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LivingSocial Finds That Full-Price Offers Work Better on Mobile Than Discounts

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 30 at 12:40 pm PT

Will mobile commerce as it has been envisioned for years ever take off?

Movl Wants to Take “Kontrol” of Your TV (With a Little Help From Mark Cuban)

Lauren Goode in Media on February 9 at 2:34 pm PT

What TV-app start-up Movl plans to do with its fresh round of funding.

Can There Be Another Rovio? Outfit7 Wants to Give It a Shot.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 7 at 3:00 am PT

Outfit7 says its games on the iPhone and iPad have hit more than 300 million downloads since launching a year and a half ago.

Kayak’s Web Site Takes Its Influence From Mobile for Its Latest Design

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 30 at 5:02 am PT

Don’t worry, you’ll still recognize it — especially if you use Kayak’s iPad app.

Appy Holidays: The First Billion-Download Week

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on January 2 at 2:37 pm PT

In addition to setting a record for the number of smartphones activated in a single day, the world has broken another barrier: The number of applications downloaded in one week.

PopCap Says Making Bejeweled Free Will Lead to a New High Score (Video)

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 23, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

PopCap has set the ambitious goal of getting half a billion people to play Bejeweled, its 11-year-old puzzle game.

An Honest-to-Goodness App Store You Can Walk Into

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 13, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Nope, it’s not owned by Apple, Google or even Amazon.

Amazon Will Pay Shoppers $5 to Walk Out of Stores Empty-Handed

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 6, 2011 at 9:04 am PT

If retailers weren’t terrified of Amazon before, the online giant’s move to pay customers up to $5 to shop on their mobile phone while in a physical store should do the trick.

Why Open Stores Early, When the Internet Is Open 24 Hours a Day?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

A handful of large retailers are opening their doors the night of Thanksgiving to get a jump on Black Friday. But the strategy is angering employees, and may go against online and mobile efforts.

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Spotzot Secures $2.2 Million for Mobile Coupon Network

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Spotzot, which aggregates coupons, daily deals and other online promotions, has raised $2.2 million in capital. The company’s first round was led by Cervin Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners and TiE-Silicon Valley Angels. Mobile publishers such as ShopSavvy, Shopkick, CardStar, and Geodelic tap into the network to display the deals in applications.