Shop by phone gets new meaning
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Parents may often shop at the same stores as their children these days, but few shop anything like their kids do. Teens and twentysomethings are twice as likely as their elders to use mobile devices for tasks other than talking. And they are far more likely to opt in for text promotions, mobile coupons and mobile search services.
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The specialty department store chain goes back to basics to get in touch with its customer base.
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Yokel, Inc. has added new capabilities for local shopping search from smart phone devices including the Treo, Blackberry or Motorola Q, which all can now search Yokel&#8217;s database of local stores and products. For shoppers on the go or looking to compare prices on the fly, the service could be quite a time and money [...]
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Retailers consider the potential of mobile commerce, but warily.
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Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.
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In a blink of mere months, the mobile "smart" phone has been transformed from pricey corporate gadget to an affordable alternative for ordinary folk.
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For many of us, the latest mobile telephones on the market are simply cool gadgets for making calls, with a few nifty electronic extras -- MP3, agenda, e-mail, image capture -- tacked on.
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The word "smartphones" is misleading, inexact, confusing and obsolete. The general public doesn't know what "smartphone" means, the experts disagree and vendors can't use it. It's time to drop it.
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A new, by-appointment-only business personalizes consumer electronics for customers in New York.
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Users will be able to update social networks Facebook, Jaiku and Twitter by a phone call.
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Verizon is the latest electronics retailer to open an outlet that feels more like an entertainment center or arcade than a phone store.
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Reaping the benefits as buyers turn to smart phones
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Camped out customers say their motivations range from selling their spot in line to selling just-bought phones online.
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Consumers are much more interested in what their phone does for them than bits and bytes, research suggests.
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In advanced countries, someone whose cell phone breaks down or becomes outdated usually tosses it and gets a new, fancier model. Ditto for the DVD player, Sony PlayStation, and even radios and watches.
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It may soon no longer be considered quite so gauche, in the midst of a restaurant meal, to reach into one&#39;s pocket or purse for a cell phone.
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By Jason Gertzen, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Jun. 8--On-the-go shoppers looking for the best price or a store stocking a hard-to-find product now can tap on their Sprint phones for tips.   Sprint Nextel Corp.