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• 45 Emerging Technology Stats to Know in 2020 - As a writer who loves covering emerging technology and human being, I'm surrounded by technology.
  Topics: emerging, technologies, marketing, ar, voice, technology, say, devices, stats, vr, know, smart.
• 5G and its impact on enterprises - Excitement over the arrival of 5G into the market means new realities and game-changing outcomes. But not all without a few concerns to address along the way. From an enterprise perspective, any change in technology can be costly and intensive. Are the rewards of 5G worth the costs of updating the devices of an enterprise?
  Topics: remote, impact, 5g, speeds, video, enterprises, enterprise, increased, devices, data, mobile.
• 9 Cloud Storage Services with Encryption - As businesses move their sensitive data to the cloud, security becomes an increasing concern. However, many cloud storage platforms now offer sophisticated encryption features for minimal cost. Here is a list of secure cloud storage platforms.
  Topics: price, encryption, offers, services, start, share, devices, plans, files, gb, cloud, storage.
• A bigger Amazon Prime Day 2018 arrives July 16 with more deals, devices and longer hours - Amazon’s Prime Day, the company’s annual sales event that’s now its biggest, will be held this year on July 16, starting at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET, and will feature over a million deals, the retailer announced today. One big change this time around is the event’s length — last year, Prime Day ran 30 […]
  Topics: deals, bigger, amazon, sales, hours, months, arrives, alexa, kindle, prime, shopping, longer, day, devices.
• A look inside Google’s first store, opening in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood tomorrow - There have been plenty of pop-ups over the years, but tomorrow Google’s first store opens in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood. The brick-and-mortar model finds the company joining peers like Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and even Amazon, all of whom have a retail presence in Manhattan, including several just around the corner from Google’s new digs. The new […]
  Topics: neighborhood, look, googles, chelsea, hardware, inside, devices, google, store, nycs, company, tomorrow, opening, techcrunch, space, popups.
• Alexa skills top 80,000 after a big Alexa-powered holiday season - Amazon had a record-breaking holiday quarter, with revenue of $72.4 billion and profits of $3 billion, but it’s not making much money off its top-selling item, the Alexa-powered Echo Dot. While the e-commerce giant said the device was its 2018 holidays best seller across all products, it also reminded investors on yesterday’s earnings call that […]
  Topics: season, prime, big, devices, amazon, shopping, alexapowered, means, echo, alexa, voice, holiday, skills, number.
• Amazon aims to inject new life into Alexa with release of developer tools and features - Amazon is giving its Alexa voice platform a shot in the arm after seeing further declines in skill growth over the past year, indicating lagging interest from third-party voice app developers. At the company’s Alexa Live developer event today, the company announced a slew of new features and tools for the developer community — its […]
  Topics: purchases, release, customers, features, amazon, alexa, techcrunch, skill, skills, devices, aims, inject, developers, tools, developer, life.
• Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, ‘tens of millions’ of new Prime subscribers - Amazon had another record-breaking holiday season, the retailer announced this morning. The company says it added “tens of millions” of people who signed up for Prime memberships, both paid and on a trial basis. Its worldwide customers also shopped and ordered more items than ever before, including “millions more Amazon devices” compared with this time […]
  Topics: amazon, devices, millions, retailer, holiday, prime, sold, sales, tens, shoppers, amazons, announces, smart, recordbreaking, echo, subscribers.
• Amazon expands its assortment of Apple inventory, including the latest devices - Amazon has signed a new deal with Apple that will allow the retailer to increase the selection of Apple products on its site, according to a report from CNET, which Amazon also confirmed. The deal will give Apple-authorized resellers the ability to sell a wide range of devices on Amazon — including Apple’s recently launched […]
  Topics: deal, inventory, devices, expands, amazon, products, sell, including, beats, apple, tv, amazons, latest, apples, assortment.
• Amazon makes it easier for smart home devices to alert customers to low supply levels - Alongside all the new Alexa-powered consumer devices Amazon introduced yesterday, the company also unveiled a new set of tools for the makers of smart home device skills that will allow them to tap into Alexa to re-order their supplies. Think things like printer ink, air filters for smart thermostats, detergent for washing machines or anything […]
  Topics: levels, easier, makes, customers, amazon, set, device, supplies, smart, devices, report, alexa, techcrunch, product, supply, sensors, low.
