ecommerce

The day is nearing, many say, when your smartphone will be your wallet, letting you make purchases as stored cash or credit that will be wirelessly accepted by stores or soda machines. Merchants, in turn, will use smartphones like modern point-of-sale devices to process your plastic credit cards.

Get ready for the biggest shopping day of the year - bookmark the hottest destinations on the Web touting Black Friday deals.

Are domain registrars making money from cybersquatters at the expense of legitimate brands? If so, why isn't ICANN stopping it?

Just about everyone has a key chain full of plastic cards for discounts at various stores. The traditional loyalty offerings from many retailers involve collecting lots of customer data, but companies--particularly grocery stores--often do a poor job of analyzing it.