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Visa and Fandango Mobilize Buying Movie Tickets Popular app gets digital wallet feature

Visa and Fandango today are extending their three-year digital partnership with a feature called Tixpress in the latter company's mobile app. In a promotion running through August, Visa Signature cardholders…

April 24, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT

Banking Mobile Apps Used by 58% of Consumers IAB-led study shows power of virtual wallet

The virtual wallet appears to be catching on fast. Fifty-eight percent of consumers now use their bank's mobile app while an additional 25 percent are aware that the technology is available,…

April 11, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT

Finding Facebook's Most Extravagant Mobile Users Ad tech firm Nanigans says it can target audiences based on in-app spending

The idea that all customers are created equal is cute. Too bad that it’s a lie, particularly for mobile app developers. Someone might download an app and use it once…

February 7, 2013, 9:00 AM EST

IAC Shutters Hatch Labs Investment halted roughly three weeks ago

IAC has shut down Hatch Labs, its startup incubator aimed at developing mobile apps and technology.  According to a company spokesperson, the Hatch business, the result of a partnership between IAC…

February 1, 2013, 1:58 PM EST

Lawmaker Releases Draft of App Privacy Bill Public can provide feedback on website

There's no shortage of privacy bills in Congress, but that doesn't mean lawmakers won't keep trying. The latest entrant is a draft for a mobile privacy bill from Rep. Hank…

January 17, 2013, 4:55 PM EST

Fashion Retailer Debuts 'Pushy' Promos Cache's new mobile app underscores a year of push notifications

If push notifications become a staple in mobile marketing for years to come, the industry can point to 2012 when the tactic started to gain traction. With that in mind,…

December 27, 2012, 9:00 AM EST

Facebook Gets Foursquare, Yelp Features Social giant makes mobile app more discovery-driven

Facebook's latest mobile app iteration seems to be aimed at getting the social-local-mobile experience on par with Foursquare and Yelp. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based digital giant, which says more than…

December 17, 2012, 4:09 PM EST

Faced With Privacy Complaint, Mobbles Pulls App Kids' app collected personal info without parental permission

Mobbles pre-emptively took its mobile app for kids temporarily offline this morning after learning that a privacy group would be filing a complaint against it with the Federal Trade Commission. According…

December 11, 2012, 9:29 AM EST

Kids' Mobile Apps Under FTC Probe for Privacy Violations Second agency report finds few have policies in place

Mobile apps for kids are still flunking in terms of privacy. Most don't even have a privacy policy and far too many kids' apps are sharing information about kids with…

December 10, 2012, 12:29 PM EST

California AG Wants to Ground Delta's App for Privacy Violations Legal action is first under state's strict privacy law

The California Attorney General filed suit against Delta Airlines for violating the state's online privacy law. According to the complaint filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court, Delta's app, called Fly…

December 7, 2012, 2:52 PM EST

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