Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 25 at 5:00 am PT
Bulky? Heavy? Inexpensive? No problem. Amazon has added thousands of items it previously considered too uneconomical to ship.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 16, 2011 at 2:03 pm PT
Padopolis, the company behind the Catalog Spree iPad app, which aggregates more than 100 catalogs, has raised $6.1 million in capital ahead of some of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 8, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT
Wal-Mart is launching its first iPad app ever and is refreshing its iPhone app, providing a glimpse of what mobile commerce will be like for the mass market.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 4, 2011 at 5:41 pm PT
The new black this fall: Retailers will produce content alongside their products, like an online version of a glossy fashion magazine.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 13, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
TheFind, a six-year old online shopping comparison site, is looking to define e-commerce on tablets.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 20, 2011 at 12:01 am PT
Instead of clogging up your mail and piling up uncontrollably on your coffee table, Padopolis wants to deliver the same content you’d find in a catalog in electronic form–starting with an iPad application. Catalog Spree, which launched yesterday on the iPad, aggregates a number of catalogs in one place, similarly to a mall, where consumers can go to one place and find multiple stores.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 31, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
IntoNow, a new iOS app launching today, identifies television programs by just hearing snippets from them.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 5, 2011 at 7:57 am PT
Here’s a logical, and cool, marriage between your iPad and your TV, brokered by your cable guy–with some strings attached.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 23, 2010 at 4:00 am PT
ThingD has A-list investors and a steady stream of buzz, but you’ve probably never heard of it. Time for founder Joe Einhorn to explain what he’s up to, and why really big Web players are keeping a close eye on him.
Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on December 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm PT
Katie reviews the revamped Myspace, with its focus on topics in popular culture, including television, music, movies, celebrities and comedy.
