{"id":2637,"date":"2013-01-22T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2013-01-22T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T15:23:20","slug":"appstoreplaystore-helps-bridge-the-gap-to-using-credit-card-transactions-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2013\/01\/22\/appstoreplaystore-helps-bridge-the-gap-to-using-credit-card-transactions-online","title":{"rendered":"AppStore\/PlayStore helps bridge the gap to using credit card transactions online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"My RM10 latte @ Artisan Roast. I can safely say that it's great coffee. Place a little too hip for me by byte, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/byte\/8379598463\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8499\/8379598463_05c802103e_n.jpg?resize=320%2C320\" alt=\"My RM10 latte @ Artisan Roast. I can safely say that it's great coffee. Place a little too hip for me\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Does your mother have an iPad? Know people in their 40&#8217;s playing games on their smartphones or tablets?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m starting to see iPad&#8217;s transcend ages. People are using their tablets from the time they are a year old to the time they are in their 70&#8217;s (yes, personally seen these age ranges).<\/p>\n<p>The touch interface is amazing. A handheld computer without a keyboard &#8211; who&#8217;d have thought this would work?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buying an application from the App Store convinces you that its a good idea to use your credit card over the Internet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/01\/13\/fashion\/a-20-somethings-web-site-for-women-over-40.html?ref=technology&amp;pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0\">A Generation Gap? Not on This Website<\/a> I was quite convinced that there&#8217;s more to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halsbrook.com\/\">Halsbrook<\/a> than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>E-commerce in Malaysia is growing. People are getting used to buying things online. A lot still happens via bank transfers (which suck for e-commerce unless you use a capable payment gateway). Getting convinced that its a good idea to use your credit card online is an important first step. The App Stores (or google Play Store) bridges this gap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20AppStore%2FPlayStore%20helps%20bridge%20the%20gap%20to%20using%20credit%20card%20transactions%20online&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bytebot.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2013%2F01%2F22%2Fappstoreplaystore-helps-bridge-the-gap-to-using-credit-card-transactions-online&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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Know people in their 40&#8217;s playing games on their smartphones or tablets? I&#8217;m starting to see iPad&#8217;s transcend ages. People are using their tablets from the time they are a year old to the time they are in their 70&#8217;s (yes, personally seen these age ranges). 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