No NFC for iPhone 5

August 29, 2012

Speculation as to whether or not the next-generation iPhones would incorporate near field communication capabilities has been potent fodder for techies, but…

CVS launches mobile app for photo printing

August 27, 2012

Smartphone users now have another option for printing photos stored on their mobile devices. CVS/Pharmacy announced last week a new feature to both the CVS…

Webinar to discuss strategies for successfully marketing mobile applications

Mobile app experts provide advice for developers looking to get their apps noticed.

What is a mobile kiosk?

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

A comment to my last blog challenged whether iPads were a viable substitute for traditional interactive kiosks and further questioned the definition of a…

Casio releases business tablet aimed at retailers

August 14, 2012

Japanese electronics manufacturer Casio announced the release of an Android-based tablet designed for commercial and business use. Retail workers will soon be…

Industry insiders square off on the future of kiosks

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Dueling perspectives from within the kiosk industry predict how inevitable changes will shape its future.

Golf retailer seeing lift from mobile website

July 19, 2012

Specialty golf retailer Golfsmith is using mobile cloud technology from Moovweb to run its experimental mobile website and iPhone app. Golfsmith's desktop…

UK adults distrust mobile banking

July 10, 2012

Nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.K. consider mobile banking to be unsafe, said a survey by Wincor-Nixdorf.

Tablet shopping is in; PC shopping is out

July 10, 2012

Tablet shopping is gaining on PC- and laptop-based sales and blowing away smartphone shopping.

PayPal partners with POS makers, merchants on mobile payments

by James Wester

Company announces partners bringing its offline strategy to the real world.

App allows retailers to control Internet experience on tablet kiosks

May 21, 2012

ArmorActive's new closed Internet browser app, ActiveKiosk, for the iPad and other iOS devices is now available for free on iTunes. By either limiting or…

DSA webinar to debunk NFC myths

May 16, 2012

It seems everyone in the industry is talking about NFC, or near field communications, and the Digital Screenmedia Association is hoping its free webinar…

Major retail brands using VeriFone GlobalBay mobile POS

May 9, 2012

New Balance and Samsonite are the newest major retail brands to select VeriFone GlobalBay's mobile point-of-sale solution.

CTIA: MasterCard puts digital wallet in shoppers' virtual pocket

Payment company releases new product to make on-and-offline shopping easier.

NCR's Silver is 'more than a mobile POS solution'

NCR is confident that independent retailers will quickly adopt its new "total retail solution."

Lenovo, VeriFone offer new tablet POS

May 2, 2012

Computer maker Lenovo and point-of-sale provider VeriFone Systems Inc. are joining forces to offer a new mobile POS based on Lenovo's ThinkPad and running a…

Infor launches multichannel marketing solution

April 24, 2012

Infor, a provider of business application software, has released Infor10 CRM Enterprise Interaction Advisor (Epiphany), to give retailers the power to…

Zebra providing printing to mobile payment app

April 23, 2012

Zebra Technologies Corp. is partnering with Hybrid Paytech, a company that enables PIN/debit transactions over consumer smartphones and tablets, to provide…

CETW12: NCR & Screenreach, integrating mobile in retail digital signage and kiosks

NCR Retail showcased its new joint effort with Screenreach that merges digital signage and mobility in retail at this year's spring Customer Engagement…

Commentary: CETW and a rebuttal of sorts: Are kiosks relevant in mobile world?

Industry expert previews CETW and weighs in on the mobile vs. kiosk debate.