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Google Creating Mobile Payment Tech: Report
Google is joining Citigroup and Mastercard to set up a mobile payment system that will turn Android phones into a kind of electronic wallet, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The new technology, which is in its early stages, will allow consumers to wave their Android phones in front of…
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T-Mobile Customers Outraged Over Proposed ATT Sale
T-Mobile customers do not appear to be happy about the company’s proposed sale to AT&T. In statements to me here at eWEEK, and elsewhere on the Internet, the last company that these people want to see handling their wireless service is the struggling and much-maligned AT&T. Many of those people suggest that their only refuge…
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Apple Fixes Security, Bugs in iOS 4.3.1 Update
Apple released a minor security and maintenance update for its iOS devices a few days earlier than expected to fix mobile connections, graphics and Apple TV bugs. Apple’s iOS 4.3.1 update, issued March 25, included a handful of security and maintenance fixes for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The update comes as Apple prepares…
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Windows Phone 7 Updates Hit Snags in U.S.
This week, Microsoft began pushing through its long-awaited “NoDo” update for Windows Phone 7, although device owners in the United States could have a longer wait before receiving theirs. The “NoDo” update includes cut-and-paste and improvements to Messaging, WiFi and Outlook. It tweaks the “stability of switching between camera and video modes,” according to information…
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Arrow ECS Launches Sales Portal for HP Resellers
In an effort to help its resellers drive more revenue from services sales, distributor Arrow Electronics’ Enterprise Computing Solutions group is launching a new services portal to help identify and sell HP system upgrades. The program – called the Arrow Sales Acceleration Portal, or ASAP – mines a reseller’s installed-based service contract records to find…