Posts tagged with 'iphone'
Mobile commerce is still in its early stages and, while there are
very few m-commerce sites in the UK, 5% of the Top 500 US online
retailers have them, with more on the way.
Translating the desktop shopping experience to mobiles isn't easy,
and keeping it simple and usable is important for users with small
screens and often slow internet connections.
With this in mind, I've come up with a few best practice tips for mobile commerce based on the sites I have seen...
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by Graham Charlton
17 July 2009 11:55am
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Shopping aggregator site ShopStyle has launched a iPhone app which allows users to buy fashion items from a range of retailers, including John Lewis, Net-A-Porter and others.
The ShopStyle app, launched this week, lets you browse through 4,000 brands, and then either email links to purchase later, or buy straight from the phone.
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by Graham Charlton
17 July 2009 09:30am
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In 1963, McDonald's reached a significant milestone that it would go on to proudly promote: 1bn hamburgers served. The milestone was achieved a mere 23 years after Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant in California.
But in the internet age, 23 years is an eternity. Just ask Apple. It announced yesterday that it had hit an impressive milestone of its own: more than 1.5bn apps downloaded in the App Store's first full year.
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by Patricio Robles
15 July 2009 09:10am
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It already has an excellent mobile version of its website, but FT.com is looking to improve on this offering with an iPhone app, released today.
The FT Mobile app is free to download and supported by advertising, though it does carry the same restrictions as the main site, allowing users to read 10 articles per month before having to cough up for a subscription.
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by Graham Charlton
14 July 2009 11:37am
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The Telegraph has just released a revamped version of its mobile site, providing access to the full range of content on the main website.
As with the Independent's mobile version released last week, theTelegraph mobile site was designed by Bluestar Mobile. I've been comparing the two sites...
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by Graham Charlton
13 July 2009 11:52am
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Like with most things iPhone-related, the sight of a new application sends people into a frenzy. However the latest development in augmented reality applications could be useful for both ecommerce and the news industry.
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by Ben LaMothe
13 July 2009 01:36am
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The Independent launched a new mobile website last week. According to the newspaper, the site aims to offer a 'faster, simplified version of its news for users on the move'
A number of newspapers, including The Guardian and FT.com, have launched or revamped their mobile sites this year, so how does the Indie's offering compare?
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by Graham Charlton
07 July 2009 09:30am
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Tube Exits is an innovative and very handy new iPhone app that helps users save time on Tube journeys by helping them to select the best carriage to board sp that they can get off at their destination right by the platfom exit.
I've been talking to the app's creator Lance Stewart about Tube Exits and the challenges of developing and launching an iPhone app...
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by Graham Charlton
01 July 2009 11:00am
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Apple may be making millions in its app store, but advertising on the iPhone is only as good as the application that it's on.
According to AdMob, over half of the free apps on the iPhone aren't really making any money at all.
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by Meghan Keane
25 June 2009 19:51pm
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The day many iPhone developers have been waiting for has arrived. Yes, I'm talking about the availability of adult content on the iPhone.
Thanks to the iPhone 3.0 OS, which includes parental controls, the App Store has its first officially sanctioned app that provides adult content.
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by Patricio Robles
25 June 2009 09:36am
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