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Is Verizon’s new early

Beginning Nov. 15, Verizon subscribers looking to get out of their smart-phone contracts early will pay $350 for the privilege. That early-termination fee is double the current one, but Verizon insists it’s justified because of the higher prices of today’s phones. “The cost of smart phones is considerably higher than feature phones for which the early termination fees were created …

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GetJar: The unknown app store leader

I’m sure you’ve heard of Apple’s App Store for the iPhone. But have you ever heard of an independent mobile app store called GetJar? No? Well, that’s not surprising. The tiny company now based in Silicon Valley has done virtually no marketing. And yet in the nearly five years it’s been around, the company has managed to build the second …

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