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Web tech helps Telefonica and O2 move calling beyond the phone

Telefonica’s Tu Go service enables voice calling and text messaging over the Internet. With WebRTC, it now works in browsers, too. screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Telefonica, a carrier that sells mobile network service access in several countries — including the UK under the O2 brand — has embraced Web technology to give customers new ways to make phone calls. Through …

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Android share of smartphone profits plummets to 11 percent

Smartphone industry profits are going one way: toward Apple. James Martin/CNET Google’s Android mobile operating system might be the dominant force worldwide, but when it comes to scoring profits for hardware makers, it may be a downer. Android nabbed just 11.3 percent of all smartphone profits during the fourth quarter of 2014, according to data from research firm Strategy Analytics. …

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