• Amazon puts its own devices on sale early for Prime Day - Amazon is kicking off today’s Prime Day a bit early. Although its annual sale technically begins at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET this afternoon, it put its own devices on sale 12 hours early. The company is marking down its Alexa-enabled products like Echo, Fire TV, and Fire tablets, as well as its […]
  Topics: devices, tv, puts, echo, prime, sale, smart, amazon, early, deals, day, members.
• Amazon rolls out early Prime Day deals on devices, including Fire TV Recast, services and more - In addition to expanding Prime Day to a two-day sale event, taking place on July 15-16, Amazon today announced it’s kicking things off with early Prime Day sales across a range of devices and services. The pre-sale includes discounts on the Fire TV Recast, Ring Video Doorbell and Echo Dot — the latter a perennial […]
  Topics: rolls, prime, today, devices, including, amazon, deals, services, techcrunch, day, early, echo, dot, unlimited, recast, tv.
• Amazon sells over 175M items during Prime Day 2019, more than Black Friday & Cyber Monday combined - Amid worker protests and antitrust investigations, Amazon’s Prime Day sales event carried on as usual — and that means it again set new records for the online retailer. This time, Amazon says Prime Day 2019 was bigger than both Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined, as Prime members purchased more than 175 million items during […]
  Topics: amazon, devices, millions, cyber, day, prime, sells, black, members, sales, techcrunch, sale, echo, items, million, combined.
• Amazon’s Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day in the company’s history - Amazon said on Tuesday it just had its biggest shopping day in the company’s history on Cyber Monday (Monday, November 26), based on the number of products sold worldwide. That means the shopping event topped Black Friday and even Amazon’s own sales event known as Prime Day, which this July had become the biggest sales […]
  Topics: sold, history, shopping, amazon, amazons, companys, black, sales, biggest, products, day, cyber, devices, retailer, million.
• Amazon’s Prime Day again became the biggest sales day in its history - Prime Day has once again broken records. Despite serious glitches at its start, Amazon announced this morning that Prime Day 2018 grew to become the biggest shopping event in its history, beating out Cyber Monday, Black Friday, and the previous Prime Day 2017. Of course, this year’s Prime Day was longer – a full 36-hours, […]
  Topics: day, devices, retailer, prime, members, amazons, millions, amazon, history, biggest, sales, sale, million.
• Beyond Responsive Design: How to Optimize Your Website for Mobile Users - Everyone can acknowledge the importance of a mobile-friendly website, especially after Google's Mobilegeddon algorithm update.
  Topics: responsive, content, design, mobile, device, devices, phone, optimize, users, landing, website, prospects, micromoments.
• COVID-19 crisis spurs triple-digit growth for refurbishing startup Back Market - “The U.S. and Germany are pushing the growth," says CEO Thibaud Hug de Larauze. "They are the main two drivers of the boom of Back Market."
  Topics: spurs, techcrunch, startup, demand, work, hug, send, refurbishing, covid19, crisis, devices, refurbished, larauze, starting, tripledigit, growth, market.
• Covid-19, NFC, and the Future of Contactless Payments - Once touted as the future, contactless payments never achieved mass popularity. Shoppers preferred the familiar swipe, dip, PIN-entry, and signature. The Covid-19 pandemic will likely change that as consumers are now more conscious of what they touch.
  Topics: device, contactless, credit, nfc, future, card, covid19, devices, payment, field, details, payments.
• Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick are again Prime Day’s best selling devices (so far!) - Amazon Prime members again snapped up loss leaders like the Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick with Alexa Remote on the first day of Amazon Prime Day 2019, which has now been stretched out to a 48-hour sale. This is the third year in a row that the entry-level Alexa smart speaker, the Echo Dot, […]
  Topics: tv, days, day, echo, prime, smart, dot, select, far, techcrunch, devices, stick, selling.
• Facebook’s Kodi box ban is nothing new - According to recent reports, Facebook has updated its Commerce Policy to specifically ban the sale of Kodi boxes on its site – that is, devices that come with pre-installed Kodi software, which are often used for illegally streaming digital content. However, the ban is not a new one – Facebook confirms its policy on Kodi box […]
  Topics: facebook, facebooks, box, ban, tv, sale, devices, streaming, boxes, amazon, policy, kodi.
• Frictionless Commerce – the future of customer experience is seamless - As we close out 2018, there’s a lot of new experiences (like checkout-free stores), surprising acquisitions (like the Amazon/Whole Foods...
