Apple announced a groundbreaking new operating system on Tuesday. iOS 8 will be available starting September 17 to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users as a free software update with new Messages and Photos features and a new Health app. Read more
Even if you’re not Apple-obsessed, there are certain things online sellers should know about Tuesday’s big Apple launch event. Beyond the introduction of the latest iPhone (6 and 6 Plus) and operating system release (iOS 8), and the new Apple Read more
People who simply must have the latest Apple gadget often trade in their old devices, creating a boon for certain services. eBay, always quick to capitalize on the trend, has created a new landing page to encourage consumers to trade Read more
Up until today, the term “charge it” in relation to Apple products has referred to the devices’ batteries. But with the expected launch of an iWallet on Tuesday, it takes on a whole new meaning for mobile shoppers. A week Read more
We’ve written a lot about the amount of testing Etsy conducted over the course of the spring and summer months, along with sellers’ reaction. Etsy has wrapped up some, but not all, of the tests as the holiday shopping season Read more
Many’s the seller who sends items to Amazon’s warehouses only to find out upon arrival the marketplace considers the item to be hazardous material and slates the shipment for destruction. But Amazon has a pilot program that allow certain sellers Read more
The service that let you “blog” fast wants you to “buy” fast as well. Twitter is testing a new ecommerce feature that lets merchants and artists sell through their tweets. Taking much more than 140 characters to explain the new Read more
A 24-year veteran of Bain & Company has joined eBay as its Global Head of Strategy, helping to boost its gender diversity numbers. Kris Miller, who was a partner and also served on the board of directors at Bain, joined Read more
Each year online sellers have the opportunity to rate the online payments services they use to process their ecommerce payments in the Sellers Choice Awards, and this year’s results were published in Sunday’s EcommerceBytes Update newsletter. Readers evaluated 13 online Read more
eBay promised to provide sellers with information about possible fee adjustments and protections after an incident left many buyers and sellers unable to sign in to their eBay accounts last Wednesday. eBay sent emails on Fridays to some sellers it identified as having been Read more
