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MobileDose - 8/8/2012

Starbucks Baristas to Square Up

Starbucks just announced that all credit and debit cards will be processed by its new partner Square. Combined with Square's earlier announcement about their new "Swipeless" and "phoneless" mPayments offering, Starbucks regulars will even be able to pay for their morning coffee by just giving their name. The Seatle coffee company will also be investing $25 million into Square. Starbuck's Chief Executive Howard Schultz will also join their board. This might just be the kick that Square needed to be adopted by more users.... Read More

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Apple Drops YouTube App from iOS 6

The iOS YouTube app has been shipping with the iPhone since its inception back in 2007. However, on Tuesday, Apple released the latest version of iOS 6 beta, and its preloaded app list is conspicuously lacking the familiar black, white and red logo. ... Read More

Tags: Apple, Google
Amazon's eBooks Now Outsell Print in UK

It's been two years since Amazon's Kindle eReader debuted. During that time, eBooks have grown into a giant of the publishing world, flying in the face of early fears that Kindle heralded the death of writing as we know it. Now, Amazon has released some statistics on the rise of eBooks.... Read More

Tags: eBooks
Marketers: Embrace the Mobile Web, ASAP

Check out Lauren Johnson's (of mobilemarketer.com) article on why marketers need to adapt to the new reality of the digital age: Mobile is here to stay, and it's growing—fast. ... Read More

Tags: m-marketing
Google Reports on the Impact of the Olympics

Google released a report that shows the incredible impact that a global sporting phenomenon has had on mobile, especially on mobile searches. The report, which includes an excellent infographic, details interesting usage statistics from various regions around the world and highlights the fact that Google experienced a tenfold increase in Olympics-related searches via mobile devices as the Summer Games got underway. Definitely worth checking out. ... Read More

Tags: Google, mobile web
Mobiquity’s New VP of Mobile Insights: Eugene Signorini

The MobileDose team would like to extend a warm welcome to Eugene Signorini, Mobiquity’s new VP of mobile insights. Gene comes to the Mob family from the Yankee Group, a prestigious research and advisory company dealing with the mobile and wireless market. He served in various positions there, most recently as senior vice president and head of research. Great to have you on board, Gene.... Read More

Tags: mobile, thought leadership

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