  Topics: experiences, shift, brands, future, video, consumers, voice, devices, voiceactivated, customer, experience, frictionless, seamless, commerce.
• Google Analytics: Introduction to Cross-device Reporting - There has been a seismic shift in website traffic in the past several years, from desktop to mobile. Google Analytics has rolled out the beta version of cross-device reporting to inform merchants of how their shoppers are interacting via multiple devices.
  Topics: google, devices, mobile, introduction, report, overlap, analytics, reports, crossdevice, users, device, sales, reporting.
• Google Wants to Take Over Your Home (And the Rest of Your Life) - If Google were a person, it would be standing at the front door of your home, asking, "Can I come in?"
  Topics: wants, search, rest, google, hub, hardware, product, equipped, devices, assistant, pixel, life, smart.
• How Responsive Web Design Works - It's no secret that more and more people are accessing the internet using their mobile devices in addition to or in place of desktop computers. In fact, there are almost 7 billion mobile users worldwide. (For reference, the world population is currently 7.7 billion. That’s a lot of mobile activity.)
  Topics: template, web, visitors, cms, site, devices, responsive, website, design, works, mobile.
• How to Increase Mobile Conversion Rates for Online Stores - 7 keys to increase mobile conversion rates on your store. Don’t miss out on sales - quick changes, edits, & practical tips to optimize mobile conversions.
  Topics: add, rates, theme, stores, menu, conversion, page, cart, mobile, devices, users, online, product, increase, site.
• How to Screen Record on Mac, Windows 11, and Other Devices - Whether you’re teaching a new hire how to use a tool, explaining a complex project when an email just won’t do, or recording a personalized product demo, you need to know how to record your computer screen.
  Topics: choose, stop, screen, devices, recording, click, tap, windows, video, computer, mac, youre, record.
• How to Sell Across Channels and In-Person with Shopify POS Go - During the Shopify’s Winter ‘23 Edition, we learned about the release of a product called Shopify POS Go. Now, Shopify has always provided a POS for free to all of its users (and you have the option to upgrade to… Continue reading How to Sell Across Channels and In-Person with Shopify POS Go
  Topics: devices, sales, channels, sell, pos, need, retail, point, selling, store, inperson, sale, shopify.
• Internet of Things (IoT) and its positive impact on ecommerce - The Internet of Things (IoT) is impacting every sphere of personal and public life. The connected ecosystem of devices, sensors and applications is continuing to make great value additions to our life. From workplace collaboration to smart manufacturing to connected on-field employees, IoT and connected devices are continuing to boost efficiency like never before.
  Topics: customer, products, shopping, preferences, sensors, iot, connected, ecommerce, internet, positive, impact, stores, things, devices.
• IoT Security: Why Experts Are Scared -- And What You Can Do to Protect Yourself - The Internet of Things can enable your smart refrigerator to order a new carton of milk for you, but it can also allow cyber criminals to hack internet-connected baby monitors, compromise smart cars, and even shut down most of the East Coast’s internet access.
  Topics: devices, data, products, protect, cyber, experts, internet, vendors, personal, smart, iot, security, scared.
• Lotte brings Rezolve to South Korea - South Korean retail conglomerate Lotte is bringing London mobile shopping tech startup Rezolve into its market.
  Topics: largest, korean, ceo, lotte, worlds, devices, brings, rezolve, supermarket, south, rezolves, mobile, korea.
• Marketers, Take Note: Samsung Is Going All-In on Voice and Now Is the Time to Prepare - Around this time last year, I wrote about a new concept from Samsung SmartThings: connectivity that brings together all the devices one might use in her home and synchronize them in a way that makes them work together under one hub, intelligently.
  Topics: marketers, bixby, users, assistant, company, smart, note, samsung, allin, voice, way, devices, going, prepare.
• Mobile Payments Streamline Brick-and-mortar Checkout - The checkout counter at brick-and-mortar stores can have long lines. Mobile payment acceptance allows merchants to process credit and debit card transactions from anywhere and not necessarily at a counter.
  Topics: mobile, brickandmortar, devices, checkout, require, merchants, receipts, accept, mpos, payments, payment, streamline, store.
• Navigating Email Marketing without Open Rates - Apple rolled out iOS 15 on Sept. 20, 2021. The release provides users of iOS devices — iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch — the ability to load remote content privately, blocking the sender's ability to track opens. I've addressed iOS 15 twice.
