Millions of gift-wrapped iPads, Kindles, Nooks and other digital reading devices resulted in an unprecedented surge in sales of e-books last week. USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list, to be published Thursday, will show digital’s new popularity: E-book versions of the top six books outsold the print versions last week. And of the top 50, 19 [...]
Using 200 of its San Francisco staff, the bank will test mobile-phone payments for six months—and may launch a commercial service soon after. Wells Fargo (WFC) is again trying to make mobile payments at restaurants and retailers mainstream, three years after an earlier attempt lost steam. Peter Ho, product manager of card services at the [...]
Here’s more evidence — as if we needed it — that Apple (AAPL) is building an iPhone for Verizon (VZ). PocketNow’s Evan Blass has discovered that Verizon Trademark Services LLC, the company that owns verizon.com and verizonwireless.com, now also owns iphoneonverizon.com and iphoneforverizon.com. In an item posted Saturday, Blass writes that the sites were once [...]
This holiday season, more than ever before, shoppers are going to stores armed with their … cell phones. Why? That’s where the deals are. Retailers have made a big step into the social media arena. In order to get the best deals, shoppers need to follow their favorite malls, shopping centers and stores on Facebook [...]
Those high-powered smartphones that can access the Web from virtually anywhere may be the best thing that’s happened in years to one of the oldest and most beleaguered of traditional media: radio. Local stations are racing to create software applications — called apps — and appealing talk and music programming to help them reach the [...]
Computer glitches have caused continues problems at TD Bank. The bank was experiencing an overnight transaction posting delay, TD Bank spokeswoman , Rebecca Avecedo said Wednesday. The delay occurred after the banks converted their two systems to one over the weekend, she said.The bank hoped to have it fixed by Wednesday evening. But it seems that some [...]
We’ve told you about websites where you can donate your old electronics or better yet, get cash– but don’t be giving away your personal information. You have to remember to wipe your personal information off your phone, laptop, or whatever the appliance may be. You can take advantage of free downloadable programs like Eraser from [...]
We’ve seen some steep price cuts, but $9.99 for a flat screen TV that normally costs $1,699 seems unrealistic—and it was. Yesterday Best Buy’s retailer web site mistakenly listed a 52-inch TV set for $9.99 and excited customers had ordered as many as 10 sets in hopes that it was a rare deal. When Best [...]
Many budget cautious families are taking a closer look at their expenses and eliminating whatever is not completely necessary. According to the Wireless Association trade group, 87% of Americans have a cell phone, so many are cutting their landline to save money. In December, more than 20% of households used only wireless phones, and another [...]
Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM are banning together in support of a new video web site, set to launch before October. It’s called epixHD.com- the site will have similar features to Hulu and YouTube-like crystal clear picture, rewind/fast-forward capabilities, and there’s no need to download any special software. Users will have access to the trailer, a [...]
