Near field communications (NFC) technology has brought a new wave of techniques to the retail industry, enabling bricks and mortar stores to attract and interact with customers in innovative ways. Analysts see these tools as a money maker ...
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Mobile payments are expected to be worth $730bn by 2017 with high street purchases driving growth, according to a study from Juniper Research. The report: Mobile Payments for Digital & Physical Goods: Opportunity Analysis 2012-2017 ...
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There's never a dull moment in the car industry,and 2012 proved to be another year of frenetic new-car activity and drama.So just in case you missed them–or you just want to read them again. Holden Commodore/Chevrolet SS[exclusive] ...
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More that a dozen retailers including Best Buy, Walmart, Target and 7-Eleven have joined forces to form the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a mobile-payments network that will compete with Google and Isis. The retailers claim that they ...
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After the CarAdvice team sat around the Christmas tree,ripped open presents,then filed those presents away in the appropriate place,we wondered the cars of 2012 that we'd love to take home for the festive season.Here's our top 10 new cars ...
The global near-field communications (NFC) retail payments market will reach $180bn (£116bn) by 2017, with one in four shoppers paying in store using the technology, according to a report from Juniper Research. North America, ...
Tags: NFC, smartphone, mobile network operators, mobile handsets
Bloomberg quoted Clarkson Plc, the world's largest shipbroker, saying that Australia is poised to overtake Brazil as a source of demand growth for ships as the nation's iron ore supply to China expands faster than the Latin American ...
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USA-This year's North American Theatre,Engineering and Architecture Conference(NATEAC)will take place 21-24 July at the Hilton Hotel in New York City.The goal of the conference is to promote communication between industry professionals who ...
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General Motors has hosed down speculation the next-generation Holden Commodore Sportwagon and Ute could be headed to North America alongside the VF sedan. Rumours of an expanded export deal between Holden and US sister brand ...
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The Cadillac ELR extended-range electric vehicle has been teased ahead of its unveiling at next month's 2013 Detroit motor show. Featuring hybrid technology shared with the Holden Volt,the Cadillac ELR will become the iconic American ...
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IDG News Service - Some of the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that targeted the websites of U.S. financial institutions this week have peaked at 60 Gbps, according to researchers from DDoS mitigation provider Arbor Networks. ...
Tags: Ddos, Banks, Computer Products, U.S.Banks
The Mitsubishi Mirage will battle it out with the cheapest cars on the market from January following the confirmation of a sub-$13K starting price for the all-new Thai-built city car. The entry-level Mitsubishi Mirage ES manual will start ...
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The boss of Toyota Australia has pledged his company's commitment to the local automotive industry at the unveiling of the Japanese car maker's new petrol and hybrid engine plant in Melbourne. Toyota Australia president and CEO Max Yasuda ...
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Teknomining Plc announced that through its wholly owned subsidiary Teknomining Madencilik Insaat Turizm Ithalat Ihracat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Sti, it has signed a Mining Royalty Agreement with Teysel Insaat Nakliyat Taahhut Ticaret Ltd to ...
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The first image of an all-new compact crossover,dubbed the Honda Urban SUV concept,is set to make its world debut at the 2013 North American international auto show in Detroit on January 14. Sharing its platform with the upcoming ...
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