E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- August 25, 2015

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Cyber-Posse Aims to Round Up Ashley Madison Hackers
McDonald's Tips Android Pay Launch
Spredfast Gets Something to Shout About
Samsung to Ask SC to Reverse Tide in Apple Case
iPhone Users Can Test-Drive Samsung Galaxy for One Thin Dollar

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Today's Story Highlights

Cyber-Posse Aims to Round Up Ashley Madison Hackers
The Toronto Police Service on Monday reported on the progress of Project
Unicorn, the official investigation into the hack attack on Ashley
Madison, an adultery-promoting website. The Toronto police are working
closely with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the RCMP, the
FBI, and the Ministry of the Attorney General's criminal law office in
carrying out the investigation.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82417.html

McDonald's Tips Android Pay Launch
An internal McDonald's memo labeled "proprietary and confidential" has
been circulating, advising employees to get ready for a Wednesday launch
of Android Pay -- the successor to Google Wallet, and Google's answer to
Apple Pay. Google officially announced Android Pay this spring, during
it's annual developers conference, saying only that Android Pay would
launch with "Android M."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82414.html

Spredfast Gets Something to Shout About
Spredfast last week announced its acquisition of Shoutlet, a social data
aggregator. Shoutlet has been a "huge innovator" in the social CRM
space, said Spredfast CEO Rod Favaron. "With this acquisition, Spredfast
gains that technology as well as the team that built it. It's a game
changer. ... Customers will have more ways to understand their audiences
and impact the customer journey."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82416.html

Samsung to Ask SC to Reverse Tide in Apple Case
Samsung last week filed a motion to stay the U.S. Court of Appeals'
order in its multiyear patent war with Apple, indicating that it plans
to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Samsung reportedly will ask
the Court to hear its appeal of a 2012 federal jury's verdict that it
violated Apple's iPhone patents. Samsung has received support for its
position from several large tech firms.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82412.html

iPhone Users Can Test-Drive Samsung Galaxy for One Thin Dollar
Samsung on Friday kicked off the Samsung Ultimate Test Drive, a new
promotion aimed at drawing iPhone users into its fold. For just one
dollar Samsung will provide iPhone users with a Galaxy smartphone --
models available include the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, as well as the S6
edge+ and Note 5 -- plus a month of cellular service. The promotion is
open only to iPhone users.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82409.html

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