Black Friday mobile payments Up 516 per cent

November 28, 2011

Black Friday mobile payments Up 516 per cent On ReadWriteWeb, Alicia Eler looks at mobile payment data from PayPal. ” Earlier data showed that mobile payments on Thanksgiving Day and up until 11am PT on Black Friday had increased 516 per cent compared to 2010. PayPal predicted that more people would be engaging in shopping from their mobile devices or tablets, which is otherwise known as ‘couch commerce,'” she writes. What’s your opinion?

Roundup of Cyber Monday gadget deals On ZDNet, Gloria Sin looks at some deal highlights. ” Using the same format as the Black Friday deals, Amazon will be posting Lightening Deals as well as discounted items on its Cyber Monday Store throughout this week. On the video game front, it is sporting a similar selection and prices as Black Friday, but at least you’ll get a second chance to grab the Microsoft Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Bundle with Fable III and Halo Reach for $199,” she writes. What’s your opinion?

HTC: Apple and Samsung won’t steal our lunch On The Register, Brid-Aine Parnell reports on the company’s financials. “The smartphone maker’s stocks have fallen 32 per cent since 15 November as the company gives ground in the highly competitive sector to rising stars like Samsung and well-established dominators like Apple, both in market share and in patent disputes,” Parnell writes. What’s your opinion?

Would you recommend this article?

Share

Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you think of this article!
We'd love to hear your opinion about this or any other story you read in our publication.


Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada

Featured Download

Harmeet Singh
Harmeet Singh
Harmeet reports on channel partner programs, new technologies and products and other issues relevant to Canada's channel community. She also contributes as a video journalist, providing content for the site's original streaming video. Harmeet is a graduate of the Carleton University School of Journalism.

Related Tech News

Featured Tech Jobs

 

CDN in your inbox

CDN delivers a critical analysis of the competitive landscape detailing both the challenges and opportunities facing solution providers. CDN's email newsletter details the most important news and commentary from the channel.