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by George Heymann

March 14, 2012 • 3:13 pm 0

Instagram Officially Coming to Android, Will AT&T ever launch the Nokia Lumia 900? iPhone 5.1 Update Brings 4G To iPhone Users?

Smartphone Briefs

By Chris Coleman|@PhoneKnack

Instagram, the beloved iOS app that has 27 million registered users has been officially announced for Android. Co-founder Kevin Systrom took to the stage at South By South West (SXSW) to announce that after two years of being an exclusive iOS app that Instagram will be making its way into the lives of Android users.

Systrom gave a brief preview of what Instagram would look like on Android, and had went on to say that, “in some ways, it is better than their iOS app.” The app should be hitting the Google Play store soon.

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March 9, 2012 • 7:51 pm 1

“7 Days of Play” Promotion now in “Play”at the Google “Play Store”

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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Google has added a “7 Days of Play” promotion in addition to initial 49 cents premium app promotion that we detailed earlier. To celebrate Google will be offering a different album, book, video rental and Android app as a special price each day for the next week.

“In the U.S., today’s titles include the collection of top 40 hits Now That’s What I Call Music 41, the popular game Where’s My Water, the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and the movie Puncture for just 25 cents each. In addition, you’ll find great collections of hip-hop, rock and country albums for $3.99 all week, detective novels from $2.99, some of our editorial team’s favorite movies from 99 cents, and our favorite apps from 49 cents” according to the official Google Blog.

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July 25, 2011 • 4:25 pm 0

Mobile Wallet Adoption Strategies for the Newly-Partnered Isis

By Michael Koploy

ERP Analyst at Software Advice

Isis made big news last week when it announced it had established a partnership with the four largest credit card networks – Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. This is great news for the mobile payments, and a indication that retailers may have more incentive to use Isis than the limited Google Wallet and PayPal NFC offerings.

The big test for Isis will be in the two pilot cities for 2012: Salt Lake City and Austin. Michael Koploy, ERP Analyst of Software Advice, recently express his thoughts on mobile payments adoption for Austin, Texas on the Software Advice blog. To effectively establish itself as the leader in mobile payments in the US, Koploy believes that Isis will have to follow these five adoption strategies in Austin:

  1. Spread the Word with Festivals and Conferences (e.g., South-by-Southwest, Austin City Limits)
  2. Find Innovative Ways to Integrate NFC with Education (e.g., University of Texas at Austin)
  3. Create NFC Purchasing Habits at Hip Food Venues (with Austin’s food trailers)
  4. Integrate NFC with High-End Supermarkets (e.g., Whole Foods)
  5. Attract the NFC Crowd with Merchant Neighborhoods (like Austin’s South Congress merchant hub)

For more thoughts on NFC adoption in Austin and the US, check out: Five Ways Austin Can Springboard Mobile Wallet Adoption.

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