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Mobile Commerce, also known as M-Commerce or mCommerce, is the ability to conduct commerce using a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a smartphone, or other emerging mobile equipment. Mobile commerce was born in 1997 when the first two mobile-phone enabled Coca Cola vending machines were installed in the Helsinki area in Finland. The machines accepted payment via SMS text messages. The first mobile phone-based banking service was launched in 1997 by Merita Bank of Finland, also using SMS. Presentations o Kayhan Ahmadi – LevelUp Chicago Crew Chief o Lily B. Cole-Chu – LevelUp …

We’re excited to be holding our May MoMo Chi meeting in the brand new 1871 space! This month, Aric Jacover of Jacover Law will present on the following subject: What Every Mobile App Developer Needs To Know About Intellectual Property (How To Protect and Use IP To Maximize Profits and Reduce Risk) Aric will discuss the life of a mobile app — from development to marketing to sales — while focusing his talk on the various IP issues that can arise along the way and how to best handle them. Other elements of his talk will include: – Distinguishing between …

In our planning meeting last December, NFC was the number #1 requested topic. So by popular demand, here it is! In case you are wondering, here is the WikiPedia definition “Near field communication (NFC) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters.” Monday, April 23, 2012, 5:30 PM Morningstar 22 West Washington Street 7th Floor Chicago, IL About the speaker – Igor Fedulov, the CEO of Intersog will be talking about NFC. Igor has …

For those that didn’t get to CES this year, MoMo Chi is bringing the best of CES directly to you. Nokia – winner of the Best Smartphone of CES with its Lumia 900 – sponsors this month’s event. Get hands-on time with Nokia’s newest Window’s Phone devices. Hear plans for the US market and Nokia’s new focus on apps and developers, including seeding thousands of devices to developers, access to tools, support and training. Join Mobile Monday and Nokia executives: “We want developer’s to unleash their creative force and build an experience  – not just an app –  to bring smartphones to life …

This month we are brining you a preview of CocoaConf with Eric’s talk on testing iOS applications. We will also be giving a lucky person a FREE CONFERENCE PASS. Please note the meetup is on Tuesday instead of Monday. Topic: Testing your applications is important! Writing good tests is just as important! This talk will be divided into two main parts. The first part will cover exactly what goes into a good test. The second part will cover the basics of two testing frameworks, OCDSpec and Objective C Slim. Objective C Slim is an acceptance testing framework, and for those …

How to innovate in a disruptive mobile market from an incumbent Ecommerce position: lessons for both startups and established enterprises. Orbitz first launched a mobile site in the Spring of 2007 and continued the next few years focusing on providing timely and helpful information for travelers. Fast-forward to 2010, it brought the ability to book travel (flights, hotels, and car rentals) through its mobile website and followed up with launches of apps for iPhone/Android later that year, as well as an app for iPad in July 2011. It also launched similar offerings globally under different brands. Throughout this time, the …

Join MoMo Chicago & Nokia for a night of app demos, tech talk, open bar & appetizers Our friends from Nokia are hosting this networking mixer and app demo at the classy Bin 36!  We will have the opportunity to meet with Dave Bost -Developer Evangelist, from Microsoft who will be doing a presentation on Mango App Development and a Nokia representative talking about upcoming programs and training. When: Monday, August 29, 2011, 6:00 PM Where: Bin 36 – 339 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL What:  Talk with Nokia and Microsoft reps, see demos, network, open bar & appetizers Advance Registration Here – If you would like to …

Apple Worldwide Developer Conference Roundup Daniel Slowinski of the Nerdery (http://www.nerdery.com) will be providing the details on iOS 5 and the new launches from WWDC ’11. Monday, June 20, 2011 – 6:00 PM NAVTEQ – 425 West Randolph Street Chicago, IL About Daniel Slowinski I graduated from the University of Illinois in 2009 with a BS in Computer Engineering. I started my career with Motorola in Schaumburg working on proof-of-concept and low-volume specialty products for the government and private industry. After taking up an interest in iOS development, I left Motorola and joined the Nerdery to fulfill a growing desire to …

How are retailers using mobile technologies to drive shoppers in store – and to spend more once they are there? We’ll discuss several retailers’ innovative tactics, some of the key challenges slowing mobile adoption, and how to score a few quick wins. Register Here Monday, May 23, 2011 at 6:00 PM — 22 West Washington Street Chicago, IL About Nick Fotis Nick Fotis serves as Digital Strategy Manager at Arc Worldwide, the marketing services arm of Leo Burnett. He helps brands understand how their audience engages with mobile devices, how to leverage mobile to reach business goals, and how to …