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| The Hidden Tax on Every Smartphone and Tablet You Buy (ContributorNetwork) - ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | You weren't charged it when they rang your smartphone up at the register, and your receipt won't have any mention of it. But if you bought an Android smartphone in the last year or so, odds are you paid Microsoft $5 for the privilege of using Android, according to Citi analyst Walter Pritchard as quoted in Business Insider. Meanwhile, Google stands to collect about a billion dollars a year from Apple on account of people who buy the iPhone, according to John Paczkowski of AllThingsD. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:20:53 GMT |
| Toymakers gear up for year of the "AppCessory" (Reuters) - Reuters - Having found this holiday season that they cannot beat iPad, iPhone and iPod, toymakers have decided to join them, lining up a host of playthings that come to life when hooked up to the devices, gadgets that kids love to play with. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:58:57 GMT |
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| Droid 4 Launches on Verizon (ContributorNetwork) - ContributorNetwork - The Verizon Droid line of smartphones has been the carrier's flagship since its launch in 2010. With "Droid Does" commercials, which emphasized the things an Android-powered smartphone could do that the iPhone couldn't, it turned the gadget made by Motorola into one of Apple's first real competitors. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:36:46 GMT |
| Google Wallet hacked twice: Here's how to keep your phone (and money) safe (Digital Trends) - Digital Trends - Anything that only requires a physical tap to take money away from you always sounds ripe for exploitation. It sure may be convenient, but with the Google Wallet’s PIN system cracked twice in the past two days, compromised by both rooted and unrooted Android phones, safety is going to have to come before convenience. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:15:39 GMT |