Caviar Square has finally confirmed its purchase of Caviar, a food delivery startup that could help the mobile payments company with its bottom line. The company announced its acquisition Monday after rumors surfaced last month. Square did not disclose any details of the deal, but The New York Times reported that Square paid $90 million …
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United Driven by the popularity of peer-to-peer, Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb are some of the most popular apps users choose for travel and transportation, according to a report published Wednesday. Given the rise of apps aimed at travelers, app analytics company App Annie decided to take a deep dive into this specific category of apps and break them into more …
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CNET What Amazon won’t talk about during the release of its earnings Thursday is exactly what people want to know: is the Fire Phone actually selling? The Seattle-based e-commerce giant is expected to report a loss for the second quarter of this year, in part because of its recent investment in new hardware devices, which include the smartphone and the …
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The Amazon Appstore on a Kindle Fire. Screenshot by CNET The Federal Trade Commision has filed suit against Amazon, alleging that the company illegally billed parents for “millions of dollars” in unauthorized in-app charges made by children through mobile devices. The FTC’s complaint, filed Thursday, asks the court to force Amazon to refund the money to those customers. In-app purchases …
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Amazon’s Prime Air prototype. Amazon Amazon is asking the federal government if it can start testing drones in its own backyard to speed up its development of Prime Air shipping, according to a letter published to the Federal Aviation Administration’s site on Thursday. If granted, Amazon will be able to test its drones outside of the testing sites designated by …
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PayPal Nielsen’s latest report on mobile payments isn’t too surprising, save one tidbit: people like using QR codes. The study, released Thursday, found that mobile payment users actually prefer methods involving quick response (QR) codes or bar codes. Almost half, 45 percent, of the nearly 4,000 people surveyed by Nielsen said they use the method to check out with their …
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PayPal CEO David Marcus (right) holds the door open for Uber CEO Travis Kalanick as the pair get ready to demo Uber’s new PayPal integration earlier this year. PayPal/Uber Uber has agreed that it will put a limit on its increased rates when demand is high during widespread emergencies like Hurricane Sandy, the New York’s attorney general announced Tuesday. The …
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Kindle Fire HDX tablet James Martin/CNET Amazon would rather go to court than accept the Federal Trade Commission’s terms for policy changes and fines related to children spending money through apps on mobile devices. The company faces a lawsuit from the FTC, which wants Amazon and other tech companies to change policies affecting how kids make in-app purchases through their …
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SnapUp The creators behind SnapUp, an app that turns mobile screenshots into product wish lists, thinks it can help shoppers stay organized and find deals in the face of shopping-app overload. The iOS app uses machine learning to read screenshots of product pages from any app or mobile site. It’s akin to using a bookmarklet or browser extension on a …
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Amazon shows off the Fire at the gadget’s unveiling. James Martin/CNET Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t think his company’s Fire Phone is a late entry into the smartphone business, despite the myriad devices already available. In fact, he thinks the e-commerce company is early. “I think in the whole evolution of this, we’re still pretty early. I don’t want to …
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