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New iPhone Carriers Aim To Control, Or Profit From, Mobile Data Consumption

Since the iPhone first arrived on the scene, it has been used to access mobile data like no other device before it. Owners of iPhones browse the web, download apps, upload photos to social networks, and generally download more and ...READ»

Rise Of The Machines: How Rube Goldberg Inspired A Decade Of Creative Copycats

Look! Another RGM. What is it about Goldberg’s contraptions that’s made them such an enduring commercial form and reliable source of web traffic?READ»

Google's NFC-Powered Digital Wallet: Room For Your Shopping Lists, Credit Cards ... And Complete Trust

Square's gone after the clunky old cash register. Now Google's trying to reinvent how we pay for even more things. It's just revealed Wallet, the first big-name, large scale rollout of NFC wireless wave-and-pay next generation credit cards.READ»

Google, ISIS Plotting The Downfall Of The Magnetic-Strip Credit Card

Google is poised to reveal ambitious NFC credit card plans, and ISIS has its own ideas about how to revolutionize payment systems. How the demise of the magnetic-strip card will change the way we pay for stuff. READ»

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iFive: Sony Canada Hacked, Google's NFC Credit Plans, No Windows 8 Soon, Amazon's Cheaper 3G Kindle, EU Laws Vs. Cookies

It's Wednesday May 25th, the 145th day of this year and 50 years to the day that J.F.K. said we'd put "a man on the Moon." Interesting, no? Almost as interesting as our summary of today's early news!READ»

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iFive: Sprint vs. AT&T Deal, Apple Pulls "Gay Cure" App, China Snoops on Facebook?, Verizon Reveals More 4G, Google Books Woes

Welcome to the middle of the week: And here, to help you get over the hump, is iFive--our coverage of the early news.READ»

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iFive: RIM PlayBook Pricing, Steve Jobs Summoned to Court, New York Times Paywall Grows, Twitter's Size, Verizon and Sprint?

It's Tuesday--or what we like to call newsday. So quick, catch up on all the early developments with i5:READ»

Sprint Embraces Google Voice

Sprint is integrating Google's Voice digital telephony protocol into its cell phone network offerings. Did Google just insert an important crack in the cell phone industry that it'll lever open later?READ»

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iFive: AT&T Buys T-Mobile, China Hacks Gmail, Nexus S 4G Leaked, Facebook Snaps Up Snaptu, Sony's Thunderbolt MacBook Air Rival

The week's just starting for most of us; but for others it's already well underway. So here's the early news, to get you up to speed:READ»

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T-Mobile, Sprint Back Mobile Marketing Company Zoove

The idea behind Zoove is incredibly simple, yes, but simplicity is exactly what marketers yearn for in the age of iPhones, Androids, and BlackBerrys.READ»

Rumor: Verizon Paying Apple to Shun T-Mobile, Sprint

The Verizon iPhone rumor mill has just taken a bizarre spin: Rumors have popped up that Verizon is paying Apple to shun rival networks T-mobile and Sprint. Isn't this anti-competitive and illegal?READ»

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Why You Should Start a Company in... Kansas City

It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick.READ»

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Launch Could Crash and Burn Without Verizon

Verizon announced that they will not carry any of Microsoft's do-or-die Windows Phone 7 phones at launch--or any time this year. That could well doom Windows Phone 7 to a Palm-like demise.READ»

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Walmart Changes the Cell Phone Game

Partnering with T-Mobile, the big box giant brings its first fully fledged mobile plan to market. It's cheaper and has fewer penalties than its competitors. Could this be the kick in the pants the carriers need?READ»

Your Smartphone Will Soon Double as Your Wallet

The race is on to transform your smartphone into your wallet.READ»

Sprint Supplier Spying, Senators Suspect

A group of Republican Senators are requesting the Obama administration block Sprint from receiving crucial telecoms gear from China's Huawei. Why is the GOP standing in the way of trade? READ»

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Say Goodbye to Unlimited Smartphone Data Plans: Verizon to Fall Soon

Earlier this month, AT&T moved to tiered, not unlimited, data plans. Now Verizon says they'll go that route as well. Unlimited data plans are not long for this world--here's why.READ»

HTC's Evo 4G: Everything You Like About This Smartphone Costs Extra

HTC's Evo 4G is the most exciting Android phone since...well, fine, I guess the Nexus One wasn't that long ago. But it does look amazing, and Sprint announced full pricing and release dates.READ»