  Topics: devices, email, open, software, navigating, opens, marketers, ios, rates, impact, marketing.
• Privacy Changes on Apple Devices, Chrome Will Impact Targeted Advertising - Privacy-related changes impacting Apple mobile devices and Google's Chrome browser will make it more difficult for businesses to target advertising at specific customers across platforms, applications, and devices. At issue are two separate technologies that are connected because of their privacy implications.
  Topics: ios, privacy, app, apple, changes, idfa, devices, targeted, user, advertising, safari, ahene, facebook, advertisers, google, chrome, cookies, impact.
• Privacy Changes to Streaming Ads Are Coming - Connected television, a rising star in the targeted, programmatic advertising industry, will soon be impacted by new privacy measures. Connected television is often called CTV or OTT. The latter stands for "over the top" and is reminiscent of cable boxes or Roku devices that sat over the top of televisions.
  Topics: devices, television, device, streaming, targeting, graph, tv, ctv, ip, coming, changes, addresses, privacy, ads, advertisers.
• Shopify POS Go Review – Everything You Need to Know - Shopify recently launched its POS Go product: a solution that many merchants have been waiting for. In this Shopify POS Go review, we’ll explore how the device solves past issues with mobile sales and go into detail with use cases… Continue reading Shopify POS Go Review – Everything You Need to Know
  Topics: merchants, need, customers, shopify, case, device, sale, devices, point, pos, sales, review, know.
• Singapore electronics upcycler Reebelo raises US$1.25 million - Singaporean refurbished-electronics marketplace Reebelo has raised a US$1.25 million seed round led by June Fund, with participation from Antler.
  Topics: singapore, upcycler, way, raises, million, waste, devices, used, strong, reebelos, usually, reebelo, electronics, us125, refurbished.
• Surprise, no one buys things via Alexa - Some numbers published in a report from The Information reveal that very few owners of Alexa-powered devices use them for shopping. Of about 50 million Alexa users, only about 100,000 reportedly bought something via voice interface more than once. It's not exactly surprising, but it may still harm the narrative of of conversational commerce that Amazon and others are trying to advance.
  Topics: users, shop, using, echo, devices, alexa, things, voice, buys, numbers, surprise, theres.
• Swappie bags $40.6M to sell more secondhand iPhones across Europe - Finland-based Swappie has closed a €35.8 million ($40.6M) Series B to expand into new markets in Europe. The ecommerce business refurbishes and resells used iPhones, taking care of the entire process from testing and repairing used handsets, to selling the refurbished devices via its own marketplace, with a 12-month warranty. Local VC and private equity […]
  Topics: 406m, europe, used, phones, bags, techcrunch, iphones, really, devices, refurbished, secondhand, buying, market, sell, business, swappie.
• The 13 Best Smart Home Devices & Systems of 2021 - In 2021, smart home systems and devices are more impressive and all-encompassing than ever.
  Topics: system, control, youre, google, devices, alexa, best, systems, smart, assistant, products.
• The Perfect Mobile Product Page - Mobile visitors benefit from small optimizations that make outsized improvements in add-to-cart and conversion metrics. In this post, I'll review tactics to improve sales from mobile product pages.
  Topics: multiple, mobile, visitors, perfect, page, products, sites, product, photos, devices, shoppers.
• The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Mastering Mobile Marketing - As of 2018, there were 3.7 billion people who accessed the internet through a mobile device, according to Statista. That's more than half the world's population. Aside from the astounding growth of mobile, many countries are witnessing people purchase smartphones first, bypassing PC ownership as their first means of internet connectivity. And marketers need to adapt.
  Topics: sheet, email, site, text, campaigns, ultimate, mastering, device, content, marketing, mobile, devices, users, cheat.
• The Ultimate Guide to the Internet of Things (IoT) - Raise your hand if you’ve heard of the Internet of Things (IoT). I’m guessing most of you have your hand up. Now, keep your hand raised if you understand how the Internet of Things (IoT) actually works. 
  Topics: guide, devices, smart, businesses, internet, iot, technology, companies, data, things, connected, ultimate.
