BlackBerry offers $550 if you trade iPhone for Passport
BlackBerry is offering to pay iPhone users as much as $550 to switch to a square-screened BlackBerry Passport.
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You can now receive coupons in stores just by Shazaming a song
When a customer pulls their phone out to Shazam a song as they?d normally do from time to time, the app is able to tell what store the person is in by detecting an inaudible audio code. When the app pulls up the information about what song or audio message is playing, it will also include a special offer or other specifically-created content for participating retailers.
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T-Mobile changes data throttling notification
The mobile carrier has agreed to change the way it handles customers who hit monthly data limits, the Federal Communications Commission announced. When customers hit those limits, T-Mobile allows them to continue to use data, but at reduced speeds.
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Apps to clean up the loyalty-card clutter
Mobile apps are offering consumers the chance to stash in a drawer all the loyalty cards cluttering their wallet or key ring. These apps also offer merchants a rich opportunity: the chance to pitch offers to shoppers just as they are about to make a purchase.
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