Target started selling Amazon‘s line of Kindle e-readers two years ago. Head over to Target.com now, though, and you’ll discover a wide assortment of e-readers, but not a single Amazon Kindle for sale. Kindles are being taken off the shelves at Target’s nearly 1,800 stores as well, as the retailers’ battles over “showrooming” and brand alliances heat up.
Imagine if you could pay for parking with a few taps of your phone, or after you’re done eating a bag of chips you could scarf down the perfectly edible packaging, too. Engineers and designers have been imagining these things, and more.
AT&T no longer offers new subscribers the option to have unlimited data on their phones. So many subscribers feel lucky if they have been grandfathered in with their old plans and still pay $30 per month for unlimited data. But a new study indicates there’s about a 50-50 chance these customers are paying more than [...]
A new report estimates that the average American worker drops nearly $1,100 annually on coffee. That’s not much less than what the average worker spends to commute to the job.
Updated: Thursday, 3:35 p.m. AT&T just announced that new data plans for smartphones and tablets will “give customers more data and value.” That’s true, technically. It’s also true that when the new data plan pricing system takes effect starting this Sunday, wireless bills for new AT&T customers will cost more.
Smartphones—and therefore, deals—are everywhere this holiday season. This means that shoppers should have an especially easy time getting the best price on gifts. Then again, it also means that retailers have an especially easy time reaching consumers and tempting them into making purchases.
Today, the FCC is announcing new guidelines that should make sneaky mobile phone fees a thing of the past.
The masses aren’t likely to wait in line for hours to buy the latest iPhone, but the introduction of the 4S gives a good reason to head to the Apple store regardless.
Entrepreneurial techies have been selling thousands of smartphone apps that claim to treat acne for 99¢ and $1.99 a pop (excuse the pun). Now, however, a Federal Trade Commission investigation reveals that (shocker!) the claims have no scientific basis.
Moms are buying iPhones at a rate faster than any other group. They’re also more likely to use smartphones to their full capabilities during any snippet of downtime—browsing for a nephew’s birthday present, updating family calendars and grocery lists, and otherwise sharing info and staying connected. Is it any wonder, then, that retailers and marketers [...]
Whenever a store has a sale, it points out how much the shopper would “save” by purchasing the discounted merchandise. This is ridiculous, of course. If the item is something you wouldn’t have otherwise purchased, you’re spending, which is the polar opposite of saving. But new smartphone apps can actually help shoppers save—yes, genuinely save, [...]