• The future of voice recognition - This post originally published in 2019 has been updated for accuracy and relevance. Voice recognition devices are a growing trend especially when used in a shopping capacity. Research shows that 32% use voice-activated search daily instead of typing, and that 43% shop online with voice-activated devices.  It makes sense the likes of Amazon, Google and Apple would stay ahead of the curve with voice-enabled devices as the public moves more towards voice search on the internet. Such technological advancements are essentially the driving force behind changing consumer behavior. What’s more, as they begin to advance, people are increasingly becoming reliant on voice recognition devices that soon it will be inconceivable to imagine life without them. They’re already a staple in many households across the globe.  Voice recognition assistants are capable of more than just answering your queries for Google. Thanks to technical due diligence investment, software engineers and developers can continue growing the technology. More applications are being made specifically to be compatible with smart devices, such as smart household appliances. They can now help humans with tasks around the home such as controlling the heating, turning lights on and off, and using entertainment systems.  Top Advantages of Voice Enabled Tech Perhaps the biggest advantage of voice enabled device usage is time. It’s much faster to talk than type, so everyday tasks like setting up meetings or reminders, and placing orders becomes more efficient. What are the most popular activities while using such devices? Top three include: Researching products Adding items to cart Tracking a package Beyond boosting productivity, other advantages include increased accessibility to your business or services from those who have physical disabilities where typing is a barrier. It also promotes hands-free working, where notes can easily be dictated and shared instead of typed or written out. Security breaches and cyberattacks are on the rise as we shift more sensitive information accessibility online. Voice enabled tech protects user identities with an authentication layer particularly useful in the banking and medical sectors. Looking to Voice Enable Your Commerce Experiences? With the growth in voice enabled tech and its usage, comes new doors for ecommerce companies. Built effortless, convenient commerce experiences for your customers today. Learn More Important Notes On Voice Recognition The voice recognition market was valued at USD 10.70 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 27.155 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 16.8% over the forecast period 2021 - 2026. Virtual assistants are driving this growth in retail, banking, and automotive sectors, as well as personal home use. According to Google, 20% of queries on Google’s mobile app and Android devices are voice searches, and the number is expected to grow exponentially. Google’s voice assistant is now available on more than 400 million devices. As we continue to navigate contactless human interaction during COVID-19, voice enabled tech plays an integral role in those advancements. Where do we see the most adoption? Given the high population density of the Asia-Pacific region, both China and India are seeing the largest growth rates, especially using voice enabled functions in mobile banking. The future of voice recognition is looking bright. Given its current global usage both in the home and on the move, it seems as though this technology will only get bigger over the next few years.
  Topics: google, usage, voice, future, recognition, growth, tech, devices, voiceactivated, enabled, using.
• The future of voice recognition [infographic] - The future of voice recognition is looking bright. Given its current usage both in the home and on the move, it seems as though this technology will only get bigger over the next few years.
  Topics: growing, voice, technology, google, future, devices, voiceenabled, whats, amazon, infographic, smart, recognition.
• Useful (and Useless) Mobile Ecommerce Metrics - In my experience, there are a few "cuts" of data that matter more for mobile than for desktop. Conversely, there are a handful of traditional metrics from desktops that are not as important on mobile or potentially difficult to optimize.
  Topics: metrics, speed, useful, site, desktop, ecommerce, bounce, device, users, rate, useless, devices, mobile.
• Voice Search: What This Game-Changing Tech Means for Ecommerce - To date, the only thing that voice search has really disrupted is Santa’s 2017 inventory. But if we need evidence that voice search will be a big deal – like, smartphone big – look no further than the companies joining the voice search party: Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Alibaba have all […]
  Topics: speaker, ecommerce, smart, customers, google, gamechanging, shopping, tech, devices, voice, means, speakers, search.
• Why Mobile SaaS Conversions Are Lower Than Desktop - Some software-as-a-service companies experience much lower paid conversions from consumers on mobile devices versus desktop and laptop computers. The gap can be troubling, and there are four regular suspects.
  Topics: process, devices, paid, conversions, users, saas, trial, poor, desktop, lower, onboarding, accounts, mobile.
• Why You Need a Responsive Web Design and How to Do It [+ Examples] - The insights from this article came from the HubSpot Academy's Free Website Optimization Course. Take the full course to learn more about responsive design and how to optimize your website's performance.
  Topics: website, mobile, users, device, responsive, web, websites, devices, screen, design, examples, need.
• Your Customers Are Using Multiple Devices; You Should, Be, Too, With Omni-Channel Marketing. - The Walt Disney Company, Ticketmaster and J. Crew all use this marketing strategy. Here's how you can emulate their model.
  Topics: devices, website, brands, multiple, platforms, create, mobile, users, experience, using, omnichannel, consumers, customers, marketing.