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Restaurants and shop owners fed up with antiquated cash registers and expensive credit card terminals are switching to cheaper devices that plug into smartphones and tablets.

Restaurants and shop owners fed up with antiquated cash registers and expensive credit card terminals are switching to cheaper devices that plug into smartphones and tablets.

A report urging British Chancellor George Osborne to hand out shares in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds to the public was described by the British Treasury as "quite robust and well researched" but speaking on Morning Ireland, analyst Justin Urquhart Stewart of Seven Investment Management in London described the plan as a "faintly ridiculous ... (more)

Hope these days may seem to be on life support, but a world-renowned Houston pastor is keeping it alive through a new iPhone app that is getting rave reviews.

ASMALLWORLD CEO Sabine Heller is in the midst of relaunching her company, taking it from an exclusive social network into an internationally-focused travel and lifestyle club with perks and privileges like travel discounts at top hotels and VIP access into some of the world's best nightclubs.

Should a retailer build a mobile site or a mobile app? The short answer is "it depends," say David Katz, vice president and general manager of mobile at daily deals operator Groupon Inc. , and Cam Fortin, vice president of web-only wine seller Wine.com.

A look back at some of the biggest small business and start-up stories from the past week, with a focus on Washington.

All investors understand the risks secular changes can pose to a firm or even an entire industry.

Apple is prepared to launch a program that will allow customers to trade in their old iPhones at the company's retail stores.

ReachLocal is moving boldly to find new ways to boost the business of its SMB customers.

BEIJING: China is notorious for its knockoffs. But now comes a knockoff of one of the gods of American ingenuity: Steven P Jobs.

ASU students Jeremy Goldberg, Jacob Goldberg and Perry Czopp have just released a new app that features restaurant profiles and discount deals around the valley.

With its stock having plunged after giving troubling guidance back in February, the payment processor has something to prove to investors in this quarter's report.

The app which recently rolled out in Vancouver has gathered no less than 20,000 downloads in its first five weeks, according to TikTok Ltd.

First, merchants had that heavy metal piece of equipment that made a "ca-ching" noise when you opened the cash drawer sitting in their shops.

Want a new way to sort through all your email? No, it's not another email startup coming your way.

Groupon says its new mobile transaction rates are the lowest out there. But that depends on how you look at the fine details.

Pinterest started in 2009 as a website for saving photos of things people were interested in.

Avabar, a nightlife-themed app and social network for iPhone and Android, helps users find cool nightspots, fun people and cheap drinks.

If like most people you use Facebook on your mobile device, you've probably noticed more ads amongst your friends' updates.