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Google, PayPal heat up mobile

Google is taking another stab at the mobile-payments market with Android Pay. Google PayPal and Google announced moves Monday to better position themselves for the expected growth in popularity of mobile payments. PayPal, the digital payments unit being spun off from eBay later this year, announced Monday it would acquire Paydiant, a startup that helps companies such as Subway and …

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Silent Circle reveals secure Blackphone 2 phone, Blackphone+ tablet

Now playing: Watch this: Blackphone security-conscious smartphone gets a sequel 1:17 BARCELONA — A year after debuting its first Blackphone, startup Silent Circle announced a second-generation secure-phone successor along with a tablet and broader ambition to protect customers’ privacy. The Blackphone 2 will bring the usual upgrades — a faster processor, more memory, better battery life and a bigger display …

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