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Google Play quietly rolls out carrier billing for Verizon subscribers

Google Play quietly rolls out carrier billing for Verizon subscribers
  • Posted November 1, 2012, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Verizon subscribers with Android smartphones can now lump their usual carrier services and Google Play app purchases together on a single bill. The new addition, which was rumored earlier and then confirmed, reportedly went live as early as yesterday for…

Google wants to digitize your wallet, tickets, passes and more

Google wants to digitize your wallet, tickets, passes and more
  • Posted August 28, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web With Video
  • In the wake of Passport, Apple's upcoming answer to digital wallets, Google has announced it is working toward making its current Google Wallet service more robust. In a Q&A session hosted by YouTube, Google Wallet developer Robin Dua said the…

Square to become payment processor for Starbucks

Square to become payment processor for Starbucks
  • Posted August 8, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Starbucks, a company known for its forward-thinking nature and $1.95 cups of coffee, has made a deal with credit card processing outfit Square. Square will be providing the popular caffeine-based franchise with its payment processing services while Starbucks invests a…

PayPal freezes VPN provider's account, spooked by BitTorrent

PayPal freezes VPN provider
  • Posted June 25, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • TorGuard, a VPN service provider, was recently given the cold shoulder by PayPal for providing BitTorrent-related services. Upon discovery of TorGuard's relationship with BitTorrent, PayPal abruptly froze the company's account, preventing the virtual network provider from sending or receiving payments…

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