Paying with a phone has a long way to go with mobile users. Onavo Insights shared some data it gathered from users of its app over the past year to give a picture of how the biggest mobile payment apps are doing.…
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Starbucks will get speedier, Google-powered free Wi-Fi
Spotty connections, no more: Starbucks will finally get faster and more stable Wi-Fi in all of its company-owned stores, thanks to Google.…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Starbucks serve up wireless charging but you’ll need a special phone case
A Boston trial to provide wireless chargers in Starbucks is expanding to select Silicon Valley locations. That sounds great, but it's not likely your phone or tablet can get a recharge without a special add-on case.…
Read MoreFour reasons why Apple’s Passbook is growing on retailers
Passbook is turning out to be a pretty good training ground for customers who say they have no interest in a full-blown mobile payments system.…
Read MoreStarbucks ditches physical iOS app cards — how will it affect app downloads?
It's a good move for those regular, more savvy users of the promotion (and the environment). Yet the removal of those physical, tangible cards could result in a drop in downloads.…
Read MoreNew York Times gives Starbucks visitors 15 free stories a day
News brands like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are turning to free Wi-Fi as a way to promote their content. In the lates example, Times readers can get 15 free stories a day while sitting in Starbucks.…
Read MoreFriday funny video: How to use a dual-screen Windows tablet in Starbucks
Heading to a coffee shop without your Mac? Consider this sneaky method to use a two-screened Windows laptop -- and save your Apple stickers!…
Read MoreSquare: We’re going to be the “remote control for commerce”
Square has had a whirlwind year, inking a deal with Starbucks, raising $200 million and pushing its annualized processing rate to $10 billion. Now it's looking ahead to 2013, when it will establish itself as a global brand.…
Read MoreMobile payments and a latte: Our test of Square Wallet at Starbucks
Starbucks customers can now use the Square Wallet mobile payment app to pay for their coffee. We take a look at how it work, what its limitations are and what it means for the larger mobile payment market.…
Read MoreWhy Starbucks is betting on Square
Starbucks has seen the power of mobile payments first hand but isn't prepared to expand its own payment efforts. But it is making a big $25 million bet on Square to be a leader in this fast growing space.…
Read MoreStarbucks to add a shot of energy efficiency to its coffee shops
Here is a new mission from Starbucks: how to make energy-efficient coffee. The retailer plans to launch tomorrow a competition that will pit 10 of its stores against one another to see who can cut electricity use the most in 30 days.…
Read MorepaidContent turns 10: A brief history of digital media
Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix (s NFLX) thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do -- that was that state of digital media when paidContent launched in 2002.…
Read MoreAndroid users: Buy that Starbucks with PayPal or in the U.K., Canada
Starbucks continues to show how a brick-and-mortar retailer can offer the convenience of mobile payments. With its updated Android app, the company adds PayPal support and a widget for card balance information and store locations. The app is now supported in the U.K. and Canada.…
Read MoreStarbucks CEO extends “Indivisible” campaign from coffee to social media
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz likes his coffee black and his politics nonpartisan. Last year, in a move to break gridlock in Washington, he launched a campaign urging CEOs to boycott political donations. Now he's leading "Indivisible," an initiative focused on job creation.…
Read MoreFacebook: See? We told you social advertising works
A comScore study of consumer behavior following exposure to marketing messages on Facebook shows that both fans and friends of fans are more likely to buy things after they see such messages, data that Facebook badly needs to prove the value of its social platform.…
Read MoreAuthors to Starbucks Pick of the Week: Please, stay away
Buzz Bissinger should have been excited when Starbucks selected his Byliner e-single, "After Friday Night Lights," as its free "pick of the week." But then Amazon responded. Turns out being a Starbucks Pick of the Week is a mixed blessing for authors and publishers.…
Read MoreNew Patent Suits Target Starbucks, Expedia Mobile Payments
In a possible sign of trouble for the booming mobile payment industry, a semiconductor firm filed patent lawsuits against Starbucks (NSDQ: S……
Read MoreStarbucks Chooses Splashy Magic Title As First E-Book Pick Of The Week
Starbucks' first e-book choice for its expanded pick-of-the-week program is The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) vis……
Read MoreApple adds free book of the week to Starbucks giveaways
Apple loves giving Starbucks customers free stuff. This week it introduced an ebook Pick of the Week to go along with the free song and app of the week programs it already has in place. Book codes from Starbucks can be redeemed through Apple iBookstore.…
Read MoreTelefonica Stakes A Claim On The Mobile Ad Space: Six Million O2 More Users
Do mobile operators have what it takes to be a killer force in the mobile advertising industry? Telefonica's UK mobile operator O2 has recen……
Read MoreHoward Schultz Uses Starbucks’ Power To Campaign Against Campaigns
Usually my e-mail from Starbucks (NSDQ: SBUX) is about the new reserve coffee or some other promo about the company's products. But the mess……
Read MoreMobile Lowdown 8-18-11: Microsoft vs. Motorola; iPad; Symbian Anna
A look at some of the top stories in mobile today: » Motorola/Microsoft: Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility gets a setback in a paten……
Read MoreNow you can get an app with your grande chai latte
Thanks to a new aspect of the ongoing partnership between Apple and Starbucks, you can now get paid apps free at the coffee chain via redeemable codes printed on cards. It's a smart way to get paid apps to people who don't normally buy them.…
Read MoreTheWrap Expands Entertainment Role With Reuters; Adds Critics
Hollywood upstart TheWrap.com is getting a leading role with Reuters (NYSE: TRI). The wire service and the startup founded by Sharon Waxman……
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