Tag: app

February 1, 2017

Citing sources familiar with the company’s plans, The Wall Street Journal reports Facebook is developing a tvOS app to bring video content —and advertising —to TV screens in living rooms around the world. Facebook has been mulling a video-centric streaming […]

December 15, 2016

Ever seen an awesome Instagram you want to save for later, only to have it fade into memory after myriads of new posts? That’s no longer a problem. Starting today, you’ll be able to save posts you’d like to revisit. […]

December 12, 2016

If you haven’t taken a look at your Instagram stories yet today, then you’re in for a real treat. Instagram has started rolling out its Live Video feature for all U.S. users–so if you don’t have access yet, check back over […]

December 5, 2016

With version 4.1 of the app, users can favorite items from the Apple website or from another iOS device, and pay with Apple Pay directly from the Apple Watch. Purchasing from favorites is limited to accessories, such as cases and […]

August 3, 2016

According to AmeriCommerce, Facebook accounts for 60% of all social traffic driven to retail sites; however people don’t really log on to Facebook to make purchases. People go on Facebook to connect with others, so the real trick is figuring […]

August 2, 2016

Like most adults over the age of 30, when I first learned about Pokémon GO, I shrugged it off as just another Candy Crush or “Harlem Shake” trend that’s here today and gone tomorrow. That was before I saw the […]

July 8, 2016

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s expansion of its mobile-payment system across the U.S. may meet resistance from shoppers with little incentive to whip out their phones at the register. “There’s got to be something in there that would get consumers to use […]

April 26, 2016

Alpha Software Corporation, a firm MMW has covered in the past as the team at Alpha ramped up ways in which developers build and deploy mobile and web business apps, has just announced the availability of Alpha Anywhere V4. This […]

April 13, 2016

Following up on its promise in February, Facebook has opened up its Instant Articles platform to any publishers looking to take advantage of the format. Instant Articles were introduced in May 2015 as lighter versions of articles that load almost […]

April 6, 2016

Reminders has been a very cool feature in Google Calendar’s mobile offering: insert a task like you would an event, and you’ll get a push notification to complete that task at a specific time. Google apparently thinks it’s cool too, […]

March 4, 2016

Android Pay is still hoping for takeoff, but Google already has its sights on the next generation of alternative payments with a hands-free solution being piloted by McDonald’s and Papa John’s. The strategy – leveraging a smartphone application, location services […]

March 1, 2016

Fast food chain White Castle is aiming to be a strong competitor in mobile ordering with a revamped application that pairs Apple Pay, order history, favorites and streamlined offer viewing to keep up with contenders. As mobile apps have become […]

February 24, 2016

Amazon is no longer the world’s largest ecommerce site in terms of number of visitors. That position now belongs to Taobao, the online marketplace, from China. Ecommerce is growing quickly outside the U.S. With cross-border commerce becoming easier, merchants worldwide […]

February 23, 2016

Nearly two-thirds of US internet users don’t know if their favorite fashion retailer offers a mobile app, according to December 2015 research. Market Force Information surveyed 5,722 internet users, ages 19 and older. Respondents were asked about their fashion shopping […]

February 16, 2016

The Wendy’s Company is starting off 2016 with a competitive edge by testing in-restaurant beacon technology, a new mobile application and self-service kiosks, pointing to how quick-service chains must evolve to stay with the times. Mobile shoppers remain frustrated with […]

February 8, 2016

Planning and budgeting for your promotional campaign at the very start of your mobile project is critical to success. It doesn’t matter how brilliant your mobile website or app is if no one knows about it or uses it. The […]

December 10, 2015

Walmart is rolling out in its stores its own smartphone-based payment system that uses QR technology rather than near-field communication, or NFC, which is used in the payment systems of Apple and Google. Integrated into its smartphone app, the new […]

December 8, 2015

Recently AOL announced that Alto now offers advanced mobile email apps for iOS and Android. “A game changer for users who live on their smartphones and don’t want to use multiple apps to stay organized, Alto simplifies how users manage […]

November 26, 2015

  Bing Maps has added live images from more than 35,000 traffic cameras across the United States and 10 other nations to its online maps, giving travelers more information about their routes before they hit the road. That means that […]

November 24, 2015

A mobile-friendly site (or app) is not an end; it is a means to that end. To avoid failure, disappointment and embarrassment, companies must set clear business objectives, do the due diligence on who, what, when, where, why and how. […]