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Converged payments promise seamless m-commerce

The first beacon alliance aims to help advertisers buy smarter

New warnings about IoT hacking

Starbucks social strategy is a winning one

Aerosoles optimizes for mobile

And finally… Retailers are using mobile to connect, promote and sell goods. Now they can fill open job positions with an app, too. Video

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