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Consumers anticipate mainstream mobile payments by 2020

A new study from the the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project has found almost two-thirds of respondents believe that cash and credit cards will have almost been eliminated by payments via a ‘smart device’ in 2020.

However, the remaining 33% of respondents believed that fears about NFC security and personal information would limit the spread of digital money.

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Quarterly results from Intel

Intel Corporation has reported quarterly revenue of $12.9 billion and net income of $2.7 billion.

Revenue was down 7% from the previous quarter (and the same as Q1 2011) but was better than expectations.

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This week's podcast... including Nokia's disappointments and Sony's transformation plans

In this week’s podcast from The Fonecast we start by discussing Nokia’s results warning and Sony’s job cuts.

However it’s not all bad news, with the roll-out of Barclays Pingit and Google’s latest figures providing some cheer.

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Twitter promises that it will only use patents defensively

Mark Bridge writes:

There’s some kind of patent-related mobile technology story in the news most weeks. Whether this is the result of an innovation slow-down or the disruptive effect of newcomers on ‘traditional’ mobile manufacturers, there’s no denying it’s causing problems for many companies.

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Podcast - 18th April 2012

This week's podcast covers Nokia's results warning, Sony's planned reorganisation, the EC's mobile payment investigation and much more. Join Iain, James and Mark for another entertaining look at the mobile phone industry.

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