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Battle over mobile payments is raging

All eyes are on Samsung Pay and its embedded LoopPay inside the Galaxy S6 smartphone

Microsoft, Intel team on low-cost Windows 10 phones

Intel rethinking tablets with new Atom X5, X7 chips

From Microsoft: Two new Lumia smartphones to upgrade later to Windows 10

High-end versions of the Lumia phones running the Windows 10 natively promised for later in 2015

Google confirms carrier plans, details coming soon

Nokia, DoCoMo test high-frequency mobile with an eye on 5G

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 2

DoCoMo app shares SIM credentials with offline devices

Qualcomm puts silicon brain in flagship Snapdragon 820 chip

Will network disaggregation play in the enterprise?

HP, Dell and Juniper target cloud for now, but some businesses might be on tap later

Sony’s Xperia Z4 Tablet is light and has two good cameras

For a speed boost, Alcatel-Lucent says use both cell and Wi-Fi

NSA authorization to collect bulk phone data extended to June 1

How a Blu-ray disc could install malware on your computer

Samsung Galaxy S6 gets 3 things right and 3 things wrong

Net neutrality could hamper new mobile services, Nokia CEO says

MediaTek wants to put its chips in Chromebooks

Samsung hopes better looks, more power will make the Galaxy S6 a winner

Samsung to launch mobile payments in challenge to Google, Apple

YO! This messaging app has a lot more to say for itself, even offline

Lenovo brings 64-bit Android to $129 tablet

Acer going all in with Windows 10 smartphones

HTC One M9 revealed ahead of official launch

Acer’s new low-cost handset will be upgradeable to Windows 10

White House privacy proposal aims to give consumers control over data

Ractive aims to bring Web programming to the masses

Google’s new campus plans hint at staggering ambitions

With expansion into West Africa, VMK ignites Africa-designed brands competition

Yahoo gains U.S. search share on the back of Firefox

comScore confirms continuing upward trend in Yahoo's fortunes

Google tests business Hangouts in search results

Users can launch live chats with businesses they query

FTC: Imposter scams bully into top 3 consumer complaints spot

Identity theft is #1 complaint for 15th year in a row, FTC says

Funniest video about Boston winter e-vah

Avaya takes a unique approach to ease the pain of SDN migrations

With a new approach that focuses on the entire network, Avaya aims to facilitate the painful transition to a software defined network.

The FCC’s net neutrality rules: What we know so far

Smartphones charge in a minute with bio-battery

Smartphones tethered to the wall could become a thing of the past. Q4 2016 will see the arrival of batteries that charge quicker than anything seen before.

Samsung and HTC have a lot to prove with Sunday smartphone launches

Fresh from $532.9M win, Smartflash sues Apple again

Survey: iPhone 6 powers an increase in enterprise adoption of iOS

Android activations among Good Technology's mobile management customers fell after Apple's new iPhone debuted

IBM to pump $4 billion into cloud, mobile and analytics

Ericsson seeks to block sales of Apple products in US, stepping up patent dispute

Apple Watch may be more water resistant than previously thought

D-Link remote access vulnerabilities remain unpatched

Hackers exploit router flaws in unusual pharming attack

LTE can mooch off of Wi-Fi spectrum with new Qualcomm chipset

Republican bill would overturn FCC municipal broadband decision

Apple slates March 9 event, hints at Watch wearable

If it sticks with a promised April on-sale, pre-orders could help it manage the channel and identify the most popular SKU, says analyst

What it means: The FCC’s net neutrality vote

In addition to expected legal challenges, experts say a profusion of private networks will emerge

Net neutrality rules passed, but we don’t know how it works yet

FCC sharply divided on party lines. Chairman Wheeler broke the tie.

CIA: A world without Google Maps or satellites?

CIA notes pictures from world’s first imaging recon. satellite were declassified 20 years ago this month.

How Google avoids downtime

Hint: It doesn’t aim for perfection in keeping Google cloud, apps up