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<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gazelle sells original iPads on new Web store]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gazelle, which has a long history of buying used gadgets from users, is now running a pilot program to sell some of them back on a standalone Web store it launched today. The store sells all six models of the originaliPad, which is being sourced with units Gazelle bought off its customers. &quot;We have been exploring the development of an e-commerce experience, and the iPad presented us with a perfect set of circumstances to get out in front of customers with a simple pilot,&quot; said Israel Ganot, co-founder and CEO of Gazelle, in a statement. Ganot says the pilot is the direct result of the company netting a &quot;record number&quot; of trade-ins of the original iPad after its sequel was announced, and that it's &quot;the first step of many&quot; on the way to the company selling other gadgets. Gazelle already has its own shop of lightly used items it sells through a specialty store on eBay, though this new store gives the company more control over pricing mechanisms, design and customer data. &quot;Through the pilot, the company hopes to better understand consumer demand for buying high-quality used electronics and develop customer feedback it would use to define a future solution,&quot; the company said in its press release about the storefront.Gazelle&amp;39's new iPad storefront.(Credit:CNET)As for prices, the six models run anywhere from $379.99 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model, all the way to $479.99 for the top of the line, 64GB version with built-in AT&amp;T 3G. Bundled with those units is the original box, charger, dock cable and manual, along with a 30-day return policy. The service's storefront says that the displays are &quot;flawless&quot; and the units have &quot;minimal signs of wear from normal handling, such as light scratches.&quot; The same units at the time of writing would fetch $183 to $306 from the lowest to the highest model if sold to Gazelle. That's a constantly moving target based on the company's pricing engine, which grabs sales data from around the Web to determine market value. Gazelle offers customers who sell their device free protection on that price, as well as offering a higher amount if the price goes up at the time it's evaluated by the company's staff. The price of the first-generation iPad has dropped considerably since the announcement of the iPad 2 in March. Retailers, including Apple, have sold both new and refurbished units at up to $300 less than prices that held for a year. Apple continues to sell refurbished versions of the original iPad starting at $349 and going up to $659, all of which come with a one-year warranty, as well as a new battery, and aluminum casing.Gazelle says this first batch of stock is roughly 1,000 iPads. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Google one step closer to mobile payments]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>samrogersa</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Google is partnering with MasterCard and Citigroup to deliver a mobile-payment service to Android smartphones, according to a report.Citing anonymous sources, The Wall Street Journal reports that Google will allow people with debit and credit cards from the two financial giants to turn on an app and pay for a purchase from their smartphones. At no point would they need to take those cards out of their wallets to make a purchase.The Nexus S Android phone is equipped with NFC abilities.(Credit:Samsung)Google plans to launch the program later this year, according to today's article.The Journal report follows an earlier claim via Bloomberg that Google will deliver a mobile-payment service in the next few months. The Bloomberg article said Google is planning to pay for &quot;thousands&quot; of installations of near-field communication systems (NFC) around New York City and San Francisco as part of a test. When consumers buy products where one of the systems is installed, they will need only to hold their devices up to the reader to make a purchase, Bloomberg said.Google has yet to unveil a &quot;mobile wallet&quot; that would go along with its NFC service, but a report that surfaced earlier this year claimed the company was working on a platform code-named &quot;Cream&quot; that would deliver the ability to make payments from NFC-enabled Android devices.The company's NFC plans are very much up in the air for now. According to The Wall Street Journal's sources, Google will look to expand its partnerships with other financial institutions. However, that will only happen if its first test is successful.Google did not immediately respond to CNET's request for comment.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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