EBay faces backlash
Despite having officially withdrawn its plan to require sellers using its Australian auction site to use only PayPal, a payment service owned by eBay, as its electronic payments processor, eBay is facing a backlash from users and one rival, says ARN.
Last week, Paymate, an eBay rival in online payment processing, lodged a formal complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, regarding what it called eBay's restrictive trade practices.
And angry eBay users are threatening to take the online auction giant to court over the "aggressive manner in which eBay continues to promote PayPal as its preferred payment method".
EU researchers unlock RFID potential
Radio frequency identification (RFID) promises to revolutionise stock management, but few applications exist so far. Now, European researchers are perfecting a platform to unlock the potential of RFID, reports ICT Results.
RFID promises to revolutionise retailing through advanced stock management, sophisticated promotions and supply chain optimisation. But cost-effective solutions have proved elusive because serious technical and business hurdles exist. Few efforts have addressed the problems in a consistent way.
The EU-funded SMART project is putting the finishing touches to a complete RFID application platform that addresses the technical problems, and presents options for an integrated solution to the business issues.
Jewellery retailer goes mobile
Titanium-Jewelry.com, an online retailer of contemporary jewellery designs for men and women, has unveiled its new mobile commerce (m-commerce) shopping portal made possible through mPoria's GoMobile m-commerce solution, states Web Wire.
Through mPoria's technology, Titanium-Jewelry.com offers its customers the ability to browse, price compare and shop using any mobile phone or device.
Titanium-jewelry.com has embraced technology repeatedly over the years, with the deployment of e-commerce, and now m-commerce, capabilities, in addition to other technologies that include vodcasts, podcasts, digital look books and technically advanced gift guides, says Web Wire.
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