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American Express Launches All-New Digital Payments Platform to Attack PayPal's Bread and Butter

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 28, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

American Express is launching an all-new Internet-based payment system that will go up against PayPal as part of the company’s plans to expand beyond its briefcase-touting business clientele.

So That's Where the Palm Pre Marketing Budget Went

John Paczkowski in News on July 28, 2009 at 7:22 am PT

The consolidation of the prepaid cellphone market has begun in earnest. This morning, Sprint Nextel said it will acquire Virgin Mobile USA in a $483 million stock deal that will give the company a clear lead in the prepaid arena, where low prices are becoming ever more popular with consumers beaten into submission by the continuing recession.

So That’s Where the Palm Pre Marketing Budget Went

John Paczkowski in News on July 28, 2009 at 7:22 am PT

The consolidation of the prepaid cellphone market has begun in earnest. This morning, Sprint Nextel said it will acquire Virgin Mobile USA in a $483 million stock deal that will give the company a clear lead in the prepaid arena, where low prices are becoming ever more popular with consumers beaten into submission by the continuing recession.

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How Did the Prepaid Carriers Stack Up?

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 11, 2009 at 1:47 pm PT

Prepaid wireless carriers have gotten a lot of attention in recent months because of the ailing economy, which has helped them as consumers seek out cheaper cellphone plans.

Getting Mobile Novices to Check Email

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on September 23, 2008 at 6:00 pm PT

Are you a member of the “I-check-my-email-constantly-even-when-I-know-no-one-has-emailed-me” club? If so, your mobile email device is never far and you’ve found yourself wondering how other people can leave unread emails sitting in their inboxes all day.