Own, a Detroit-based startup, is building its own tablet-based point-of-sale technology that enables merchants to tie all of their payments, analytics, social media and deals into one experience. It just announced $1.2 million in seed funding and is moving its headquarters to San Francisco. Read more »
More consumers are arming themselves with smartphones in the battle for holiday shopping. Before braving the crowds, make sure you equip your smartphone with one or more of these apps which range from price scanners to maps showing you on which aisle that must-have gift awaits! Read more »
Downloadable smartphone applications may be the hottest thing in mobile these days, but another segment is quietly generating money: selling physical goods to consumers over the mobile web. And it’s a potentially huge industry. Read more »
