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Prepaid smartphone sales are starting to become more popular, according to new data from market researcher NPD Group. NPD released on Wednesday a study that found 32 percent of all smartphone purchases came from prepaid devices during the first quarter. During the same period in 2012, that figure stood at 21 percent. Although “postpaid” devices, which are subsidized but can …

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The killer Google device I want: Chrome and Android, together

SAN FRANCISCO — At this year’s Google I/O developer’s conference, a promise was made: Chrome on Android will start feeling more like Chrome on the desktop. This is as it should be. I’ve never understood why Chrome and Android function as separate environments. They’re two sides of the same coin; Chrome handles superior cloud-computing and Web use, and Android handles …

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