JD.com said it has achieved 127.5 billion yuan in orders between 0:00 of June 1 and 0:10 of June 18, a record high for the Chinese company during the so-called June 18 Shopping Festival -- the mid-year online shopping spree resembling the November 11 extravaganza. More than 90 percent of orders placed on JD.com are now able to be delivered on the day or within the second day, thanks to JD.com's efficient logistics arm operated by the company directly, according to a Sina news report on Monday. JD.com's results follow US technology giant Google announcing that it has signed a strategic partnership with the Chinese second-largest ecommerce firm with the aim to break into the Chinese retail market and optimise the retail ecosystem. Google believes the Asia-Pacific region is one of the largest and fastest-growing ecommerce marketplaces in the world, with consumers from Southeast Asia alone expected to spend $88.1 billion online by 2025. JD.com figures showed that the top five most … [Read more...] about JD.com breaks records in mid-year shopping spree
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How to prepare your products and brand for conversational commerce
Over half a billion people are already using voice assistants each week. Experts expect this number to markedly increase in the coming months thanks to a variety of imminent product releases. Given the size of the opportunity in this burgeoning market, competition is unsurprisingly fierce, with the technology titans going toe-to-toe to win a place in every room of everyone’s home. According to Strategy Analytics, Amazon’s Echo devices currently have 67 percent of the smart speaker market, compared to Google’s 25 percent share. However, Google Assistant, the company’s rival to Alexa and Siri, is reportedly picking up the pace and is now installed on over 400 million devices, including the Google Home speakers and a sizeable proportion of Android phones. Anecdotal accounts from users suggest that it takes some time to become comfortable with asking a machine questions out loud. And it takes even longer to trust the technology sufficiently to use it for online … [Read more...] about How to prepare your products and brand for conversational commerce
Google now offering the Nexus 7 with free shipping and a $25 Play Store credit
Black Friday is just a few days away, and that means a shopping frenzy that could get you physically injured if you were to go out to a store. Luckily, there are plenty of online deals, and many of them are just as good if not better than those you'll find in stores. Google wants to be part of the festivities as well, and has unveiled a deal for its Nexus 7 that starts today. We've already seen other retailers dropping the price of the Nexus 7 recently, but Google isn't doing that. Instead, Google has announced that customers in the US and Canada (only) who order a Nexus 7 starting today will get free shipping (which can be fairly expensive in through the Play Store), as well as a $25 Google Play credit so you can fill up that tablet with apps, games, movies, music, books, magazines, or newspapers. Had the deals through Best Buy, Amazon, and eBay not already ended, we would have suggested that this deal through Google wasn't as impressive as it would sound, because those … [Read more...] about Google now offering the Nexus 7 with free shipping and a $25 Play Store credit
Comments for : Apple Pay quickly takes the top spot among U.S. mobile payments services
posted on 28 Oct 2014, 01:10 7 1. ManusImperceptus (Posts: 724; Member since: 10 Jun 2014) Activated credit cards says nothing; every iPhone owner will hurry up and activate the service as soon as they get their hands on their new phone, especially the early buyers. How they'll use it afterwards is what counts; let's wait a few months and see what happens before we declare a winner. Who knows, there might not even be one...! posted on 28 Oct 2014, 01:21 0 2. benzb (Posts: 73; Member since: 19 Jan 2012) I agree with you 100%! I activated my credit cards with Apple Pay the day I got my iPhone 6 and I have not used the service once. It has been three weeks now. posted on 28 Oct 2014, 01:45 5 4. androiphone20 (Posts: 1654; Member since: 10 Jul 2013) The service has only been available for a week and you're already saying it's been 3? are you for real? 16. a_merryman (Posts: 749; Member since: 14 Dec 2011) http://i.imgur.com/y6Vde.jpg posted on 28 Oct 2014, … [Read more...] about Comments for : Apple Pay quickly takes the top spot among U.S. mobile payments services
Best new Android, iPhone and Windows Phone apps for November 2013
What a month for apps! The biggest app news of the month is without a doubt the fact that Instagram finally made its way on Windows Phone (it’s still a beta), covering one of the most glaring holes of Microsoft’s operating system. Windows Phone head Joe Belfiore promised that this is just a sign of things to come and Microsoft will likely catch up with apps with Android and iOS by the end of 2014. This optimistic forecast however would mean a lot of work on behalf of developers in coming months.The two biggest platform, Android and iOS, on the other hand, are now both above the 1 million app mark, and are quickly adding more and better apps. Camera Awesome is the most notable arrival on Android - the app has been on iOS for quite a while, and it’s now migrated over to Android as well. Well-known developer Koushik Dutta released his long anticipated AllCast app that allows to easily stream videos to Roku, Apple TV, Xbox and others.Other apps we personally liked include … [Read more...] about Best new Android, iPhone and Windows Phone apps for November 2013