Sony transfers photo printing ops to Dai Nippon

November 22, 2010

Sony Corp. and Dai Nippon Printing Co. (DNP) announced that Sony would transfer its professional digital photo printer business, excluding manufacturing, to…

Redbox named a top brand of 2010

November 21, 2010

Advertising Age last week named the redbox DVD kiosk as one of America’s hottest brands of 2010, joining such brands as Droid, the TV show Glee, Hyundai, Bass…

MediaMatic, iMozi sign DVD kiosk manufacturing deal

November 21, 2010

Canadian DVD kiosk network operator MediaMatic Ventures Inc. announced it has signed an exclusive manufacturing partnership with iMOZI to ramp up production…

SoloHealth, Alliance for Digital Equality partner to spread health kiosks

November 21, 2010

The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), a nonprofit organization that provides broadband solutions and broadband related services to underserved and un-served…

At first blush, Isis looks appealing to retailers

A National Retail Federation exec sees competition, tech changes arising from the new mobile payments network.

Ethan Allen deploys interactive touch screens

November 21, 2010

Intava, a provider of touch screen solutions for retailers, announced that Ethan Allen has selected Intava Vector to power the company’s new touch screens in…

Matalan store in UK using ProTouch kiosks for multichannel selling

November 18, 2010

Surrey, United Kingdom-based ProTouch Manufacturing announced that it is providing its self-service EPoS kiosk to Matalan, a clothing and homeware retailer, as…

New Android phone could replace your wallet: Google CEO

November 18, 2010

The soon-to-be-released Google Android Gingerbread mobile phone will include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, allowing for mobile payments with the…

Target checks out Shopkick’s check-in rewards

November 18, 2010

Select Target Stores began this week to offer Shopkick, a location-based shopping app and rewards platform for mobile phones, according to Mashable.

VeriFone to Acquire Hypercom in POS consolidation

November 18, 2010

San Jose, Calif.-based VeriFone Systems Inc. reported it would acquire Phoenix-based Hypercom Corp. in a move that will consolidate two of the world’s largest…

Ariane integrates Hypercom's SmartPayments Wynid system

November 17, 2010

Paris-based Ariane Systems and Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Hypercom Corp. announced that Hypercom's SmartPayments Wynid payment solution has been integrated into…

SITA to provide self-check-in kiosks for India's CIAL Airport

November 17, 2010

Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has entered into a strategic partnership with SITA to automate passenger check-in and bag reconciliation, according to…

Black Friday will see mobile shopping growth: Survey

November 17, 2010

Many consumers plan to use their mobile phone to shop as the holiday season begins, according to PriceGrabber, a shopping site and division of credit bureau…

Reducing Kiosk Costs with Third-Party Service Vendors

An outside service provider can help control kiosk maintenance costs, but there are steps deployers can take to get the most for their money.

Phoenix Kiosk unveils instructional videos

November 16, 2010

Phoenix Kiosk has posted numerous instructional videos on its website in order to assist kiosk owners with some of the most common kiosk maintenance tasks. The…

Monitise forms mobile money network with Best Buy Europe

November 16, 2010

Monitise has formed a U.K. mobile money network joint venture with retailer Best Buy Europe and Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone, according to…

U.S. Bank to test mobile payments

November 16, 2010

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank and Visa announced they had partnered with DeviceFidelity, FIS and Monitise to introduce a new way for customers to make purchases…

Selecting the right touch screen to maximize results, Part 2

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

Part 2 of 2 In my first blog about touch screens, I discussed basics and explained common touch screen sizes (including the benefits of having a large touch…

The bill payment world is flat

by Behshad Hastibakhsh — Director of Marketing, TIO Networks Corp

Browsing through Thomas Friedman’s book “The World is Flat”, I came across a passage on Wal-Mart’s entry into the world of banking and financial services. The…

Carriers to announce mobile payments venture

November 15, 2010

Major telecom firms Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA have joined with Discover Financial Services and Barclays Plc and are preparing to…