IT'S FRIDAY, APRIL 1.
I'M NATALI MORRIS, AND IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY SO HERE GOES.
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MOBILE PHONE.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO CHECK A BOX TO AGREE TO GIVE GOOGLE
PERMISSION BUT IF YOU DID, YOU WOULD JUST SNAP A PHOTO AND GET
PERSONAL INFORMATION LIKE CONTACT INFO, ANYTHING FROM THE WEB, ETC.
GOOGLE HAS DENIED THAT THEY ARE LAUNCHING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THEY
SPECULATIVE.
BUT IT CAN'T BE TOO FAR OFF, RIGHT?
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AT&T HAS A NEW SERVICE THAT WILL HELP YOU LOCATE AND SECURE YOUR
PHONE.
FOR AN EXTRA $9.99 YOU CAN BUY AT&T MOBILE PROTECTION PACK,
AND IPAD, OF COURSE BECAUSE APPLE HAS ITS OWN LOCATION FINDERS.
OTHERWISE, THAT $9.99 WILL BUY YOU INSURANCE TO REPLACE YOUR PHONE IF
YOU LOSE IT AND HELP LOCATING IT.
THERE IS NO REMOTE WIPE FEATURE
HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY.
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MOBILE PHONE PAYMENTS ARE COMING FAST!
SAMSUNG AND VISA ARE GOING
GAMES.
USING SAMSUNG PHONES, USERS CAN BUY ITEMS DURING THE GAMES
USING THEIR MOBILE PHONES.
THE PAYMENT PART OF THE DEAL WILL BE
HANDLED BY VISA.
THERE ARE ALREADY 32 COMPANIES GETTING ON BOARD
WITH THIS AND YOU CAN BET THERE WILL BE MORE.
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SERVICES.
THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING FOR SMARTPHONES WHERE YOU WOULD
WAIVE AN APP IN FRONT OF A READER AT A CASH REGISTER TO PAY.
AMAZON IS
SAID TO BE MAKING A DECISION ABOUT THIS IN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 MONTHS.
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ACTIVISION HAS UNVEILED THE NEXT SPIDERMAN GAME.
IT IS CALLED SPIDER-
EDGE OF TIME AND IT IS CO-CREATED WITH MARVEL COMICS.
THE GAME
WILL BE PREVIEWED AT WONDER-CON THIS WEEKEND.
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT
IT, GO TO FACEBOOK-DOT-COM-SLASH-HEROH
Q
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THAT IS YOUR NEWS FOR THE DAY AND FOR THE WEEK.
I WILL SEE YOU ON
MONDAY.
I'M NATALI MORRIS FOR CNET AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
