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Android Users Leaving For iPhone 6 Still Won’t Give Apple The Lead

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courtesy the verge.com

Bloomberg and BGR are reporting that Android users are leaving the platform in “droves” and trade-ins to Gazelle are up 200% all due to the iPhone 6. Both websites are claiming the iPhone 6 larger screens are the deciding factor behind Android users abandoning their Samsungs, HTCs and other devices. This very well could be true.

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Weekly Refresh: Default Encryption, Buckling Up With NASA, Jabra Stealth Review, and More – Sep 14-20

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From Apple and Google enabling encryption by default on mobile devices to NASA’s new space transportation program and a review of Jabra’s Stealth Bluetooth headset, we’ve covered a lot over the past week here at Techaeris. Here’s a quick recap of some of the stories we covered in our Weekly Refresh.

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iPhone 6 Apple Pay NFC Locked Down For One Year

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courtesy the verge.com

The iPhone 6 Apple Pay system will be coming to several retailers and restaurant chains and Apple is working with major credit card companies to make this all happen. In the meantime, Apple is being heralded as the catalyst that will drive NFC payments into the mainstream and that could very well happen, given Apple’s track record of pushing new technology trends.

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iPhone 6 Plus First Look Inside

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The gadget tinkerers over at iFixit have gotten their mitts on the iPhone 6 Plus and already given us a video of its tear down. I was particularly interested in finding out what size battery this larger iPhone would be sporting and it turns out it’s a 2915mAh, 3.82V, 11.1 Wh battery which should give it some decent life.

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Google Disconnects Disconnect After Reconnecting Disconnect

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The Internet on your terms? Not so fast!

Someone can’t seem to make up their minds…. After first removing the privacy app Disconnect from the Play Store a few weeks ago, El Goog reversed course and reinstated the app a short time later.  Well, it seems some indecisiveness has returned, because mere hours after Disconnect was returned to the Play Store it’s once again been officially sacked. Are you following along so far?

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