don’t have to be a management consultant to know that we are all besieged by information, but it’s the consultant’s job to come up with a snappy buzzword to describe the phenomenon, and they have settled upon the …
Don’t Ignore Mobile Customers
If your website isn’t optimized for mobile users – and chances are, it’s not – you could be missing out on a lot of business.
Smartphones of the Future: 6 Predictions
Future mobile devices will change the way you do business–in ways you probably can’t even imagine. Here are a few predictions.
Jonathan’s Card: The Starbucks ‘Get a Coffee, Give a Coffee’ Social Experiment
The “take a penny, leave a penny” concept works pretty well at diners and convenience stores. But what if, instead of pennies, the currency being shared was digital, and the payments were made by mobile phone? That’s what one …
Paying by Phone Is Riskier Than You Think
Technological advances and the proliferation of smartphones have given consumers an increasing number of ways to pay for goods and services using their mobile phone. Many of these options are similar to online bill paying, in …
Stock Market Predicting iPhone Deals In China
It’s not easy finding any stocks with upward momentum today – not on a day when the Chicago Board of Trade Volatility index (known as the “VIX”) is up 19 points.
Two Promising Telecoms with 5%-Plus Yields
The spectacular success of Apple’s iPhone is spilling over to the telecoms that provide wireless service – particularly the two giants in the business, AT&T and Verizon. This gives rise to an excellent opportunity for long-term investors, since both stocks provide generous yields of 5.2% or more.
Why Verizon Dropped Its Unlimited Data Plan (And What You Can Do About It)
The end of the racial digital divide?
Over the past decade or so, there has been a lot of hand wringing about how minorities in the U.S. use computers and the Internet at lower rates than whites. That ostensibly handicaps them in realms from searching for a job to finding the best deal on a car. A 1999 report from the Commerce Department found that “Black and Hispanic …