The future of coffee may be smartphones, kiosks

January 5, 2012

Briggo CEO Kevin Nater is brewing up a way for coffee addicts to get their caffeine fixes with hardly any help from human baristas.

Church allowing donations via smartphone

December 14, 2011

Parishioners of Stevens Creek Church in Augusta, Ga., can now make donations this holiday season with their phones via a mobile app provided by SecureGive.

Toys "R" Us intros new mobile solutions

November 21, 2011

Toys"R"Us shoppers have more ways to stock up on gifts this holiday season. In addition to updates made to store's iPhone and Android apps, Toys R Us has…

CVS debuts new mobile features

November 20, 2011

Customers using smartphones can now scan refills, check ExtraBucks Rewards and order prints from CVS/pharmacy Photo Centers.

Shopkick rewards Visa cardholders

November 20, 2011

Visa Inc. has announced that its mobile app, Shopkick, now allows mobile users to earn more redeemable "kicks" by linking their eligible Visa debit or credit…

Canadian retailers getting on board with mobile commerce

October 5, 2011

AisleBuyer LLC, a provider of in-store mobile commerce solutions for retailers, brands and restaurants, and Unified Mobility, a Canadian enterprise mobility…

Is the US ready for cashless kiosks?

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

If we lived in Japan, the answer would certainly be "yes." Cell phone-based payments have become the standard means of paying for just about anything in…

Ubox makes mobile kiosks a reality in China

September 5, 2011

Asian tech blog Penn Olson has a post on Ubox, a Chinese app that lets consumers make purchases at vending machines using their mobile phones. The apps are…

Commentary: Is the US ready for cashless kiosks?

Mobile payments and NFC is on the way; how quickly will the kiosk sector get on board?

NetWorld Alliance publishes new roadmap for mobile retail apps

June 21, 2011

Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Kiosk Marketplace, Self-Service World and other B2B news and information portals, has published…

TIO turning smartphones into pocket kiosks

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The bill payment company is looking to turn smartphones into pocket-sized kiosks.

Copa Airlines goes mobile

June 9, 2011

Copa Airlines announced this week that it's making check-in faster and easier for passengers by launching mobile check-in and boarding-pass delivery from NCR…

Commentary: What's hot in kiosks

KIOSK's Craig Keefner weighs in on the industry's latest trends.

NCR demos self-service throughout travel process (video)

NCR uses Denmark tradeshow to showcase combined solutions for the retail, food and travel industries.

Jetstar expands self-service with SMS boarding

May 22, 2011

IBM announced this week that it has helped Jetstar Airways expand its self-service offering for passengers to include SMS boarding.

Phone app guides consumers to DVD kiosks

May 4, 2011

Integrating technologies to better serve consumers is all the rage in the retail world, and Gulf Coast Multi Media is jumping on the band wagon with DVDFind, a…

Swiss phone subscribers top up at kiosks

April 7, 2011

Mobile Software Provider Sicap and Telecoms Provider Swisscom have launched a contactless in-store kiosk to allow pre-paid subscribers to top up their phones.

Australia’s Beach Hut Media launches kiosks designed for retail settings

March 7, 2011

Beach Hut Media, a digital-media solutions provider headquartered in Sydney, Australia, launched its 2011 kiosks and components this week. The new designs…

Company develops more intelligent video surveillance software

February 14, 2011

According to a press release, BS/2, a developer of software solutions for the banking sector, has developed ATMeye.iQ, an application that gives self-service…

Rent redbox movies by phone

February 14, 2011

Movie lovers can now rent redbox DVDs from their mobile phones. The company has developed an Android app, an upgraded, iPhone app and an enhanced web…