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Google Wallet Takes on PayPal With Gmail Money Transfers

"We're going to see how fast things grow," Peter Hazlehurst, director of product management for Google Wallet told the E-Commerce Times. "For now we're going to focus on the viral side of it." Peer-to-Peer Payments...

iOS Loses Market Share as Windows Phone Gains

Android's dominance over iOS "is similar to what happened when Microsoft adopted the graphical user interface that Apple introduced and offered it up to many different vendors," Andrew Eisner, director of community and content at Retrevo, told the E-Commerce Times. "It's natural that, when you have lots of different suppliers offering competitively priced products, the market will move in that direction."

Cisco’s Data Center Sales Spark Q1 Earnings

"Overall, Cisco is far more focused than they were, and their partnership with EMC is paying off well," he told the E-Commerce Times. "They are also partnering with Intel and getting ahead of what likely will be a big hardware changeout that looked like it was going to wipe them out by catching them unexpected. Rather than fight Intel, Cisco jumped on board recognizing that any other play would have been fatal. In short, at the moment they are on their game."

Bloomberg Caught With Hands in the Customer Data Jar

Bloomberg is scrambling to put out the fire. Within 24 hours of the complaint, reporters' access to the information was shut off, spokesperson Lee Cochran told the E-Commerce Times. Specifically, what the reporters were accessing was a tool that allowed members of the sales...

Microsoft May Pull the Plug on Xbox Points

"We don't comment on rumors or speculation," Microsoft spokesperson Shirley Kim told the E-Commerce Times Rumor Recirculation...

Google Vows ‘Radio Without Rules’ With Streaming Music Service

"Listeners have been telling us for decades that they'd like to be able to influence the music we play," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Consumers are all about control, customization and convenience. So what do we in radio do? Give our listeners that control, or feeling of that control and influence."

Square Stand Lets Small Retailers Put Their iPads to Work

"It really shows that Square is moving in the direction that brick and mortar is adopting Square," Square spokesperson Faryl Ury told the E-Commerce Times. "Larger brick and mortar merchants are increasingly ripping out their old register and replacing it with an iPad, and now with an iPad stand." ...

Zact Connects Consumers to Customizable Wireless Plans

"Zact is a highly efficient way for tech-savvy end users to control usage and manage costs," he told the E-Commerce Times. "As such, it will appeal to sophisticated users who want complete control." Contrary to one of Zact's main selling points, though, that customization migh...

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

Budget Roadblocks Stymie Federal IT Managers

"I think these vehicles have been helpful in many ways, but IT systems are inherently complex," David McClure, associate administrator of the GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, told the E-Commerce Times. "Another factor is that agencies are changing...

Amazon Mints Coins and Makes Deposits in All Kindle Fires

"Customers can purchase Coins at up to a 10 percent discount, making them a great way to save money on apps and games. For developers, there are now tens of millions of dollars worth of Amazon Coins in customers' accounts that can be spent on apps and games," Amazon spokesperson Sally Fouts told the E-Commerce Times.

Mobile App Privacy Bill Likely to Languish

"For those app developers that already disclose the purpose for collecting, using, sharing and storing personal data, and require consumer consent before collecting the data, the proposed legislation would not significantly change the way the app works," she told the E-Commerce Times. ...

ESPN May Give Its Wireless Users an Assist

"Hardware and software can always be added to the mobile network to increase capacity," he told the E-Commerce Times. "The only true limiting factor is available spectrum." That's especially true for a company like ESPN with content like live sports updates and video. Its mobi...

Icahn Leads New Pitch to Win Dell Shareholders

"It's interesting that now Carl Icahn and Southeastern have come back with another proposal," Craig Stice, senior principal analyst for compute platforms at IHS iSuppli told the E-Commerce Times. "It's interesting that it's a fairly aggressive comeback, and what appeared to be some fairly aggressive criticisms. It shows signs of frustration and unhappiness."

B&N Investors Salivate Over Microsoft Nook Deal

"Microsoft could potentially make it a fair fight," Charles Lewis Sizemore, a Covestor portfolio manager, told the E-Commerce Times. A Perfect Match ...

B&N Investors Salivate Over Microsoft Nook Deal

"Microsoft could potentially make it a fair fight," Charles Lewis Sizemore, a Covestor portfolio manager, told the E-Commerce Times. A Perfect Match ...

YouTube Tinkers With Subscription Model

"YouTube has been a runaway success with free content on the web," he told the E-Commerce Times. "They're making money on ad revenues with that, so it makes sense that the content creators might want to get in on more of that. In that sense, the paid channels make sense." Alon...

Facebook’s Road Trip May Include a Stop to Buy Waze

"We do not comment on rumor or speculation," Facebook spokesperson Denise Horn told the E-Commerce Times Waze declined to comment for this story....

Groupon Regroups With Q1 Revenue Gains, Mobile Growth

"One of the interesting dynamics of the Groupon story is the increasing percentage of its business on mobile," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Unlike many Internet companies, Groupon's business on mobile is a natural extension of its desktop business." The company's worldwide b...

T-Mobile Enjoys Strong but Limited iPhone 5 Q1 Bounce

"It's the iPhone, and the iPhone is still a very differentiated, strong brand in the market. I think the 'Un-carrier' initiative is more of a longer term move, and once we have a full quarter of that being available, I think it will be much easier to judge how it's doing," Ian Fogg, senior principal analyst of mobile media at IHS iSuppli told the E-Commerce Times.

Pre-Roll Ads Will Soon Know Where You’ve Shopped Online

"We have unique relationships with retailer and e-commerce websites," OwnerIQMarketing Vice President Steve Ustaris told the E-Commerce Times. "We are trying to zero in on audiences, so brands can get their message to them." Previous targeting for pre-roll ads stops short of ...

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